Prairie County, Arkansas (AR)
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).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.3%), Manufacturing (12.3%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.3%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 72%
- Government: 18%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 2%
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- 6,93084.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,03512.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1461.8%Hispanic or Latino
- 450.5%Two or more races
- 330.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 170.2%Asian alone
Median resident age: | 48.1 years |
Arkansas median age: | 38.8 years |
Males: 4,103 | ![]() |
Females: 4,136 | ![]() |

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Prairie County: | 2.0 people |
Arkansas: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $43,874 ($29,990 in 1999)
This county: | $43,874 |
Arkansas: | $48,952 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $369 (lower quartile is $231, upper quartile is $509)
This county: | $369 |
State: | $576 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $71,830 (it was $50,300 in 2000)
Prairie: | $71,830 |
Arkansas: | $136,200 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $872Detached houses: $121,336
Here: $121,336 State: $183,629 Mobile homes: $77,488
Here: $77,488 State: $68,924
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $326
Institutionalized population: 131
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 2
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 3
- Burglaries: 32
- Thefts: 19
- Auto thefts: 15
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 8
- Burglaries: 31
- Thefts: 32
- Auto thefts: 11
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $55,900
- 1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $69,600
- 1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $69,700
- 2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $55,800
- 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $44,600
- 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $89,100
- 2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $94,300
- 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $125,000
- 2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $112,900
- 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $42,800
- 2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $101,400
- 2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $93,100
- 2009: 8 buildings, average cost: $109,700
- 2010: 3 buildings, average cost: $175,600
- 2011: 5 buildings, average cost: $169,000
- 2012: 3 buildings, average cost: $165,000
- 2013: 3 buildings, average cost: $59,000
- 2014: 11 buildings, average cost: $108,900
- 2015: 4 buildings, average cost: $159,800
- 2016: 2 buildings, average cost: $98,500
- 2017: 1 building, cost: $50,000
- 2018: 5 buildings, average cost: $146,200
- 2019: 6 buildings, average cost: $95,800
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $467 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $483 (0.8%)
Prairie County: | 14.1% |
Arkansas: | 16.2% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 48.1 years old
(Males: 45.9 years old, Females: 49.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 48.5 years old, Black residents: 40.7 years old, American Indian residents: 85.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 40.1 years old, Other race residents: 38.1 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.
Cities in this county include: Des Arc, Hazen, De Valls Bluff, Fredonia (Biscoe), Ulm.
Neighboring counties: Guadalupe County, New Mexico , Chester County, South Carolina
, Hardin County, Tennessee
, Latimer County, Oklahoma
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Here: | 5.4% |
Arkansas: | 5.7% |
Current college students: 167
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 19 (43.2% naturalized citizens)
Prairie County: | 0.2% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 02010 or later
- 112000 to 2009
- 01990 to 1999
- 61980 to 1989
- 41970 to 1979
- 20Before 1970
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: 3,196
- One, attached: 25
- Two: 62
- 3 or 4: 97
- 5 to 9: 79
- 10 to 19: 30
- 20 or more: 21
- Mobile homes: 1,071
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12
Housing units in Prairie County with a mortgage: 1,085 (11 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,739
Here: | 50.0% with mortgage |
State: | 53.0% 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 | - |
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:
Prairie County: | 3.44 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.02 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Arkansas: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
Prairie County: | 11.46 / 10,000 pop. |
Arkansas: | 4.94 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.88 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.66 / 10,000 pop. |
Prairie County: | 10.6% |
Arkansas: | 9.8% |
Prairie County: | 29.7% |
State: | 29.1% |
Here: | 9.9% |
State: | 13.6% |
Agriculture in Prairie County:
Average size of farms: 714 acresAverage 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 significantly above Arkansas state average. It is 440% greater 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) earthquake occurred 46.4 miles away from the county center
