Cleveland County, Arkansas (AR)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,409
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,692
Renter-occupied apartments: 707 (it was 581 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 18% |
State: | 33% |
Land area: 598 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 13 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (31.7%), Manufacturing (16.3%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 70%
- Government: 22%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 6,24483.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,08514.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1261.7%Two or more races
- 190.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 42.4 years |
Arkansas median age: | 38.5 years |
Males: 3,565 | ![]() |
Females: 4,116 | ![]() |

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Cleveland County: | 2.0 people |
Arkansas: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $48,557 ($32,405 in 1999)
This county: | $48,557 |
Arkansas: | $52,528 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $398 (lower quartile is $319, upper quartile is $492)
This county: | $398 |
State: | $625 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $109,875 (it was $47,800 in 2000)
Cleveland: | $109,875 |
Arkansas: | $162,300 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,030
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $370
Institutionalized population: 52
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 16
- Burglaries: 53
- Thefts: 65
- Auto thefts: 12
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 2
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 37
- Burglaries: 40
- Thefts: 58
- Auto thefts: 13
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 0 buildings
- 2020: 0 buildings
- 2019: 0 buildings
- 2018: 0 buildings
- 2017: 0 buildings
- 2016: 0 buildings
- 2015: 0 buildings
- 2014: 0 buildings
- 2013: 0 buildings
- 2012: 0 buildings
- 2011: 0 buildings
- 2010: 0 buildings
- 2009: 1 building, cost: $15,000
- 2008: 0 buildings
- 2007: 1 building, cost: $150,000
- 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $60,700
- 2005: 0 buildings
- 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $144,000
- 2003: 0 buildings
- 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $91,000
- 2001: 0 buildings
- 2000: 0 buildings
- 1999: 0 buildings
- 1998: 0 buildings
- 1997: 0 buildings
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $808 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $564 (0.6%)
Cleveland County: | 12.6% |
Arkansas: | 16.3% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 42.4 years old
(Males: 45.3 years old, Females: 40.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.6 years old, Black residents: 37.3 years old, American Indian residents: 78.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 20.8 years old, Other race residents: 9.8 years old)
Area name: Pine Bluff, AR MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cleveland County is $420 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $526 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $631 a month.
Cities in this county include: Rison, Kingsland, Rye, New Edinburg, Staves.
Neighboring counties: Forsyth County, Georgia , Greene County, Georgia
, Polk County, Georgia
, Richmond County, Georgia
, Walton County, Georgia
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Here: | 2.8% |
Arkansas: | 2.6% |
Current college students: 253
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 20 (85.1% naturalized citizens)
Cleveland County: | 0.3% |
Whole state: | 4.7% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 02010 or later
- 02000 to 2009
- 01990 to 1999
- 351980 to 1989
- 31970 to 1979
- 24Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 29.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,512
- One, attached: 26
- Two: 29
- 3 or 4: 21
- 5 to 9: 17
- 20 or more: 19
- Mobile homes: 1,029
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Housing units in Cleveland County with a mortgage: 916 (27 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
Here: | 100.0% with mortgage |
State: | 98.7% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Cleveland County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 3,392 | 23 |
Mainline Protestant | 546 | 10 |
Black Protestant | 331 | 3 |
None | 4,420 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Cleveland County: | 2.29 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Cleveland County: | 4.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Arkansas: | 4.94 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.14 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.66 / 10,000 pop. |
Cleveland County: | 11.4% |
Arkansas: | 9.8% |
Cleveland County: | 31.5% |
State: | 29.1% |
Here: | 13.0% |
State: | 13.6% |
Agriculture in Cleveland County:
Average size of farms: 162 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $261,850
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $40.88
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 99.46%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $169,988
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.25%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.17%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $67,941
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.18%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 25.81
Vegetables: 22 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Cleveland County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Arkansas state average. It is 408% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 282.0 miles away from Cleveland County center
On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 87.5 miles away from the county center
On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 89.9 miles away from the county center
On 2/28/2011 at 05:00:50, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 2.0 mi) earthquake occurred 94.7 miles away from the county center
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 160.9 miles away from Cleveland County center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 318.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Arkansas Severe Storms And Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: April 12, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4556-AR: July 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4556, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
- Arkansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4518, Natural disaster type: Other
- Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 08, 2016 to March 13, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4270: May 06, 2016, FEMA Id: 4270, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 14, 2011 to June 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1975: May 02, 2011, FEMA Id: 1975, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Arkansas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 23, 2009 to January 02, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1872: February 04, 2010, FEMA Id: 1872, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: October 29, 2009 to November 08, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1861: December 03, 2009, FEMA Id: 1861, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Arkansas Severe Storms and Flooding associated with Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: September 02, 2008 to September 08, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1793: September 18, 2008, FEMA Id: 1793, Natural disaster type: Storm, Hurricane, Flood
