Estimated median household income in 2007: $23,598
| This zip code: | $23,598 | | Arkansas: | $38,134 |
Nearest zip codes: 72390, 38631, 72369, 72355, 38644, 38617.
Housing units in zip code 72342 with a mortgage: 505 (52 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 629
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $979
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $328
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 44.2% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 16.7% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 | | State: | 5.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 62
- 1995 to 1998: 74
- 1990 to 1994: 93
- 1980 to 1989: 322
- 1970 to 1979: 705
- 1960 to 1969: 858
- 1950 to 1959: 367
- 1940 to 1949: 139
- 1939 or earlier: 514
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Helena, AR (72342): |
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- no bedroom: 6
- 1 bedrooms: 34
- 2 bedrooms: 266
- 3 bedrooms: 721
- 4 bedrooms: 210
- 5 or more bedrooms: 63
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 41
- 1 bedrooms: 306
- 2 bedrooms: 586
- 3 bedrooms: 380
- 4 bedrooms: 28
- 5 or more bedrooms: 11
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Vehicles available in 72342 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 141
- 1 vehicle: 510
- 2 vehicles: 436
- 3 vehicles: 163
- 4 vehicles: 32
- 5 or more vehicles: 18
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 556
- 1 vehicle: 505
- 2 vehicles: 244
- 3 vehicles: 47
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 72342:
- Less than $10,000: 44
- $10,000 to $14,999: 22
- $15,000 to $19,999: 64
- $20,000 to $24,999: 57
- $25,000 to $29,999: 49
- $30,000 to $34,999: 42
- $35,000 to $39,999: 47
- $40,000 to $49,999: 110
- $50,000 to $59,999: 150
- $60,000 to $69,999: 110
- $70,000 to $79,999: 87
- $80,000 to $89,999: 64
- $90,000 to $99,999: 40
- $100,000 to $124,999: 111
- $125,000 to $149,999: 88
- $150,000 to $174,999: 59
- $175,000 to $199,999: 51
- $200,000 to $249,999: 68
- $250,000 to $299,999: 42
- $300,000 to $399,999: 30
- $400,000 to $499,999: 20
- $500,000 to $749,999: 15
- $750,000 to $999,999: 5
- $1,000,000 or more: 2
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 72342:
- Less than $100: 137
- $100 to $149: 222
- $150 to $199: 212
- $200 to $249: 108
- $250 to $299: 107
- $300 to $349: 77
- $350 to $399: 46
- $400 to $449: 16
- $450 to $499: 35
- $500 to $549: 40
- $550 to $599: 26
- $600 to $649: 23
- No cash rent: 76
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $38,212.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $111,639
- Black or African American householders: $54,096
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $265,387
- Asian householders: $524,480
- Two or more races householders: $206,045
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $68,974 (it was $46,400 in 2000)
| 72342: | $68,974 | | Arkansas: | $101,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $41,281 - $153,381
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $116,254| Here: | $116,254 | | State: | $148,559 |
In 2-unit structures: $56,550| Here: | $56,550 | | State: | $140,742 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $53,192| Here: | $53,192 | | State: | $146,569 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $101,452| Here: | $101,452 | | State: | $199,870 |
Mobile homes: $17,432| Here: | $17,432 | | State: | $38,244 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,925
- One, attached: 206
- Two: 327
- 3 or 4: 290
- 5 to 9: 47
- 10 to 19: 71
- 20 to 49: 73
- 50 or more: 7
- Mobile homes: 179
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,539 (72%)
- Carpooled: 466 (22%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%)
- Taxi: 15 (1%)
- Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
- Walked: 45 (2%)
- Other means: 37 (2%)
- Worked at home: 15 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 149
- 5 to 9 minutes: 403
- 10 to 14 minutes: 715
- 15 to 19 minutes: 301
- 20 to 24 minutes: 122
- 25 to 29 minutes: 26
- 30 to 34 minutes: 128
- 35 to 39 minutes: 33
- 40 to 44 minutes: 12
- 45 to 59 minutes: 101
- 60 to 89 minutes: 88
- 90 or more minutes: 44
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 7,055
- In family households: 6,163 (908 male householders, 918 female householders)
954 spouses, 2,492 children (2,377 natural, 24 adopted, 91 stepchildren), 500 grandchildren, 73 brothers or sisters, 69 parents, 110 other relatives, 139 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 892 (322 male householders (280 living alone)), 495 female householders (481 living alone)), 75 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 260 (210 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 684 2-persons, 438 3-persons, 301 4-persons, 242 5-persons, 124 6-persons, 37 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 761 1-person, 52 2-persons, 4 3-persons.
