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Stone County, AR mapCounty population in July 2007: 11,971 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,712
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,056
% of renters here:  22%
State:  31%
Land area: 607 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 19 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  18.9%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  6.7%
Whole state:  6.6%

2008 cost of living index in Stone County: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (20.3%), Educational,health and social services (17.1%), Retail trade (13.6%), Construction (11.6%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 65%
  • Government: 15%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 19%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Stone County, Arkansas:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
  • American Indian (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  43.1 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Males: 5,660  (49.2%)
Females: 5,839  (50.8%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $19,149
County population in 2003: 11,601
Jobs in 2003: 3,080

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Stone County,AR real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 4,480
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.4%

Average household size:
Stone County:  2.4 people
Arkansas:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,153 ($22,209 in 2000)
This county  $24,153
Arkansas:  $34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $83,250
Stone County  $83,250
Arkansas:  $87,400

Median monthly rent in 2000: $349
Institutionalized population: 135
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Stone County in 2000: $612

Stone County races chart


Stone County, AR map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Stone County Arkansas:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 57.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 40.6%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $350 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Stone County is $364 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $599 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mountain View.

Neighboring counties: Baxter County , Cleburne County , Independence County , Izard County , Searcy County , Van Buren County .


Stone County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Stone County: Martin Public Access (A), North Sylamore Campground (B), Shelter Cave Picnic Area (C), Signal Hill (D), Sunny Land (E), Sylamore Experimental Station (F), Barkshed Picnic Area (G), City Rock Bluff Special Interest Area (H), Melrose Fire Department (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Stone County include: Ben Church (A), Bethany Church (B), Zion Baptist Church (C), Blue Mountain Church (D), Bluff Springs Church (E), West Richwoods Church (F), Calvary Church (G), Case Church (H), Community Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Rushing Cemetery (1), Beckman Cemetery (2), Katy Cemetery (3), Kelly and Ford Cemetery (4), Livingston Creek Cemetery (5), Bellmore Cemetery (6), Cove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Gunner Pool Lake (A), Davis Lake (B), Crouch Lake (C), Stair Lake (D), Mirror Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Raccoon Creek (A), Livingston Creek (B), Lost Creek (C), Johnson Creek (D), Jimmys Creek (E), Massey Creek (F), Jacks Creek (G), Jacks Branch (H), Islet Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Stone County include: Slaymore Experimental Forest (1), Blanchard Springs Recreation Area (2), Clifty Canyon Special Interest Area (3), Gunner Pool Recreation Area (4), Sandstone Hollow Special Interest Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Alco Post Office (A), Timbo Post Office (B), Pleasant Grove Post Office (C), Fox Post Office (D), Marcella Post Office (E), Onia Post Office (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

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


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 263
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: 9.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 96 (76% naturalized citizens)

Stone County:  0.8%
Whole state:  2.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 9
  • 1990 to 1994: 11
  • 1985 to 1989: 0
  • 1980 to 1984: 2
  • 1975 to 1979: 8
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 7
  • 1965 to 1969: 59


Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.4%

Stone County marital status for males
Stone County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,007
  • One, attached: 47
  • Two: 88
  • 3 or 4: 50
  • 5 to 9: 14
  • 20 or more: 41
  • Mobile homes: 1,426
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 42

Housing units in Stone County with a mortgage: 677 (16 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 939


Agriculture in Stone County
Average size of farms: 241 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $57051
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $43.13
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 97.61%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $44565
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.12%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.45%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $39338
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.04%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.47
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.54%
Land in orchards: 31 acres

Stone County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Arkansas state average. It is 3.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 fatalities and 41 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/14/1996, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 7 people and injured 35 people and caused $3 million in damages.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (19%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Wood products (8%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males



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


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


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



  • Germany (23%)
  • Cuba (17%)
  • Canada (17%)
  • United Kingdom (9%)
  • Mexico (8%)
  • Other Western Europe (7%)
  • Japan (7%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Stone County:



  • United States or American (30%)
  • English (12%)
  • Irish (12%)
  • German (12%)
  • Scotch-Irish (3%)
  • French (except Basque) (2%)
  • Scottish (2%)

Stone County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 3,063 (71%)
  • Carpooled: 759 (18%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 28 (1%)
  • Motorcycle: 21 (0%)
  • Walked: 107 (2%)
  • Other means: 39 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 276 (6%)

People in group quarters in Stone County, Arkansas
  • 105 people in nursing homes
  • 30 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally ill

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $45,904.