- Arkansas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3215: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3215, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Arkansas Severe Storms & Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2001 to March 21, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1363: March 13, 2001, FEMA Id: 1363, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 12, 2000 to January 08, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1354: December 29, 2000, FEMA Id: 1354, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Cleveland County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 11, Floods: 9, Tornadoes: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Winds: 2, Ice Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 697 (72.9%)
- Carpooled: 70 (7.3%)
- Walked: 30 (3.1%)
- Worked at home: 211 (22.1%)
- Health care and social assistance (32%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Retail trade (16%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Manufacturing (4%)
- Transportation and warehousing (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (30%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Retail trade (15%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Manufacturing (4%)
- Transportation and warehousing (4%)
- Production occupations (23%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Sales and related occupations (5%)
- Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (4%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (21%)
- Sales and related occupations (16%)
- Health technologists and technicians (11%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Personal care and service occupations (6%)
- Healthcare support occupations (5%)
- Canada (62%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (14%)
- Germany (10%)
- Ireland (0%)
- Norway (0%)
- Sweden (0%)
- England (0%)
- English (29%)
- American (12%)
- Irish (11%)
- German (10%)
- European (2%)
- French (except Basque) (1%)
- Scottish (1%)
66 people in other group homes
3 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
6.01% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($45,361 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.01% |
Arkansas average: | 7.82% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.24% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($39,032 average AGI)
0.78% relocated from other states ($6,329 average AGI)
Cleveland County: 0.78% Arkansas average: 3.41%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Jefferson County, AR | ![]() |
6.30% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($41,221 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.30% |
Arkansas average: | 7.23% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.30% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($41,221 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Jefferson County, AR | ![]() |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 12.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.2%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,659 (1,271 aged, 388 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 271 (13%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Cleveland County, Arkansas in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (86)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (47)
- Congestive heart failure (32)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (20)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (12)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 7,681- Male householders: 1,417 (376 living alone), Female householders: 1,382 (475 living alone)
1,500 spouses (1,477 opposite-sex spouses), 60 unmarried partners, (60 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,454 children (2,203 natural, 124 adopted, 116 stepchildren), 285 grandchildren, 73 brothers or sisters, 199 parents, 0 foster children, 92 other relatives, 134 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 70
Size of family households: 941 2-persons, 478 3-persons, 253 4-persons, 193 5-persons, 43 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 851 1-person, 44 2-persons, 5 3-persons.
982 married couples with children.
340 single-parent households (81 men, 259 women).
99.3% of residents of Cleveland speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $46,853,000 ($5,299 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $820,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $23,932,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,034,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $103,000
Federal grants: $11,357,000
Federal procurement contracts: $411,000 ($57,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,014,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $125,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,571,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 553Here: | 62 per 1000 residents |
State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 439
Here: | 49 per 1000 residents |
State: | 53 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +26
Here: | +3 per 1000 residents |
State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +204
Here: | +23 per 1000 residents |
State: | +13 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.33 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 6.2 |
State: | 6.2 |
Here: | 5.0 |
State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Cleveland County, Arkansas
- 52020 or later
- 4282010 to 2019
- 4762000 to 2009
- 6451990 to 1999
- 5491980 to 1989
- 8011970 to 1979
- 3191960 to 1969
- 2051950 to 1959
- 1331940 to 1949
- 621939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cleveland County, Arkansas
- 141 room
- 52 rooms
- 193 rooms
- 2524 rooms
- 4735 rooms
- 6796 rooms
- 4527 rooms
- 2058 rooms
- 2289+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cleveland County, Arkansas
- 01 room
- 22 rooms
- 373 rooms
- 1224 rooms
- 1325 rooms
- 976 rooms
- 557 rooms
- 98 rooms
- 269+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cleveland County, Arkansas
- 14no bedroom
- 141 bedroom
- 3192 bedrooms
- 1,5963 bedrooms
- 3354 bedrooms
- 525+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cleveland County, Arkansas
- 0no bedroom
- 321 bedroom
- 1842 bedrooms
- 2443 bedrooms
- 354 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Cleveland County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 88no vehicle
- 4371 vehicle
- 8782 vehicles
- 7753 vehicles
- 1244 vehicles
- 385+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Cleveland County in renter-occupied apartments
- 131no vehicle
- 1921 vehicle
- 1172 vehicles
- 453 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
95.6% of Cleveland County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 96% lived in Arkansas.
