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County population in July 2007: 8,087 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,737
Renter-occupied apartments: 786
% of renters here:  22%
State:  31%
Land area: 667 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 12 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

2008 cost of living index in Searcy County: 78.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (19.5%), Educational,health and social services (19.0%), Construction (12.4%), Retail trade (11.7%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 62%
  • Government: 18%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 20%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

Searcy County, Arkansas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Searcy County, Arkansas:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  42.3 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Males: 4,088  (49.5%)
Females: 4,173  (50.5%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $17,672
County population in 2003: 7,978
Jobs in 2003: 1,917

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Total labor force in 2004: 3,365
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.7%

Average household size:
Searcy County:  2.3 people
Arkansas:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,354 ($21,397 in 1999)
This county:  $25,354
Arkansas:  $38,134

2007 median house/condo value: $70,879 ($45,600 in 2000)
Searcy County:  $70,879
Arkansas:  $101,000

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $265 (lower quartile is $173, upper quartile is $332)
This county:  $265
State:  $421

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $720
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $224

Institutionalized population: 52

Searcy County races chart


Searcy County, AR map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Searcy County Arkansas:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 64.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 34.3%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $281 (0.6%)

Searcy County household income distribution in 2007 Searcy County home values distribution


Searcy County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This county:  23.8%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This county:  7.6%
Whole state:  6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Searcy County is $383 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $460 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $594 a month.

Cities in this county include: Marshall, Leslie, Pindall, St. Joe, Gilbert.

Neighboring counties: Baxter County , Boone County , Marion County , Newton County , Pope County , Stone County , Van Buren County .


Searcy County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Searcy County: Peter Cave (A), Richland Recreation Area (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Searcy County include: Barren Hollow Church (A), Bear Creek Church (B), Bethlehem Church (C), Union Church (D), Canaan Church (E), Trace Ridge Church (F), Tomahawk Church (G), Church of Christ (H), South Mountain Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Mabrey Cemetery (1), Sulphur Springs Cemetery (2), Bear Creek Cemetery (3), Hall Cemetery (4), Nichols Cemetery (5), Shiloh Cemetery (6), Landis Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Baker Lake (A), Lake Ferguson (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Red Creek (A), Kelley Creek (B), Long Branch (C), Long Creek (D), Jerry Branch (E), Jamison Creek (F), Mill Branch (G), East Fork Clear Creek (H), Richland Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Searcy County include: Richland Recreation Area (1), Stack Rock Scenic Area (2), Buffalo National River (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Cozahome Post Office (A), Saint Joe Post Office (B), Harriet Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  4.9%
Arkansas:  5.3%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 208
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 48 (50% naturalized citizens)

Searcy County:  0.6%
Whole state:  2.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 2
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1985 to 1989: 8
  • 1980 to 1984: 14
  • 1975 to 1979: 9
  • 1970 to 1974: 2
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 13


Mean travel time to work: 32.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 66.2%

Searcy County marital status for males
Searcy County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,252
  • One, attached: 33
  • Two: 16
  • 3 or 4: 45
  • 5 to 9: 34
  • 10 to 19: 4
  • 20 or more: 89
  • Mobile homes: 791
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 28

Housing units in Searcy County with a mortgage: 434 (10 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 700

Here:  38.3% with mortgage
State:  60.8% with mortgage

Agriculture in Searcy County
Average size of farms: 298 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $15144
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $18.44
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 95.94%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $18413
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 11.18%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.52%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $27937
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 97.07%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.76
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.08%

Searcy County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Arkansas state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/12/1961, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (20%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Wood products (8%)
  • Furniture and related products (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Truck transportation (3%)
  • Food (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Woodworkers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Laos (23%)
  • Mexico (13%)
  • Canada (13%)
  • Germany (10%)
  • Vietnam (10%)
  • Brazil (6%)
  • Netherlands (4%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Searcy County:



  • United States or American (31%)
  • English (16%)
  • Irish (10%)
  • German (9%)
  • Scotch-Irish (3%)
  • Italian (2%)
  • Scottish (2%)

Searcy County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 2,226 (72%)
  • Carpooled: 584 (19%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 3 (0%)
  • Walked: 78 (3%)
  • Other means: 36 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 130 (4%)

46 people in nursing homes
6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $28,192.

