Pulaski County, Arkansas (AR)

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% of renters here:	39%
State:	31%

Pulaski County:	14.3%
Arkansas:	17.2%

Type of workers:

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

Races in Pulaski County, Arkansas:

Median resident age:	35.0 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 173,200	(47.9%)
Females: 188,274	(52.1%)

Pulaski County:	2.4 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

This county	$41,457
Arkansas:	$34,999

Pulaski County	$110,612
Arkansas:	$87,400

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 18
• Robberies: 32
• Assaults: 353
• Burglaries: 785
• Thefts: 1233
• Auto thefts: 232

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

• Murders: 10
• Rapes: 23
• Robberies: 34
• Assaults: 239
• Burglaries: 523
• Thefts: 1368
• Auto thefts: 220

Health of residents in Pulaski County based on 1622 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.
77.6% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
27.9% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
47.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
50.9% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
69.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 194 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 156 pounds. This is about average.
44.7% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is more than average.

Area name: Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pulaski County is $529 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $590 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $790 a month.

Cities in this county include: Little Rock, North Little Rock, Jacksonville, Sherwood, Maumelle, Gibson, Gravel Ridge, McAlmont, Wrightsville, Sweet Home.

2005 air pollution in Pulaski County:

Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.012 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.104 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.086 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 25 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 48 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 16.1 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 40 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.002 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.005 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Faulkner County , Grant County , Jefferson County , Lonoke County , Perry County , Saline County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Pulaski County: Jolly Roger Landing (A), Pfeifer Camp (B), Reeds Landing (C), Arkansas Baptist Camp (D), Arkansas Department of Corrections - Wrightsville (E), Tates Mill (F), Camp Grundy (G), Camp Okatoma (H), Camp Windemere (I), Baucum Nursery (J), Ferncliff Camp (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Pulaski County include: Macedonia Chapel (A), Bayou Meto Church (B), Living Word Church (C), Bethel Church (D), Little Bethel Church (E), Life Tabernacle (F), Labana Church (G), Zion Hill Church (H), White Rock Mission (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Nelson Cemetery (1), Halstead Cemetery (2), Lone Cypress Cemetery (3), Guenther Cemetery (4), Cherry Cemetery (5), Grimmette Cemetery (6), North Hills Memorial Gardens (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Georgetown Lake (A), Willow Beach Lake (B), Sadler Pond (C), Old River Lake (D), Rosenbaum Lake (E), Round Hole (F), Big Lake (G), Kuykendall, Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lorance Creek (A), Maple Creek (B), Maumelle River (C), McCalls Branch (D), Mill Bayou (E), Miller Creek (F), Red Bluff Branch (G), Reece Creek (H), Ferndale Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Pulaski County include: Jeter Park (1), Maumelle Park (2), Maumelle Public Use Area (3), David D Terry Park (4), Wrightsville Public Use Area (5), David D Terry Park (6), Willow Beach Park (7), Voss Park (8), Murray Dam Site Public Use Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Roland Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	4.7%
Arkansas:	5.3%

Current college students: 20,254
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 28.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 10,836 (41% naturalized citizens)

Pulaski County:	3.0%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 105,300
• One, attached: 4,184
• Two: 5,240
• 3 or 4: 6,800
• 5 to 9: 8,718
• 10 to 19: 7,253
• 20 or more: 12,481
• Mobile homes: 10,941
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 218

Housing units in Pulaski County with a mortgage: 55,075 (4,468 second mortgage, 3,761 home equity loan, 110 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23,532

Pulaski County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Arkansas state average. It is 7.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 26 fatalities and 506 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/1/1997, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 180 people.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 141,975 (82%) Carpooled: 22,418 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,833 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 22 (0%) Subway or elevated: 9 (0%) Railroad: 36 (0%) Taxi: 307 (0%) Motorcycle: 255 (0%) Bicycle: 253 (0%) Walked: 2,137 (1%) Other means: 1,045 (1%) Worked at home: 3,776 (2%)

7.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,629 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.13%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($658 average AGI)

Pulaski County:	0.19%
Arkansas average:	0.10%

3.45% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($15,269 average AGI)
3.48% relocated from other states ($20,703 average AGI)

Pulaski County:	3.48%
Arkansas average:	3.66%

from Saline County, AR	0.54% ($34,592 average AGI)
from Faulkner County, AR	0.46% ($32,497)
from Lonoke County, AR	0.45% ($29,631)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.25% ($20,808)
from Jefferson County, AR	0.24% ($36,114)
from White County, AR	0.15% ($30,647)
from Washington County, AR	0.15% ($36,035)

7.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,212 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.12%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

0.17% of residents moved to foreign countries ($844 average AGI)

Pulaski County:	0.17%
Arkansas average:	0.04%

3.72% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($18,758 average AGI)
3.23% relocated to other states ($19,609 average AGI)

Pulaski County:	3.23%
Arkansas average:	3.00%

to Saline County, AR	0.89% ($39,632 average AGI)
to Lonoke County, AR	0.71% ($35,243)
to Faulkner County, AR	0.55% ($35,373)
to Washington County, AR	0.19% ($34,866)
to Jefferson County, AR	0.14% ($28,853)
to White County, AR	0.14% ($32,264)
to Dallas County, TX	0.13% ($37,144)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 53,013 (41,918 aged, 11,095 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 292,854 (68,130 male householders, 28,291 female householders)

  69,969 spouses, 102,099 children (93,241 natural, 2,502 adopted, 6,356 stepchildren), 8,076 grandchildren, 3,469 brothers or sisters, 2,275 parents, 5,048 other relatives, 5,497 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 60,375 (22,930 male householders (18,702 living alone)), 28,681 female householders (25,628 living alone)), 8,764 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 8,245 (4,690 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 42,739 2-persons, 23,773 3-persons, 18,013 4-persons, 7,636 5-persons, 2,917 6-persons, 1,343 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 44,330 1-person, 6,375 2-persons, 674 3-persons, 146 4-persons, 47 5-persons, 39 6-persons.

51,612 married couples with children.
28,538 single-parent households (4,149 men, 24,389 women).

94.5% of residents of Pulaski County speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $3,791,276,000 ($10361 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $678,802,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,108,517,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $466,766,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,910,000
Federal grants: $1,108,689,000
Federal procurement contracts: $372,063,000 ($191,323,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $722,330,000 ($344,134,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $26,117,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $270,721,000
Federal Government insurance: $287,185,000

Here:	84 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	-28 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 73.17 millions of gallons per day (7% from ground, 93% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	5.6

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

51% of Pulaski County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Arkansas.

Pulaski County:	51.4%
State average:	54.0%

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

• This state: 240903
• Northeast: 8458
• Midwest: 32089
• South: 51162
• West: 14717

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $68,900

Here:	19.5%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Here:	16.2%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Here:	14.3%
Arkansas:	14.7%

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