Sebastian County, Arkansas (AR)

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% of renters here:	36%
State:	31%

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Races in Sebastian County, Arkansas:

Median resident age:	35.5 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 56,140	(48.8%)
Females: 58,931	(51.2%)

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Sebastian County:	2.5 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$39,919
Arkansas:	$38,134

This county:	$410
State:	$421

Sebastian County:	$108,900
Arkansas:	$101,000

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 50
• Burglaries: 149
• Thefts: 159
• Auto thefts: 11

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 38
• Burglaries: 111
• Thefts: 127
• Auto thefts: 15

Sebastian County:	16.4%
Arkansas:	17.9%

This county:	13.6%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	5.9%
Whole state:	6.6%

Area name: Fort Smith, AR-OK HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sebastian County is $381 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $474 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $631 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fort Smith, Greenwood, Barling, Lavaca, Mansfield, Hartford, Hackett, Huntington, Central City, Bonanza.

Neighboring counties: Crawford County , Franklin County , Le Flore County, Oklahoma , Logan County , Scott County , Sequoyah County, Oklahoma .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Sebastian County: Liberty Church (A), Northwestern Company (B), Oak View Farm (C), Rye Hill (D), Central Coal and Coke Company (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Sebastian County include: Bethel Church (A), Kingdom Hall (B), Bloomer Baptist Church (C), White Bluff Church (D), West Harmony Church (E), Burnville Baptist Church (F), Valley View Church (G), Union Church (H), Clarks Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Dake Cemetery (1), Lovelace Cemetery (2), Lone Star Cemetery (3), Cherokee Cemetery (4), Begum Cemetery (5), Bell Cemetery (6), Killings Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Greenwood Lake (A), Spur, Lake (B), Sugar Loaf Lake (C), Greenwood Reservoir (D), Number Name Lake (E), Lake Number Two (F), Lake Number One (G), Park Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mackenay Creek (A), Johnson Branch (B), Mill Creek (C), Flat Rock Creek (D), Pine Grove Creek (E), Doctors Fork (F), Doctors Creek (G), Pigeon Creek (H), Dickson Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Sebastian County include: Ben Geren Regional Park (1), West Arkansas Regional Park (2), Buckner Park (3), Vache Grasse Public Use Area (4), Sebastian County Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.5%
Arkansas:	6.9%

Current college students: 4,352
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 7,922 (28% naturalized citizens)

Sebastian County:	6.9%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 34,001
• One, attached: 1,142
• Two: 2,248
• 3 or 4: 1,922
• 5 to 9: 1,504
• 10 to 19: 2,291
• 20 or more: 3,404
• Mobile homes: 2,760
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 39

Housing units in Sebastian County with a mortgage: 16,091 (1,268 second mortgage, 815 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,423

Here:	65.6% with mortgage
State:	60.8% with mortgage

Sebastian County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Arkansas state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 14 fatalities and 294 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/19/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 14 people and injured 270 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Sebastian County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Arkansas state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/27/2000 at 01:28:45, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 0.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 96.7 miles away from Sebastian County center
On 3/16/1997 at 19:07:27, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.4 miles away from the county center
On 5/27/2007 at 21:03:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.3 miles away from the county center
On 9/7/2007 at 10:40:47, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.6 miles away from Sebastian County center
On 8/4/2001 at 01:13:25, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/22/2005 at 05:17:04, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.7 miles away from Sebastian County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 42,431 (81%) Carpooled: 7,324 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 122 (0%) Subway or elevated: 12 (0%) Taxi: 239 (0%) Motorcycle: 92 (0%) Bicycle: 117 (0%) Walked: 636 (1%) Other means: 303 (1%) Worked at home: 1,074 (2%)

8.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,256 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.06%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($85 average AGI)

Sebastian County:	0.03%
Arkansas average:	0.10%

3.49% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($12,543 average AGI)
4.54% relocated from other states ($22,628 average AGI)

Sebastian County:	4.54%
Arkansas average:	3.66%

from Crawford County, AR	1.60% ($27,012 average AGI)
from Le Flore County, OK	0.66% ($31,893)
from Sequoyah County, OK	0.51% ($23,700)
from Washington County, AR	0.27% ($30,179)
from Logan County, AR	0.25% ($27,069)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.19% ($13,205)
from Scott County, AR	0.19% ($30,921)

7.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,537 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.68%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($106 average AGI)

Sebastian County:	0.04%
Arkansas average:	0.04%

3.94% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($15,635 average AGI)
3.70% relocated to other states ($17,795 average AGI)

Sebastian County:	3.70%
Arkansas average:	3.00%

to Crawford County, AR	1.81% ($29,488 average AGI)
to Washington County, AR	0.57% ($33,284)
to Le Flore County, OK	0.45% ($38,141)
to Sequoyah County, OK	0.42% ($28,347)
to Benton County, AR	0.21% ($45,977)
to Logan County, AR	0.21% ($28,964)
to Franklin County, AR	0.19% ($27,203)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 17,834 (13,903 aged, 3,931 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 95,997 (23,972 male householders, 6,957 female householders)

  23,940 spouses, 33,797 children (30,021 natural, 960 adopted, 2,816 stepchildren), 2,231 grandchildren, 893 brothers or sisters, 647 parents, 1,675 other relatives, 1,885 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 16,749 (6,532 male householders (5,251 living alone)), 7,887 female householders (7,180 living alone)), 2,330 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,325 (1,782 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 13,274 2-persons, 7,427 3-persons, 6,098 4-persons, 2,571 5-persons, 973 6-persons, 586 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,431 1-person, 1,727 2-persons, 182 3-persons, 68 4-persons, 11 5-persons.

90.6% of residents of Sebastian County speak English at home.
5.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $597,239,000 ($5071 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $58,664,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $295,126,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $131,793,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $882,000
Federal grants: $82,048,000
Federal procurement contracts: $19,262,000 ($11,813,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $68,127,000 ($26,178,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,740,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $69,430,000
Federal Government insurance: $59,623,000

Here:	80 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Here:	+19 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	-19 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 29.90 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.6

Here:	4.0
State:	4.3

51% of Sebastian County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Arkansas.

Sebastian County:	50.9%
State average:	54.0%

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

• This state: 67147
• Northeast: 2091
• Midwest: 9493
• South: 19275
• West: 8323

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,500

Here:	10.0%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Here:	6.3%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Here:	8.0%
Arkansas:	14.7%

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