Sevier County, Arkansas (AR)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (29.5%), Educational,health and social services (15.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.8%), Retail trade (10.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Sevier County, Arkansas:

Median resident age:	33.6 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 7,842	(49.8%)
Females: 7,915	(50.2%)

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Sevier County:	2.7 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$35,719
Arkansas:	$38,134

This county:	$351
State:	$421

Sevier County:	$76,845
Arkansas:	$101,000

Detached houses: $119,131

Here:	$119,131
State:	$148,559

Townhouses or other attached units: $108,717

Here:	$108,717
State:	$165,561

In 2-unit structures: $61,593

Here:	$61,593
State:	$140,742

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $131,626

Here:	$131,626
State:	$146,569

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $224,841

Here:	$224,841
State:	$199,870

Mobile homes: $32,719

Here:	$32,719
State:	$38,244

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $66,875

Here:	$66,875
State:	$29,738

This county:	19.2%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	7.3%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sevier County is $393 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.

Cities in this county include: De Queen, Horatio, Lockesburg, Gillham, Ben Lomond.

Neighboring counties: Howard County , Little River County , McCurtain County, Oklahoma , Polk County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Sevier County: Parloma Landing (A), Rock Hill (B), Silver Ridge (C), West Line (D), Yellow Banks Landing (E), Central (F), Dogtown (G), Falls Chapel (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Sevier County include: Lyons Church (A), Lone Oak Church (B), Kingree Chapel (C), Wrights Chapel (D), Wright Chapel (E), Boggy Springs Church (F), Williamson Church (G), Bradley Chapel (H), West Otis Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Chapel Hill Cemetery (1), New Bethel Cemetery (2), Greens Chapel Cemetery (3), Norwoodville Cemetery (4), Bellville Cemetery (5), Oak Grove Cemetery (6), Kingree Chapel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Red Lake (A), Russey Lake (B), Johnson Lake (C), Fraser Pond (D), Process City Lake (E), Lake Hospitality (F), Double K Lake (G), Dierks Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Johnson Creek (A), Johns Branch (B), Hurricane Creek (C), Mill Slough (D), Millwee Creek (E), Roberts Branch (F), Robinson Creek (G), Rock Creek (H), Dry Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Sevier County: Paraclifta Monument (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	4.6%
Arkansas:	6.9%

Current college students: 479
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 64.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,002 (24% naturalized citizens)

Sevier County:	12.7%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,604
• One, attached: 57
• Two: 153
• 3 or 4: 91
• 5 to 9: 38
• 10 to 19: 41
• 20 or more: 49
• Mobile homes: 1,365
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 36

Housing units in Sevier County with a mortgage: 1,300 (44 second mortgage, 38 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,110

Here:	53.9% with mortgage
State:	60.8% with mortgage

Sevier County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Arkansas state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 31 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/2/1982, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 23 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Sevier County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Arkansas state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/16/1997 at 19:07:27, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 49.2 miles away from Sevier County center
On 8/4/2001 at 01:13:25, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 63.0 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 54.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,888 (73%) Carpooled: 1,409 (21%) Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%) Motorcycle: 15 (0%) Walked: 91 (1%) Other means: 89 (1%) Worked at home: 190 (3%)

5.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,298 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.35%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.87% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($15,839 average AGI)
2.48% relocated from other states ($11,460 average AGI)

Sevier County:	2.48%
Arkansas average:	3.66%

from McCurtain County, OK	0.54% ($22,840 average AGI)
from Howard County, AR	0.47% ($25,364)
from Polk County, AR	0.45% ($22,000)
from Miller County, AR	0.37% ($69,882)
from Little River County, AR	0.34% ($19,563)

6.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,658 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.99%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.66% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($13,242 average AGI)
3.33% relocated to other states ($17,415 average AGI)

Sevier County:	3.33%
Arkansas average:	3.00%

to Little River County, AR	0.57% ($18,148 average AGI)
to Howard County, AR	0.53% ($23,960)
to Polk County, AR	0.53% ($22,440)
to Miller County, AR	0.49% ($23,522)
to McCurtain County, OK	0.49% ($20,696)
to Bowie County, TX	0.34% ($17,813)
to Faulkner County, AR	0.21% ($38,300)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 18.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,390 (1,968 aged, 422 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,904 (3,504 male householders, 742 female householders)

  3,370 spouses, 4,821 children (4,328 natural, 149 adopted, 344 stepchildren), 426 grandchildren, 206 brothers or sisters, 79 parents, 356 other relatives, 400 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,686 (603 male householders (511 living alone)), 860 female householders (782 living alone)), 223 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 167 (144 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,692 2-persons, 955 3-persons, 879 4-persons, 374 5-persons, 206 6-persons, 140 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,293 1-person, 133 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

82.2% of residents of Sevier County speak English at home.
17.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (31% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 23% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 29% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (42% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well, 25% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $79,854,000 ($4954 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,427,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $36,627,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,098,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $627,000
Federal grants: $14,306,000
Federal procurement contracts: $682,000 ($162,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,514,000 ($2,597,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $105,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,697,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,564,000

Here:	94 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+39 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	-41 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.93 millions of gallons per day (33% from ground, 67% from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.6

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

57% of Sevier County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Arkansas.

Sevier County:	57.2%
State average:	54.0%

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

• This state: 7778
• Northeast: 171
• Midwest: 632
• South: 4252
• West: 837

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $50,300

Here:	2.1%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Here:	1.7%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Here:	7.7%
Arkansas:	14.7%

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