8.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,037 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.05%
Arkansas average:  7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.47% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($14,089 average AGI)
3.58% relocated from other states ($12,948 average AGI)
Searcy County:  3.58%
Arkansas average:  3.66%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Boone County, AR  0.72% ($25,588 average AGI)
from Van Buren County, AR  0.51% ($12,083)
from Marion County, AR  0.42% ($14,200)


6.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,497 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.63%
Arkansas average:  7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.58% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($15,561 average AGI)
2.05% relocated to other states ($7,942 average AGI)
Searcy County:  2.05%
Arkansas average:  3.00%



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Boone County, AR  1.20% ($26,107 average AGI)
to Van Buren County, AR  0.77% ($19,722)
to Faulkner County, AR  0.64% ($19,200)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8



Births per 1000 population in Searcy County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0



Deaths per 1000 population in Searcy County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.2



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Searcy County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,088 (1,607 aged, 481 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 26%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%


Household type by relationship


Households: 8,207
  • In family households: 7,056 (2,101 male householders, 370 female householders)
    2,034 spouses, 2,252 children (2,049 natural, 57 adopted, 146 stepchildren), 98 grandchildren, 42 brothers or sisters, 34 parents, 63 other relatives, 62 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 1,151 (473 male householders (425 living alone)), 589 female householders (565 living alone)), 89 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 54 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,324 2-persons, 517 3-persons, 412 4-persons, 152 5-persons, 46 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 990 1-person, 58 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

98.1% of residents of Searcy County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $65,712,000 ($8163 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,052,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $27,608,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,892,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $706,000
Federal grants: $22,519,000
Federal procurement contracts: $331,000 ($12,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,656,000 ($574,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,700,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $88,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 387
Here:  49 per 1000 residents
State:  72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 536
Here:  67 per 1000 residents
State:  53 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -4
Here:  -1 per 1000 residents
State:  +8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -118
Here:  -15 per 1000 residents
State:  +13 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Searcy County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.81 millions of gallons per day (56% from ground, 44% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.2
State:  5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.3
State:  4.3



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 130
  • 1995 to 1998: 439
  • 1990 to 1994: 348
  • 1980 to 1989: 691
  • 1970 to 1979: 847
  • 1960 to 1969: 504
  • 1950 to 1959: 401
  • 1940 to 1949: 327
  • 1939 or earlier: 605

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Searcy County, Arkansas:
  • 1 room: 15
  • 2 rooms: 72
  • 3 rooms: 148
  • 4 rooms: 508
  • 5 rooms: 956
  • 6 rooms: 596
  • 7 rooms: 258
  • 8 rooms: 103
  • 9+ rooms: 81


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Searcy County, Arkansas:
  • 1 room: 15
  • 2 rooms: 44
  • 3 rooms: 130
  • 4 rooms: 264
  • 5 rooms: 186
  • 6 rooms: 66
  • 7 rooms: 66
  • 8 rooms: 9
  • 9+ rooms: 6


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Searcy County:
  • no bedroom: 30
  • 1 bedroom: 190
  • 2 bedrooms: 856
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,411
  • 4 bedrooms: 225
  • 5+ bedrooms: 25


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Searcy County:
  • no bedroom: 15
  • 1 bedroom: 182
  • 2 bedrooms: 357
  • 3 bedrooms: 188
  • 4 bedrooms: 36
  • 5+ bedrooms: 8


Cars and other vehicles available in Searcy County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 152
  • 1 vehicle: 678
  • 2 vehicles: 1,293
  • 3 vehicles: 450
  • 4 vehicles: 132
  • 5+ vehicles: 32


Cars and other vehicles available in Searcy County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 127
  • 1 vehicle: 398
  • 2 vehicles: 203
  • 3 vehicles: 46
  • 4 vehicles: 8
  • 5+ vehicles: 4


64% of Searcy County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Arkansas.

Searcy County:  64.1%
State average:  54.0%


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

  • This state: 5532
  • Northeast: 177
  • Midwest: 835
  • South: 1058
  • West: 577

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
  • Wood (32%)
  • Electricity (19%)
  • Utility gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
  • Electricity (27%)
  • Wood (19%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 27
Here:  3.1%
Arkansas:  7.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here:  1.2%
Arkansas:  6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15
Here:  7.4%
Arkansas:  14.7%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Searcy County government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $825,000
    Solid Waste Management: $253,000
    Financial Administration: $204,000
    Police Protection: $189,000
    Corrections - Other: $166,000
    Libraries: $139,000
    Central Staff Services: $134,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $55,000
    General Public Buildings: $25,000
    Health Services - Other: $8,000
    Air Transportation: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $126,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $103,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $525,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $693,000
    General Support: $331,000
  • Tax - Property: $424,000
    Total General Sales: $420,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $745,000


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)



Searcy County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)


Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)




Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)


Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)




Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)