St. Francis County, Arkansas (AR)

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% of renters here:	37%
State:	31%

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

Type of workers:

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

Races in St. Francis County, Arkansas:

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

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

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St. Francis County:	2.6 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$30,981
Arkansas:	$38,134

This county:	$329
State:	$421

St. Francis County:	$76,720
Arkansas:	$101,000

Detached houses: $111,137

Here:	$111,137
State:	$148,559

Townhouses or other attached units: $246,320

Here:	$246,320
State:	$165,561

In 2-unit structures: $98,102

Here:	$98,102
State:	$140,742

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $97,887

Here:	$97,887
State:	$146,569

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $75,414

Here:	$75,414
State:	$199,870

Mobile homes: $29,660

Here:	$29,660
State:	$38,244

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $95,000

Here:	$95,000
State:	$29,738

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

This county:	27.5%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	12.1%
Whole state:	6.6%

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

Here:	9.1%
Arkansas:	6.9%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

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

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

Here:	56.5% with mortgage
State:	60.8% with mortgage

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.

St. Francis County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Arkansas state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 48.1 miles away from St. Francis County center
On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 85.0 miles away from the county center
On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 85.5 miles away from the county center
On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 43.1 miles away from St. Francis County center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 86.6 miles away from the county center
On 11/29/1996 at 05:41:33, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 12.6 mi) earthquake occurred 76.4 miles away from St. Francis County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	5.4
State:	5.6

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

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

Here:	5.0%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Here:	6.1%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Here:	2.7%
Arkansas:	14.7%

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