On 2/28/2011 at 05:00:50, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 2.0 mi) earthquake occurred 56.3 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 Prairie County center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 299.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Arkansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4518, Natural disaster type: Other
- Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 26, 2017 - May 19, 2017, FEMA Id: 4318, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- 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
- 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Prairie County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 11, Floods: 10, Tornadoes: 6, Winter Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Winds: 2, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,623 (72.9%)
- Carpooled: 173 (7.8%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 49 (2.2%)
- Walked: 93 (4.2%)
- Worked at home: 288 (12.9%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Management occupations (21%)
- Production occupations (14%)
- Transportation occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (10%)
- Healthcare support occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Mexico (56%)
- Iraq (39%)
- Denmark (0%)
- Norway (0%)
- Sweden (0%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (0%)
- England (0%)
- American (9%)
- English (3%)
- German (3%)
- Irish (2%)
- Scottish (1%)
- Czechoslovakian (1%)
- Czech (1%)
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 facilities
5.47% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($35,403 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.47% |
Arkansas average: | 6.87% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.74% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($28,779 average AGI)
0.73% relocated from other states ($6,624 average AGI)
Prairie County: 0.73% Arkansas average: 2.88%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Lonoke County, AR | ![]() |
from Arkansas County, AR | ![]() |
5.75% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($33,045 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.75% |
Arkansas average: | 6.90% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.75% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($33,045 average AGI)
0.73% relocated to other states ($3,484 average AGI)
Prairie County: 0.73% Arkansas average: 2.91%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Lonoke County, AR | ![]() |
to Pulaski County, AR | ![]() |
to White County, AR | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7
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 2019: 13.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.9
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.9%
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%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Prairie County, Arkansas in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (246)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (97)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (21)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (11)
- Congestive heart failure (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 8,239- Male householders: 1,866 (608 living alone), Female householders: 1,927 (650 living alone)
1,848 spouses (1,844 opposite-sex spouses), 123 unmarried partners, (109 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,828 children (1,685 natural, 18 adopted, 122 stepchildren), 173 grandchildren, 59 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 74 foster children, 103 other relatives, 43 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 136
Size of family households: 1,267 2-persons, 538 3-persons, 391 4-persons, 206 5-persons, 71 6-persons, 39 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,255 1-person, 67 2-persons, 2 4-persons.
950 married couples with children.
456 single-parent households (157 men, 299 women).
98.8% of residents of Prairie speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (44% speak English very well, 56% 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: 550Here: | 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
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.82 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 5.6 |
State: | 6.1 |
Here: | 4.7 |
State: | 4.5 |
- Year house built in Prairie County, Arkansas
- 1402014 or later
- 2022010 to 2013
- 6092000 to 2009
- 7311990 to 1999
- 5631980 to 1989
- 8081970 to 1979
- 5461960 to 1969
- 4281950 to 1959
- 1751940 to 1949
- 3781939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Prairie County, Arkansas
- 101 room
- 392 rooms
- 1233 rooms
- 4614 rooms
- 6765 rooms
- 6266 rooms
- 2947 rooms
- 2898 rooms
- 2819+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prairie County, Arkansas
- 71 room
- 342 rooms
- 1383 rooms
- 2884 rooms
- 2485 rooms
- 1156 rooms
- 997 rooms
- 398 rooms
- 239+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Prairie County, Arkansas
- 10no bedroom
- 921 bedroom
- 5992 bedrooms
- 1,7023 bedrooms
- 3534 bedrooms
- 485+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prairie County, Arkansas
- 7no bedroom
- 1471 bedroom
- 3402 bedrooms
- 4203 bedrooms
- 604 bedrooms
- 205+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Prairie County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 66no vehicle
- 8081 vehicle
- 1,1002 vehicles
- 4803 vehicles
- 2044 vehicles
- 1535+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Prairie County in renter-occupied apartments
- 145no vehicle
- 5391 vehicle
- 2272 vehicles
- 693 vehicles
- 144 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
89.3% of Prairie County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Arkansas.
