Poinsett County, Arkansas (AR)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (28.2%), Educational,health and social services (14.2%), Retail trade (12.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Poinsett County, Arkansas:

Median resident age:	36.6 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 12,452	(48.6%)
Females: 13,162	(51.4%)

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Poinsett County:	2.5 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$31,469
Arkansas:	$38,134

Poinsett County:	$70,130
Arkansas:	$101,000

This county:	$271
State:	$421

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 74
• Burglaries: 95
• Thefts: 9
• Auto thefts: 11

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 72
• Burglaries: 110
• Thefts: 16
• Auto thefts: 14

This county:	21.2%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	8.2%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Poinsett County is $383 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $607 a month.

Cities in this county include: Trumann, Marked Tree, Harrisburg, Lepanto, Tyronza, Weiner, Fisher, Waldenburg.

Neighboring counties: Craighead County , Crittenden County , Cross County , Jackson County , Mississippi County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Poinsett County: Oak Donnick Club House (A), Oak Donnick Gage (B), Stevens Landing (C), Fork (D), Hatchie Coon Hunting Lodge (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Poinsett County include: Bay Road Church (A), Longs Chapel (B), Long Creek Church (C), Bethel Church (D), Kingdom Hall (E), Labanon Church (F), Black Oak Baptist Church (G), Bolivar Church (H), Wildwood Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: New Bethel Cemetery (1), Newsom Cemetery (2), Nichols Cemetery (3), Cherry Bean Cemetery (4), Bethel Cemetery (5), Zion Cemetery (6), Clark Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Hood Lake (A), Spear Lake (B), Lost Trap Lake (C), Dead Timber Lake (D), Lake Poinsett (E), John Kocher Lake (F), O K Lake (G), Paul Senteny Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Kaylo Creek (A), Long Creek (B), Maple Slough (C), Mardis Branch (D), Iron Mines Creek (E), Hydrick Creek (F), Right Hand Chute Little River (G), Distress Creek (H), Dillard Cut off (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Poinsett County include: Singer Forest Natural Heritage Area (1), Lake Poinsett State Park (2), Bayou De View State Wildlife Management Area (3), Bayou DeView Public Hunting Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.1%
Arkansas:	5.3%

Current college students: 678
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 62.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 221 (17% naturalized citizens)

Poinsett County:	0.9%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,875
• One, attached: 156
• Two: 713
• 3 or 4: 478
• 5 to 9: 118
• 10 to 19: 44
• 20 or more: 103
• Mobile homes: 1,556
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Poinsett County with a mortgage: 2,707 (187 second mortgage, 69 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,491

Here:	52.1% with mortgage
State:	60.8% with mortgage

Poinsett County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Arkansas state average. It is 3.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 10 fatalities and 201 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/21/1952, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 96 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,387 (80%) Carpooled: 1,567 (15%) Subway or elevated: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 196 (2%) Other means: 111 (1%) Worked at home: 185 (2%)

6.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,199 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.05%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.49% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($18,049 average AGI)
1.56% relocated from other states ($6,150 average AGI)

Poinsett County:	1.56%
Arkansas average:	3.66%

from Craighead County, AR	2.45% ($25,288 average AGI)
from Crittenden County, AR	0.44% ($37,765)
from Mississippi County, AR	0.38% ($21,733)
from Cross County, AR	0.24% ($20,947)
from Shelby County, TN	0.22% ($29,941)
from Greene County, AR	0.17% ($15,077)

6.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,140 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.98%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.98% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($17,396 average AGI)
2.01% relocated to other states ($8,742 average AGI)

Poinsett County:	2.01%
Arkansas average:	3.00%

to Craighead County, AR	2.53% ($22,402 average AGI)
to Crittenden County, AR	0.33% ($31,154)
to Mississippi County, AR	0.33% ($20,462)
to Cross County, AR	0.29% ($22,783)
to Greene County, AR	0.18% ($30,714)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.18% ($27,357)
to Shelby County, TN	0.15% ($92,250)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,748 (3,635 aged, 1,113 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 22,065 (5,652 male householders, 1,541 female householders)

  5,584 spouses, 7,680 children (6,815 natural, 166 adopted, 699 stepchildren), 690 grandchildren, 141 brothers or sisters, 130 parents, 278 other relatives, 369 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,155 (1,141 male householders (980 living alone)), 1,637 female householders (1,501 living alone)), 377 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 394 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 3,090 2-persons, 1,861 3-persons, 1,404 4-persons, 545 5-persons, 236 6-persons, 57 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,481 1-person, 244 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

97.4% of residents of Poinsett County speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $216,266,000 ($8535 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,180,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $66,958,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $39,309,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $44,200,000
Federal grants: $54,969,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,365,000 ($422,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,466,000 ($4,560,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,042,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,110,000
Federal Government insurance: $61,380,000

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	-20 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.80 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.6

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

59% of Poinsett County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Arkansas.

Poinsett County:	59.3%
State average:	54.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 18628
• Northeast: 133
• Midwest: 1528
• South: 4448
• West: 609

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $43,300

Here:	1.9%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Here:	2.9%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Here:	5.2%
Arkansas:	14.7%