St. Francis County, Arkansas (AR)

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County population in 2005: 27,902 (49% urban, 51% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,349
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,694

% of renters here:	37%
State:	31%

Land area: 634 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 44 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	27.5%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	12.1%
Whole state:	6.6%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.4%), Manufacturing (18.2%), Retail trade (14.7%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 19%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in St. Francis County, Arkansas:

Black (49.0%)
White Non-Hispanic (45.1%)
Hispanic (4.9%)
Two or more races (1.4%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	33.8 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 15,067	(51.4%)
Females: 14,262	(48.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,071
County population in 2003: 28,501
Jobs in 2003: 10,201

St. Francis County,AR real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 10,888
Unemployment rate in 2004: 9.4%

Average household size:

St. Francis County:	2.6 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,435 ($26,146 in 2000)

This county	$28,435
Arkansas:	$34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $72,617

St. Francis County	$72,617
Arkansas:	$87,400

Median montly rent in 2000: $403
Institutionalized population: 2,605
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in St. Francis County in 2000: $655

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 11
Robberies: 5
Assaults: 52
Burglaries: 123
Thefts: 228
Auto thefts: 0

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

Murders: 3
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 11
Assaults: 67
Burglaries: 134
Thefts: 262
Auto thefts: 1

St. Francis County races chart

St. Francis County, AR map from a distance

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $317 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in St. Francis County is $401 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $468 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $660 a month.

Cities in this county include: Forrest City, Hughes, Madison, Palestine, Caldwell, Wheatley, Colt, Widener.

Neighboring counties: Crittenden County , Cross County , Lee County , Monroe County , Woodruff County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in St. Francis County: A W Siding (A), New Hope Farm (B), Andrews Landing (C), Ridgecrest Country Club (D), Bright Future Farm (E), Davis Biggs Farm (F), Dillon Ferry (G), Green Farm (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in St. Francis County include: Macedonia Church (A), Becks Spur Baptist Church (B), Locust Grove Church (C), Bells Chapel (D), Bethel Church (E), Bethel Springs Church (F), Bethlehem Church (G), Windmill Church (H), Willow Bend Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: New Hebron Cemetery (1), New Sardis Cemetery (2), New Shady Grove Cemetery (3), Locust Grove Cemetery (4), Bell Cemetery (5), Kinsey Cemetery (6), Goodwin Cemeteries (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Skinny Lake (A), Long Lake (B), Island Lake (C), Patterson Lake (D), Brushy Lake (E), Thompson Lake (F), Beaty Lake (G), Bushy Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Rabbit Bayou (A), Long Branch (B), Jeka Slough (C), East Flat Fork Creek (D), Fifteenmile Bayou (E), First Creek (F), Dry Bayou (G), Cypress Creek (H), Crow Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	9.1%
Arkansas:	5.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,147
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 79 (46% naturalized citizens)

St. Francis County:	0.3%
Whole state:	2.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 5
1990 to 1994: 15
1985 to 1989: 21
1980 to 1984: 4
1975 to 1979: 5
1970 to 1974: 25
1970 to 1974: 1
1965 to 1969: 3

Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.6%

St. Francis County marital status for males

St. Francis County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,453
One, attached: 197
Two: 509
3 or 4: 583
5 to 9: 242
10 to 19: 78
20 or more: 207
Mobile homes: 1,959
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Housing units in St. Francis County with a mortgage: 2,527 (190 second mortgage, 66 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,948

Agriculture in St. Francis County
Average size of farms: 805 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $155342
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $225.43
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.79%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $140487
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 82.38%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 64.31%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $161753
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 78.96%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.87
Corn for grain: 2649 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 39024 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 18910 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 123420 harvested acres
Vegetables: 8 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 283 acres

St. Francis County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Arkansas state average. It is 1.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 136 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/6/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 112 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Public administration (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Food (4%)
Machinery (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (17%)
Health care (12%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Mexico (41%)
Philippines (15%)
Taiwan (9%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
Korea (6%)
Canada (5%)
Japan (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in St. Francis County:

United States or American (17%)
Irish (4%)
German (4%)
English (3%)
Scottish (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)

St. Francis County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,458 (77%)
Carpooled: 1,668 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 25 (0%)
Taxi: 23 (0%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 120 (1%)
Other means: 231 (2%)
Worked at home: 178 (2%)

People in group quarters in St. Francis County, Arkansas

2286 people in federal prisons and detention centers
179 people in nursing homes
108 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
36 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
32 people in other types of correctional institutions
31 people in other nonhousehold living situations
16 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $32,802.

