Pope County, Arkansas (AR)

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• • 51,13080.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,32310.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3,6655.8%Two or more races
  • 1,4602.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7131.1%Asian alone
  • 1120.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 580.09%Some other race alone
  • 90.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 77
• Burglaries: 60
• Thefts: 97
• Auto thefts: 24

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 14
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 69
• Burglaries: 82
• Thefts: 143
• Auto thefts: 34

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $890 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $817 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pope County is $369 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $478 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $674 a month.

Cities in this county include: Russellville, Atkins, Dover, Pottsville, London, Hector.

Neighboring counties: Blaine County, Oklahoma , Canadian County, Oklahoma , Cumberland County, Tennessee , Dewey County, Oklahoma , Le Flore County, Oklahoma , McIntosh County, Oklahoma , McNairy County, Tennessee , Pamlico County, North Carolina .

Current college students: 3,951
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,373 (35.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,0282010 or later
• 8412000 to 2009
• 6201990 to 1999
• 2391980 to 1989
• 1081970 to 1979
• 141Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19,591
• One, attached: 198
• Two: 498
• 3 or 4: 1,232
• 5 to 9: 881
• 10 to 19: 428
• 20 to 49: 171
• 50 or more: 421
• Mobile homes: 3,604
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 70

Housing units in Pope County with a mortgage: 9,491 (511 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 428 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 52

Religion statistics for Pope County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Pope County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Arkansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4518, Natural disaster type: Other
• Arkansas Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: May 21, 2019, FEMA Id: 4441, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 27, 2009 to May 23, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1845: June 16, 2009, FEMA Id: 1845, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1819: February 06, 2009, FEMA Id: 1819, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3301: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3301, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 18, 2008 to April 28, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1751: March 26, 2008, FEMA Id: 1751, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 05, 2008 to February 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1744: February 07, 2008, FEMA Id: 1744, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3215: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3215, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 12, 2000 to January 08, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1354: December 29, 2000, FEMA Id: 1354, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Severe Storms/Tornadoes, Incident Period: March 01, 1997 to March 04, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1162: March 02, 1997, FEMA Id: 1162, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.18% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($43,997 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.53% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($24,965 average AGI)
2.65% relocated from other states ($19,032 average AGI)

Pope County:	2.65%
Arkansas average:	3.41%

from Yell County, AR	1.23% ($37,346 average AGI)
from Johnson County, AR	0.50% ($41,306)
from Faulkner County, AR	0.32% ($45,529)
from Conway County, AR	0.31% ($35,642)
from Pulaski County, AR	0.30% ($33,631)
from Logan County, AR	0.17% ($41,405)
from Washington County, AR	0.17% ($39,111)

6.85% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($43,608 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.78% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($29,834 average AGI)
2.07% relocated to other states ($13,774 average AGI)

Pope County:	2.07%
Arkansas average:	2.79%

to Yell County, AR	0.96% ($39,029 average AGI)
to Johnson County, AR	0.56% ($52,950)
to Faulkner County, AR	0.49% ($42,524)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.39% ($44,964)
to Washington County, AR	0.35% ($58,303)
to Conway County, AR	0.35% ($35,000)
to Benton County, AR	0.24% ($50,039)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Pope County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 11,530 (2,948 living alone), Female householders: 12,266 (3,707 living alone)

• 11,605 spouses (11,531 opposite-sex spouses), 1,311 unmarried partners, (1,129 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 16,610 children (15,070 natural, 438 adopted, 1,099 stepchildren), 2,121 grandchildren, 683 brothers or sisters, 839 parents, 245 foster children, 1,501 other relatives, 1,745 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3,095

Size of family households: 7,207 2-persons, 3,807 3-persons, 2,701 4-persons, 1,613 5-persons, 359 6-persons, 285 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,655 1-person, 946 2-persons, 200 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 9 6-persons.

8,181 married couples with children.
3,679 single-parent households (994 men, 2,685 women).

90.9% of residents of Pope speak English at home.
6.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $288,945,000 ($5,166 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $16,851,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $136,027,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $58,100,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,027,000
Federal grants: $65,657,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,723,000 ($70,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $23,412,000 ($8,165,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,796,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $29,837,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,859,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.21 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Pope County, Arkansas
• 132020 or later
• 3,2522010 to 2019
• 4,2342000 to 2009
• 4,2741990 to 1999
• 5,1001980 to 1989
• 5,4871970 to 1979
• 1,9651960 to 1969
• 9991950 to 1959
• 6721940 to 1949
• 9261939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Pope County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pope County, Arkansas
• 921 room
• 722 rooms
• 4973 rooms
• 1,6704 rooms
• 4,5515 rooms
• 3,8506 rooms
• 2,7377 rooms
• 1,6298 rooms
• 2,2379+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pope County, Arkansas
• 1351 room
• 2242 rooms
• 8623 rooms
• 2,1364 rooms
• 1,6565 rooms
• 5126 rooms
• 4357 rooms
• 3308 rooms
• 2479+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Pope County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Pope County, Arkansas
• 87no bedroom
• 3481 bedroom
• 2,6902 bedrooms
• 10,7543 bedrooms
• 2,8594 bedrooms
• 6115+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pope County, Arkansas
• 137no bedroom
• 8801 bedroom
• 2,9682 bedrooms
• 2,0773 bedrooms
• 4094 bedrooms
• 265+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Pope County, Arkansas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Pope County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 365no vehicle
• 4,6181 vehicle
• 7,1622 vehicles
• 3,7693 vehicles
• 1,0934 vehicles
• 3525+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Pope County in renter-occupied apartments
• 733no vehicle
• 2,9701 vehicle
• 2,1392 vehicles
• 4443 vehicles
• 2174 vehicles
• 95+ vehicles

83.8% of Pope County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Arkansas.

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

• This state: 38,629
• Other state: 21,118
• Northeast: 1,282
• Midwest: 5,620
• South: 8,996
• West: 5,217

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,794
• Number of aged recipients: 138
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,656
• Number of recipients under 18: 301
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,172
• Number of recipients older than 64: 321
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 790
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 747

Pope County on our top lists:

• #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"