Prairie County, Arkansas (AR)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	31%

This county:	15.5%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	6.4%
Whole state:	6.6%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (18.8%), Educational,health and social services (15.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (15.0%), Retail trade (11.8%).

Type of workers:

Prairie County, Arkansas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Prairie County, Arkansas:

Median resident age:	40.1 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 4,697	(49.2%)
Females: 4,842	(50.8%)

Prairie County:	2.4 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

This county	$32,615
Arkansas:	$34,999

Prairie County	$72,099
Arkansas:	$87,400

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

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, Ulm.

Neighboring counties: Arkansas County , Lonoke County , Monroe County , White County , Woodruff County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Prairie County: Lost Hill (A), Pankey Landing (B), Sandy Bank (C), Audrich Switch (D), Weeks Landing (E), Wilds Landing (F), Center Point (G), Fisher Landing (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Prairie County include: Judson Memorial Church (A), Welcome Home Church (B), Union Chapel (C), Center Point Church (D), Saint Peters Church (E), Saint Pauls Church (F), David Chapel (G), Pleasant Ridge Church (H), Peppers Lake Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Lutheran Cemetery (1), Harper Cemetery (2), Belcher Cemetery (3), Green Grove Cemetery (4), Russian Orthodox Cemetery (5), Kings Cemetery (6), Old Bethel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Halls Lake (A), Slaughters Lake (B), Slippery Lake (C), Keathley Pond (D), Hodges Lake (E), Black Lake (F), Alligator Lake (G), Blind Basin (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Long Branch (A), Maloy Bayou (B), Johnson Branch (C), Jackson Bayou (D), Mellon Branch (E), Hurricane Creek (F), Miller Creek (G), Hughes Slough (H), Faras Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Prairie County include: Holloway Memorial State Park (1), Wattensaw State Game Area (2), Bayou Des Arc State Game Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.0%
Arkansas:	5.3%

Current college students: 167
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 39 (49% naturalized citizens)

Prairie County:	0.4%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 52.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,292
• One, attached: 36
• Two: 82
• 3 or 4: 83
• 5 to 9: 37
• 10 to 19: 48
• 20 or more: 44
• Mobile homes: 1,092
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 76

Housing units in Prairie County with a mortgage: 795 (35 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 933

Prairie County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Arkansas state average. It is 4.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 22 fatalities and 114 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/15/1988, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 60 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,271 (81%) Carpooled: 517 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%) Walked: 108 (3%) Other means: 20 (0%) Worked at home: 134 (3%)

6.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,771 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.46%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.05% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($22,922 average AGI)
1.41% relocated from other states ($13,849 average AGI)

Prairie County:	1.41%
Arkansas average:	3.66%

from Arkansas County, AR	1.19% ($26,545 average AGI)
from Lonoke County, AR	1.01% ($28,393)
from Pulaski County, AR	0.94% ($31,654)
from White County, AR	0.51% ($29,714)
from Monroe County, AR	0.43% ($39,917)

7.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,591 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.27%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.30% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($21,281 average AGI)
0.97% relocated to other states ($3,310 average AGI)

Prairie County:	0.97%
Arkansas average:	3.00%

to Lonoke County, AR	1.43% ($25,475 average AGI)
to White County, AR	1.04% ($23,345)
to Arkansas County, AR	0.97% ($21,815)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.97% ($22,630)
to Faulkner County, AR	0.36% ($25,200)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,704 (1,377 aged, 327 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 8,174 (2,229 male householders, 535 female householders)

  2,203 spouses, 2,629 children (2,391 natural, 67 adopted, 171 stepchildren), 236 grandchildren, 79 brothers or sisters, 59 parents, 110 other relatives, 94 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,222 (510 male householders (435 living alone)), 595 female householders (558 living alone)), 117 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 143 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,297 2-persons, 685 3-persons, 543 4-persons, 170 5-persons, 48 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 993 1-person, 103 2-persons, 9 3-persons.

1,456 married couples with children.
535 single-parent households (116 men, 419 women).

97.6% of residents of Prairie County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (14% speak English very well, 86% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $77,363,000 ($8422 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

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	-40 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.82 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.6

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

64% of Prairie County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Arkansas.

Prairie County:	64.4%
State average:	54.0%

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

• This state: 8126
• Northeast: 58
• Midwest: 444
• South: 695
• West: 145

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,900

Here:	3.2%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Here:	4.0%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Here:	10.9%
Arkansas:	14.7%

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