Cleveland County: | 95.6% |
State average: | 85.9% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6,309
- Other state: 1,338
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 226
- South: 908
- West: 205
- 61.8%Electricity
- 19.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 13.3%Utility gas
- 3.2%Wood
- 1.5%Solar energy
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 54.3%Electricity
- 22.8%Utility gas
- 17.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.7%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 1.7% |
Arkansas: | 10.6% |
Here: | 3.1% |
Arkansas: | 9.8% |
Here: | 0.0% |
Arkansas: | 18.4% |
Cleveland County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Current Operations - General - Other: $5,413,000
Regular Highways: $1,189,000
Parks and Recreation: $566,000
Police Protection: $497,000
Central Staff Services: $212,000
Financial Administration: $198,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $123,000
General Public Buildings: $81,000
Libraries: $46,000
Correctional Institutions: $36,000
Health - Other: $26,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $596,000
- Tax - Property: $3,784,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $607,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,358,000
Cleveland County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Current Operations - General - Other: $5,413,000
Regular Highways: $1,189,000
Parks and Recreation: $566,000
Police Protection: $497,000
Central Staff Services: $212,000
Financial Administration: $198,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $123,000
General Public Buildings: $81,000
Libraries: $46,000
Correctional Institutions: $36,000
Health - Other: $26,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $596,000
- Tax - Property: $3,784,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $607,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,358,000
Cleveland County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Current Operations - General - Other: $5,413,000
Regular Highways: $1,189,000
Parks and Recreation: $566,000
Police Protection: $497,000
Central Staff Services: $212,000
Financial Administration: $198,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $123,000
General Public Buildings: $81,000
Libraries: $46,000
Correctional Institutions: $36,000
Health - Other: $26,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $596,000
- Tax - Property: $3,784,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $607,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,358,000
Cleveland County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Current Operations - General - Other: $5,413,000
Regular Highways: $1,189,000
Parks and Recreation: $566,000
Police Protection: $497,000
Central Staff Services: $212,000
Financial Administration: $198,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $123,000
General Public Buildings: $81,000
Libraries: $46,000
Correctional Institutions: $36,000
Health - Other: $26,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $596,000
- Tax - Property: $3,784,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $607,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,358,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 246
- Number of aged recipients: 27
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 219
- Number of recipients under 18: 47
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 142
- Number of recipients older than 64: 57
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 99
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 96
Most common first names in Cleveland County, AR among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 88 | 72.7 years |
John | 66 | 74.3 years |
William | 52 | 74.4 years |
Mary | 43 | 81.2 years |
Willie | 32 | 79.6 years |
Robert | 28 | 75.0 years |
Charles | 25 | 71.3 years |
Thomas | 19 | 78.4 years |
George | 17 | 75.6 years |
Henry | 17 | 76.9 years |
Most common last names in Cleveland County, AR among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Brown | 37 | 75.7 years |
Wilson | 35 | 76.0 years |
Reed | 34 | 80.0 years |
Johnson | 31 | 77.5 years |
Smith | 27 | 66.4 years |
Ashcraft | 25 | 77.4 years |
Taylor | 24 | 75.0 years |
Rogers | 22 | 77.3 years |
Gavin | 20 | 77.7 years |
White | 19 | 69.6 years |