744 married couples with children.
1,098 single-parent households (97 men, 1,001 women).
96.3% of residents of 72342 zip code speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% very well, 7% well, 23% not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% very well, 26% well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 68 (0.9%)
(76.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.9% | | Whole state: | 2.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- India (41%)
- Philippines (15%)
- France (10%)
- Germany (10%)
- United Kingdom (9%)
- Panama (9%)
- Malaysia (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 15
- 1985 to 1989: 20
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 20
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 13
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White population: 2,496
Black population: 4,743
American Indian population: 8
Asian population: 41
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 22
Two or more races population: 47

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 4180 |
|  United States or American: 560 |
|  Irish: 312 |
|  English: 171 |
|  German: 139 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 115 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 111 |
|  African: 111 |
|  Italian: 71 |
|  French (except Basque): 69 |
|  European: 40 |
|  Dutch: 27 |
|  Swedish: 24 |
|  Scottish: 21 |
|  British: 13 |
|  Northern European: 8 |
|  Welsh: 8 |
|  Lithuanian: 7 |
|  Alsatian: 7 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- HELENA, CITY OF (702 CHERRY STREET in HELENA, AR)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1988-0624, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-06-2004-1802, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
STATE MASTER (PDS) - SOLID WASTE-0069-S, REFUSE DISPOSAL, WATER-AR0021491, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, WATER-AR0033804, WATER-AR0034231, WATER-AR0034240, WATER-AR0043389, NPDES MAJOR, WATER-ARR00C436, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-AR0000419 1, WATER TREATMENT PLANT
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: HELENA, CITY OF-WWTP, HELENA WATER SEWER
- CEDAR CHEMICAL (49 PHILLIPS RD. 311 in HELENA, AR)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1999-0936, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-2003-0309,
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
STATE MASTER (PDS) - AIR-0126-AR-4, AIR PROGRAM, AIR-0878-A, AIR-0878-AR-10, AIR MINOR, AIR-0878-AR-11, AIR-0878-AR-12, AIR-0878-AR-13, AIR-0878-AR-2, AIR PROGRAM, AIR-0878-AR-3, AIR-0878-AR-4, AIR-0878-AR-7, AIR-0878-AR-8, AIR-0878-AR-9, AIR-1351-A, WATER-1130-W, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT, WATER-AR0036412, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, WATER-ARR00B259, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PESTICIDES AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER BASIC INORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING.
Alternative names: CEDAR CHEMICAL/VERTAC
- BLACKHAWK WAREHOUSING/LEASING (407 PHILLIPS 311 RD in HELENA, AR)
STATE MASTER (PDS) - WATER-ARR00B680, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: BLACKHAWK WAREHOUSING & LEASING CO (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BLACKHAWK WHSG & LEASING CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMERICAN CYANAMID (BLACKHAWK WAREHOUSE), BLACKHAWK WAREHOUSING & LEASING CO, CROMPTON CORPORATION, CYMETECH LLC C/O BLACKHAWK WAREHOUSING
- ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY (HWY 20-SOUTH in HELENA, AR)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-06-2002-3721, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2002-3721, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: SOYBEAN OIL MILLS; GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
Business NAICS classification: SOYBEAN PROCESSING.