Prairie County: | 89.3% |
State average: | 84.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6,785
- Other state: 1,357
- Northeast: 27
- Midwest: 380
- South: 684
- West: 261
- 51.4%Electricity
- 23.4%Utility gas
- 18.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.1%Wood
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 0.6%Coal or coke
- 60.3%Electricity
- 29.7%Utility gas
- 6.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.9%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 7.5% |
Arkansas: | 8.4% |
Here: | 4.8% |
Arkansas: | 7.1% |
Here: | 5.0% |
Arkansas: | 17.4% |
Prairie County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $203,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,384,000
Police Protection: $1,058,000
Financial Administration: $416,000
Correctional Institutions: $387,000
Central Staff Services: $284,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $240,000
General - Other: $221,000
Libraries: $191,000
Local Fire Protection: $32,000
General Public Buildings: $25,000
Health - Other: $16,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $103,000
Other: $16,000
General Local Government Support: $7,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $134,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $397,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,437,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,248,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $189,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $254,000
Fines and Forfeits: $172,000
Interest Earnings: $11,000
Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $96,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,446,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $252,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,090,000
General Local Government Support: $594,000
Other: $110,000
- Tax - Property: $1,444,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,206,000
Public Utilities Sales: $137,000
Prairie County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $203,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,384,000
Police Protection: $1,058,000
Financial Administration: $416,000
Correctional Institutions: $387,000
Central Staff Services: $284,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $240,000
General - Other: $221,000
Libraries: $191,000
Local Fire Protection: $32,000
General Public Buildings: $25,000
Health - Other: $16,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $103,000
Other: $16,000
General Local Government Support: $7,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $134,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $397,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,437,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,248,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $189,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $254,000
Fines and Forfeits: $172,000
Interest Earnings: $11,000
Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $96,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,446,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $252,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,090,000
General Local Government Support: $594,000
Other: $110,000
- Tax - Property: $1,444,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,206,000
Public Utilities Sales: $137,000
Prairie County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $203,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,384,000
Police Protection: $1,058,000
Financial Administration: $416,000
Correctional Institutions: $387,000
Central Staff Services: $284,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $240,000
General - Other: $221,000
Libraries: $191,000
Local Fire Protection: $32,000
General Public Buildings: $25,000
Health - Other: $16,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $103,000
Other: $16,000
General Local Government Support: $7,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $134,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $397,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,437,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,248,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $189,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $254,000
Fines and Forfeits: $172,000
Interest Earnings: $11,000
Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $96,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,446,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $252,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,090,000
General Local Government Support: $594,000
Other: $110,000
- Tax - Property: $1,444,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,206,000
Public Utilities Sales: $137,000
Prairie County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $203,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,384,000
Police Protection: $1,058,000
Financial Administration: $416,000
Correctional Institutions: $387,000
Central Staff Services: $284,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $240,000
General - Other: $221,000
Libraries: $191,000
Local Fire Protection: $32,000
General Public Buildings: $25,000
Health - Other: $16,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $103,000
Other: $16,000
General Local Government Support: $7,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $134,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $397,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,437,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,248,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $189,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $254,000
Fines and Forfeits: $172,000
Interest Earnings: $11,000
Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $96,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,446,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $252,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,090,000
General Local Government Support: $594,000
Other: $110,000
- Tax - Property: $1,444,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,206,000
Public Utilities Sales: $137,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 354
- Number of aged recipients: 51
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 303
- Number of recipients under 18: 69
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 194
- Number of recipients older than 64: 91
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 160
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 136
Most common first names in Prairie County, AR among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 93 | 72.0 years |
John | 91 | 74.3 years |
William | 91 | 73.7 years |
Mary | 70 | 75.6 years |
George | 55 | 77.9 years |
Robert | 47 | 73.6 years |
Charles | 34 | 73.3 years |
Willie | 27 | 76.9 years |
Henry | 25 | 79.4 years |
Roy | 23 | 74.2 years |
Most common last names in Prairie County, AR among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 44 | 75.4 years |
Jones | 29 | 79.0 years |
White | 29 | 73.6 years |
King | 29 | 69.4 years |
Williams | 25 | 75.7 years |
Taylor | 24 | 75.1 years |
Johnson | 24 | 76.5 years |
Rogers | 22 | 78.1 years |
Raper | 21 | 77.8 years |
Hill | 19 | 75.7 years |
Businesses in Prairie County, AR | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
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Lane Furniture | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
Rodeway Inn | 1 | True Value | 2 | |
Subway | 1 |
Prairie County on our top lists:
- #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"