5.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,076 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.96%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.73% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($13,883 average AGI)
2.23% relocated from other states ($9,193 average AGI)
St. Francis County: 2.23%
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 Cross County, AR	0.89% ($24,214 average AGI)
from Crittenden County, AR	0.57% ($19,711)
from Lee County, AR	0.46% ($21,556)
from Pulaski County, AR	0.37% ($19,621)
from Shelby County, TN	0.28% ($21,318)
from Craighead County, AR	0.23% ($12,667)
from Monroe County, AR	0.19% ($35,200)

7.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,629 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.94%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.35% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($17,668 average AGI)
2.59% relocated to other states ($8,961 average AGI)
St. Francis County: 2.59%
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 Crittenden County, AR	1.15% ($26,548 average AGI)
to Cross County, AR	1.04% ($35,071)
to Craighead County, AR	0.68% ($18,200)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.48% ($22,974)
to Shelby County, TN	0.42% ($30,265)
to Lee County, AR	0.38% ($22,323)
to Monroe County, AR	0.17% ($26,857)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.7

Births per 1000 population in St. Francis County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Deaths per 1000 population in St. Francis County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in St. Francis County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,405 (3,417 aged, 988 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship

Households: 26,618

In family households: 23,526 (4,492 male householders, 2,746 female householders)
4,635 spouses, 9,280 children (8,439 natural, 212 adopted, 629 stepchildren), 985 grandchildren, 233 brothers or sisters, 265 parents, 514 other relatives, 376 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,092 (1,295 male householders (1,099 living alone)), 1,494 female householders (1,426 living alone)), 303 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,711 (2,585 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,808 2-persons, 1,824 3-persons, 1,417 4-persons, 699 5-persons, 312 6-persons, 178 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,525 1-person, 227 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

3,829 married couples with children.
2,990 single-parent households (356 men, 2,634 women).

97.8% of residents of St. Francis County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $264,636,000 ($9376 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,003,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $67,090,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $46,239,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $21,321,000
Federal grants: $91,041,000
Federal procurement contracts: $15,759,000 ($289,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $23,186,000 ($58,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,514,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,799,000
Federal Government insurance: $22,453,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,474

Here:	89 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,733

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0

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

Net internal migration: -2,132

Here:	-76 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Population growth in St. Francis County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.10 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 255
1995 to 1998: 1,016
1990 to 1994: 660
1980 to 1989: 1,961
1970 to 1979: 2,599
1960 to 1969: 2,073
1950 to 1959: 1,191
1940 to 1949: 815
1939 or earlier: 672

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in St. Francis County, Arkansas:

1 room: 10
2 rooms: 53
3 rooms: 172
4 rooms: 837
5 rooms: 2,235
6 rooms: 1,387
7 rooms: 883
8 rooms: 442
9 or more rooms: 330

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Francis County, Arkansas:

1 room: 39
2 rooms: 160
3 rooms: 580
4 rooms: 1,088
5 rooms: 1,023
6 rooms: 492
7 rooms: 206
8 rooms: 48
9 or more rooms: 58

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in St. Francis County:

no bedroom: 21
1 bedroom: 169
2 bedrooms: 1,437
3 bedrooms: 3,904
4 bedrooms: 716
5 or more bedrooms: 102

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Francis County:

no bedroom: 43
1 bedroom: 660
2 bedrooms: 1,524
3 bedrooms: 1,288
4 bedrooms: 164
5 or more bedrooms: 15

Cars and other vehicles available in St. Francis County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 471
1 vehicle: 2,074
2 vehicles: 2,767
3 vehicles: 755
4 vehicles: 225
5 or more vehicles: 57

Cars and other vehicles available in St. Francis County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 1,146
1 vehicle: 1,752
2 vehicles: 666
3 vehicles: 115
4 vehicles: 15
5 or more vehicles: 0

56% of St. Francis County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Arkansas.

St. Francis County:	55.7%
State average:	54.0%

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

This state: 22198
Northeast: 100
Midwest: 2210
South: 4176
West: 485

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $30,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (41%)
Electricity (32%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (48%)
Electricity (37%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 184

Here:	5.0%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 130

Here:	6.1%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 29

Here:	2.7%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

St. Francis County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $805,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,823,000
Police Protection: $1,490,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,118,000

Financial Administration: $598,000

Corrections - Other: $482,000

General - Other: $389,000

Welfare - Other: $300,000

Central Staff Services: $277,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $209,000

General Public Buildings: $148,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $68,000

Natural Resources - Other: $57,000

Health Services - Other: $35,000

Libraries: $6,000

Fire Protection: $3,000
General - Interest on Debt: $39,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $3,363,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $645,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $555,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $90,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $3,031,000
Property Sale Other: $400,000

Interest Earnings: $59,000

Rents: $48,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,360,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,126,000
General Support: $754,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $3,648,000
Property: $1,304,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,156,000

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