8.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,844 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.12%
Arkansas average:  7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.74% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($12,468 average AGI)
4.37% relocated from other states ($17,376 average AGI)
Stone County:  4.37%
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 Independence County, AR  0.44% ($17,813 average AGI)
from Faulkner County, AR  0.33% ($27,167)
from Izard County, AR  0.30% ($21,091)
from Pulaski County, AR  0.28% ($33,300)


5.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,577 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.99%
Arkansas average:  7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.17% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($15,089 average AGI)
1.83% relocated to other states ($7,488 average AGI)
Stone County:  1.83%
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 Independence County, AR  0.99% ($23,714 average AGI)
to Pulaski County, AR  0.53% ($27,632)
to Baxter County, AR  0.28% ($17,600)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4



Births per 1000 population in Stone County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0



Deaths per 1000 population in Stone County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.0



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Stone County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,699 (2,097 aged, 602 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%


Household type by relationship


Households: 11,357
  • In family households: 9,953 (2,917 male householders, 561 female householders)
    3,019 spouses, 2,968 children (2,611 natural, 102 adopted, 255 stepchildren), 197 grandchildren, 71 brothers or sisters, 57 parents, 93 other relatives, 70 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 1,404 (613 male householders (552 living alone)), 671 female householders (632 living alone)), 120 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 142 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,892 2-persons, 727 3-persons, 519 4-persons, 229 5-persons, 92 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,184 1-person, 83 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

97.7% of residents of Stone County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (98% speak English very well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $84,641,000 ($7234 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,681,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $41,742,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,685,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $728,000
Federal grants: $21,885,000
Federal procurement contracts: $754,000 ($79,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,847,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,789,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,533,000
Federal Government insurance: $136,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 617
Here:  53 per 1000 residents
State:  72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 752
Here:  64 per 1000 residents
State:  53 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +5
Here:  +0 per 1000 residents
State:  +8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +374
Here:  +32 per 1000 residents
State:  +13 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Stone County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.58 millions of gallons per day (3% from ground, 97% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.3
State:  5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.6
State:  4.3



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 235
  • 1995 to 1998: 661
  • 1990 to 1994: 673
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,082
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,536
  • 1960 to 1969: 584
  • 1950 to 1959: 286
  • 1940 to 1949: 288
  • 1939 or earlier: 370

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Stone County, Arkansas:
  • 1 room: 24
  • 2 rooms: 73
  • 3 rooms: 216
  • 4 rooms: 610
  • 5 rooms: 1,160
  • 6 rooms: 768
  • 7 rooms: 466
  • 8 rooms: 195
  • 9+ rooms: 200


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Stone County, Arkansas:
  • 1 room: 19
  • 2 rooms: 49
  • 3 rooms: 159
  • 4 rooms: 264
  • 5 rooms: 338
  • 6 rooms: 134
  • 7 rooms: 51
  • 8 rooms: 37
  • 9+ rooms: 5


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Stone County:
  • no bedroom: 28
  • 1 bedroom: 227
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,206
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,833
  • 4 bedrooms: 364
  • 5+ bedrooms: 54


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Stone County:
  • no bedroom: 19
  • 1 bedroom: 214
  • 2 bedrooms: 391
  • 3 bedrooms: 385
  • 4 bedrooms: 42
  • 5+ bedrooms: 5


Cars and other vehicles available in Stone County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 211
  • 1 vehicle: 1,000
  • 2 vehicles: 1,416
  • 3 vehicles: 806
  • 4 vehicles: 203
  • 5+ vehicles: 76


Cars and other vehicles available in Stone County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 176
  • 1 vehicle: 500
  • 2 vehicles: 340
  • 3 vehicles: 21
  • 4 vehicles: 12
  • 5+ vehicles: 7


63% of Stone County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Arkansas.

Stone County:  62.6%
State average:  54.0%


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

  • This state: 7366
  • Northeast: 213
  • Midwest: 1663
  • South: 1647
  • West: 477

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $53,100


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
  • Wood (28%)
  • Electricity (17%)
  • Utility gas (7%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
  • Electricity (25%)
  • Wood (14%)
  • Utility gas (11%)
  • Other fuel (1%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 59
Here:  4.6%
Arkansas:  7.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 29
Here:  5.1%
Arkansas:  6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 36
Here:  16.4%
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.)

Stone County government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $249,000
    All Other: $218,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $186,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $985,000
    Police Protection: $605,000
    Solid Waste Management: $296,000
    Financial Administration: $250,000
    Central Staff Services: $173,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $161,000
    General Public Buildings: $102,000
    General - Other: $102,000
    Corrections - Other: $84,000
    Libraries: $71,000
    Welfare - Other: $42,000
    Parks & Recreation: $23,000
    Health Services - Other: $16,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $13,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $344,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $229,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $357,000
    Interest Earnings: $71,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $35,000
    Libraries: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,701,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $830,000
    General Support: $414,000
    All Other: $20,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $847,000
    Property: $529,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,138,000


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)



Stone 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)