County population in 2016: 8,389 (all rural); it was 9,539 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,254 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,477 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,833 Renter-occupied apartments: 954 (it was 1,061 in 2000)
% of renters here:
27%
State:
33%
Land area: 646 sq. mi.
Water area: 29.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 13 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Prairie County: 78.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Wholesale trade (19.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (18.5%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (12.3%), Educational, health and social services (11.1%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $400 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $512 (0.7%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 18.1%
Prairie County:
18.1%
Arkansas:
17.2%
(16.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 28.0% for Black residents, 78.6% for American Indian residents, 13.4% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 45.8 years old
(Males: 44.8 years old, Females: 47.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.3 years old, Black residents: 38.8 years old, American Indian residents: 64.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.3 years old, Other race residents: 21.1 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Prairie County is $380 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $571 a month.
Current college students: 167 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (0.0% naturalized citizens)
Prairie County:
0.0%
Whole state:
4.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 0
2000 to 2009: 0
1990 to 1999: 0
1980 to 1989: 6
1970 to 1979: 4
Before 1970: 20
Note: State values scaled to Prairie County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 52.8%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,109
One, attached: 28
Two: 55
3 or 4: 148
5 to 9: 109
10 to 19: 24
20 or more: 16
Mobile homes: 983
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17
Housing units in Prairie County with a mortgage: 947 (10 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,706
Here:
99.9% with mortgage
State:
54.4% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Prairie County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
3,248
22
Mainline Protestant
760
5
Black Protestant
178
1
Catholic
176
1
None
4,353
-
Prairie County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
Prairie County:
3.44 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.02 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
1.15 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
0.59 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
Prairie County:
11.46 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
4.94 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 6
This county:
6.88 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.66 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Prairie County:
10.6%
Arkansas:
9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Prairie County:
29.7%
State:
29.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
9.9%
State:
13.6%
Agriculture in Prairie County:
Average size of farms: 714 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $148,419 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $245.28 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 12.66% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $119,839 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 74.00% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 77.79% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $137,264 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 81.44% Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.63 Corn for grain: 2236 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 32785 harvested acres Upland cotton: 1100 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 129240 harvested acres Land in orchards: 112 acres
Earthquake activity:
Prairie County-area historical earthquake activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 89.1 miles away from Prairie County center On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 45.7 miles away from the county center On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 46.4 miles away from the county center On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 154.9 miles away from the county center On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 81.4 miles away from Prairie County center On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 129.5 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Most recent natural disasters:
Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 08, 2016 to March 13, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4270: May 06, 2016, FEMA Id: 4270, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 14, 2011 to June 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1975: May 02, 2011, FEMA Id: 1975, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Arkansas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 23, 2009 to January 02, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1872: February 04, 2010, FEMA Id: 1872, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: October 29, 2009 to November 08, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1861: December 03, 2009, FEMA Id: 1861, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
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 and Flooding associated with Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: September 02, 2008 to September 08, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1793: September 18, 2008, FEMA Id: 1793, Natural disaster type: Storm, Hurricane, Flood
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 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 Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 15, 2001 to January 30, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1400: January 24, 2002, FEMA Id: 1400, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Arkansas Severe Storms & Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2001 to March 21, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1363: March 13, 2001, FEMA Id: 1363, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Prairie County (14) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 10, Floods: 9, Tornadoes: 5, Winter Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
Health technologists and technicians (9%)
Sales and related occupations (9%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
Healthcare support occupations (8%)
Education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Management occupations (7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Philippines (100%)
United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (0%)
England (0%)
Scotland (0%)
Ireland (0%)
Denmark (0%)
Norway (0%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Prairie County (%):
American (12%)
English (3%)
German (3%)
Irish (3%)
Slovak (1%)
European (1%)
Scottish (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 1,734 (80.0%)
Carpooled: 142 (6.6%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 30 (1.4%)
Walked: 88 (4.1%)
Worked at home: 184 (8.5%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
124 people in nursing homes
16 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
115 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
16 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilitiesAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $37,842.
5.80% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($25,913 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.80%
Arkansas average:
6.94%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.68% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($20,553 average AGI)
1.12% relocated from other states ($5,354 average AGI)
Prairie County:
1.12%
Arkansas average:
3.02%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
7.10% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($28,445 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.10%
Arkansas average:
6.84%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.11% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($24,545 average AGI)
0.99% relocated to other states ($3,905 average AGI)
Prairie County:
0.99%
Arkansas average:
2.91%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7
Births per 1000 population in Prairie County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 13.1
Deaths per 1000 population in Prairie County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.5 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Prairie County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 21.0% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 7.7%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Prairie County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Prairie County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,914 (1,482 aged, 432 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 216 (12%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Prairie County, Arkansas in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (211)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (154)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (63)
Pneumonia, unspecified (57)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (44)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (40)
Malignant neoplasm of prostate (31)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 8,389
In family households: 6,712 (1,264 male householders, 1,219 female householders)
1,751 spouses, 1,749 children (1,645 natural, 20 adopted, 85 stepchildren), 401 grandchildren, 54 brothers or sisters, 24 parents, 118 other relatives, 116 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,543 (691 male householders (623 living alone)), 675 female householders (572 living alone)), 176 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 136
Size of family households: 1,150 2-persons, 598 3-persons, 446 4-persons, 191 5-persons, 48 6-persons, 45 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,195 1-person, 173 2-persons, 2 4-persons.
881 married couples with children.
434 single-parent households (71 men, 363 women).
99.4% of residents of Prairie speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $77,363,000 ($8,422 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $4,202,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $24,321,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,443,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $18,509,000 Federal grants: $13,422,000 Federal procurement contracts: $434,000 ($21,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $5,234,000 ($3,326,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $357,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,983,000 Federal Government insurance: $8,503,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 550
Here:
60 per 1000 residents
State:
72 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 595
Here:
65 per 1000 residents
State:
53 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +1
Here:
+0 per 1000 residents
State:
+8 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -364
Here:
-40 per 1000 residents
State:
+13 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Prairie County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.82 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.8
State:
6.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
4.4
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 81
2000 to 2009: 660
1990 to 1999: 789
1980 to 1989: 503
1970 to 1979: 937
1960 to 1969: 558
1950 to 1959: 329
1940 to 1949: 181
1939 or earlier: 438
Note: State values scaled to Prairie population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Prairie County, Arkansas
Note: State values scaled to Prairie County population
no vehicle: 72
1 vehicle: 691
2 vehicles: 1,102
3 vehicles: 519
4 vehicles: 147
5+ vehicles: 101
no vehicle: 188
1 vehicle: 598
2 vehicles: 285
3 vehicles: 139
4 vehicles: 5
5+ vehicles: 0
89% of Prairie County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Arkansas.
Prairie County:
89.2%
State average:
84.2%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 7,086
Other state: 1,282
Northeast: 8
Midwest: 418
South: 590
West: 262
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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