Alternative names: ADM, QUINCY SOYBEAN COMPANY OF ARKANSAS, QUINCY SOYBEAN CO OF ARKANSAS, QUINCY SOYBEAN CO OF AR LABORATORY
- BPS INCORPORATED (28 PHILLIPS RD. 324 in HELENA, AR)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1997-0787, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PACKING AND CRATING; FARM SUPPLIES; BUSINESS SERVICES
Alternative names: BPS INC UNIT 1
- ENTERGY ARK-RITCHIE (598 PHILLIPS 408 ROAD in HELENA, AR)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
Business NAICS classification: FOSSIL FUEL ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION.
Organizations: ENTERGY POWER, INC. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, ENTERGY POWER, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
, ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ENTERGY AR, INC-RITCHIE PLANT, ENTERGY-RITCHIE PLANT, ENTERGY SERVICES, INC., ROBERT E RITCHIE
- BPS INCORPORATED UNIT 2 (794 PHILLIPS RD 311 in HELENA, AR)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2001-2751, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: PACKAGING PAPER AND PLASTICS FILM, COATED AND LAMINATED
Organizations: BRS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: BPS, INC., BPS, INC. UNIT II
- JOHNNY S SERVICE STATION (COLUMBIA AT RIGHTOR ST in HELENA, AR)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1998-0681, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
STATE MASTER (PDS) - RST-54000113, FACILITY
Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
Organizations: PETROLEUM PRODUCTS COMPANY (CONTACT/GENERAL)
Alternative names: JOHNNY SVC STA
- AMERIMAX COATED PRODUCTS (215 PHILLIPS 324 ROAD in HELENA, AR)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: ALUMINUM SHEET, PLATE, AND FOIL; COATING, ENGRAVING, AND ALLIED SERVICES
Business NAICS classification: ALUMINUM SHEET, PLATE, AND FOIL MANUFACTURING.; METAL COATING, ENGRAVING (EXCEPT JEWELRY AND SILVERWARE), AND ALLIED SERVICES TO MANUFACTURERS.
Organizations: AMERIMAX COATED PRODUCTS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, EURAMAX INTERNATIONAL (CONTACT/OWNER)
, EURAMAX INTERNATIONAL INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BUNGE NORTH AMERICA, INC (103 HANKS LANE in HELENA, AR)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (PDS) - AIR-0856-A, AIR PROGRAM, AIR-0856-AR-1, AIR-0856-AR-2, AIR MINOR, AIR-0856-AR-3, AIR-0856-AR-4, AIR-0856-AR-5,
Business SIC classification: SOYBEAN OIL MILLS
Alternative names: BUNGE CORPORATION
- C.V. WHITE HIGH SCHOOL (14582 HWY 44 in HELENA, AR)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5405037
Organizations: LAKE VIEW (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- HELM FERTILIZER HELENA TERM. (SLACK WATER HARBOR in HELENA, AR)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (PDS) - AIR-1765-A, AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: FARM SUPPLIES
- J.F. WAHL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (125 HICKORY HILL in HELENA, AR)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5403015
Organizations: HELENA/ W.HELENA (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,106
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (73%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Wood (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 5895
- Northeast: 25
- Midwest: 282
- South: 960
- West: 74
56% of the 72342 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Arkansas.
Population in 1990: 9,515. Population change in the 1990s: -2,158 (-22.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 130
| Here: | 11.3% | | Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 41
| Here: | 8.0% | | Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 60
| Here: | 27.8% | | Arkansas: | 14.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- HILL AND HILL CONSTRUCTION CO (2267 HWY 242 S STE A in HELENA, AR; small business): $1,021,717 in 3 contracts from 2001 to 2006
$886,717 with Army for Mineral Construction Materials, Bulk. Signed on 2006-06-01. Completion date: 2006-08-31.
$119,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Miscellaneous Construction Materials. Signed on 2002-07-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
$16,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2001-05-15. Completion date: 2001-07-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 2, 20-49: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (10-19: 3, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 7)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
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.)
People in group quarters
- 121 people in nursing homes
- 69 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 50 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 20 people in other group homes
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 12
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 20
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 13
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 38
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 10
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 17
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 10
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 22
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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