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: 14 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.0%), Manufacturing (18.3%), Retail trade (10.3%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 73%
- Government: 23%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 6,87284.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,05813.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1041.3%Hispanic or Latino
- 1001.2%Two or more races
- 120.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 43.7 years |
Arkansas median age: | 38.8 years |
Males: 4,014 | ![]() |
Females: 4,163 | ![]() |

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Cleveland County: | 2.0 people |
Arkansas: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $48,013 ($32,405 in 1999)
This county: | $48,013 |
Arkansas: | $48,952 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $420 (lower quartile is $317, upper quartile is $473)
This county: | $420 |
State: | $576 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $103,482 (it was $47,800 in 2000)
Cleveland: | $103,482 |
Arkansas: | $136,200 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,061
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $319
Institutionalized population: 52
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 4
- Burglaries: 43
- Thefts: 33
- Auto thefts: 7
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 2
- Burglaries: 71
- Thefts: 43
- Auto thefts: 5
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 0 buildings
- 1998: 0 buildings
- 1999: 0 buildings
- 2000: 0 buildings
- 2001: 0 buildings
- 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $91,000
- 2003: 0 buildings
- 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $144,000
- 2005: 0 buildings
- 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $60,700
- 2007: 1 building, cost: $150,000
- 2008: 0 buildings
- 2009: 1 building, cost: $15,000
- 2010: 0 buildings
- 2011: 0 buildings
- 2012: 0 buildings
- 2013: 0 buildings
- 2014: 0 buildings
- 2015: 0 buildings
- 2016: 0 buildings
- 2017: 0 buildings
- 2018: 0 buildings
- 2019: 0 buildings
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $736 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $466 (0.6%)
Cleveland County: | 17.5% |
Arkansas: | 16.2% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 43.7 years old
(Males: 43.9 years old, Females: 43.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.9 years old, Black residents: 37.5 years old, American Indian residents: 74.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 20.2 years old, Other race residents: 9.4 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: | 6.4% |
Arkansas: | 5.7% |
Current college students: 253
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 73 (16.1% naturalized citizens)
Cleveland County: | 0.9% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 02010 or later
- 442000 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: 2,830
- One, attached: 11
- Two: 57
- 3 or 4: 27
- 5 to 9: 9
- 10 to 19: 8
- 20 or more: 16
- Mobile homes: 1,197
Housing units in Cleveland County with a mortgage: 950 (14 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,525
Here: | 99.9% with mortgage |
State: | 53.0% 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: 869 (79.4%)
- Carpooled: 47 (4.3%)
- Bus: 2 (0.2%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 25 (2.3%)
- Walked: 105 (9.6%)
- Worked at home: 46 (4.2%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Production occupations (17%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (12%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (18%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Mexico (77%)
- Canada (7%)
- Germany (4%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (3%)
- Norway (0%)
- Sweden (0%)
- England (0%)
- English (22%)
- American (22%)
- German (5%)
- Irish (4%)
- European (2%)
- Scottish (1%)
- French (except Basque) (1%)
3 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
52 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
4.97% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($36,527 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.97% |
Arkansas average: | 6.87% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.97% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($36,527 average AGI)
0.83% relocated from other states ($6,336 average AGI)
Cleveland County: 0.83% Arkansas average: 2.88%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Jefferson County, AR | ![]() |
5.08% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($39,470 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.08% |
Arkansas average: | 6.90% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.08% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($39,470 average AGI)
0.98% relocated to other states ($9,955 average AGI)
Cleveland County: 0.98% Arkansas average: 2.91%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Jefferson County, AR | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.5
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: 8,177- Male householders: 1,710 (477 living alone), Female householders: 1,519 (488 living alone)
1,685 spouses (1,685 opposite-sex spouses), 117 unmarried partners, (117 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,280 children (2,148 natural, 65 adopted, 68 stepchildren), 331 grandchildren, 80 brothers or sisters, 117 parents, 15 foster children, 66 other relatives, 161 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 86
Size of family households: 1,287 2-persons, 420 3-persons, 352 4-persons, 144 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 43 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 963 1-person, 25 2-persons, 6 3-persons.
1,055 married couples with children.
447 single-parent households (55 men, 392 women).
98.8% of residents of Cleveland speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 42% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% 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: | 6.3 |
State: | 6.1 |
Here: | 5.1 |
State: | 4.5 |
- Year house built in Cleveland County, Arkansas
- 1812014 or later
- 1822010 to 2013
- 4662000 to 2009
- 9781990 to 1999
- 6701980 to 1989
- 7351970 to 1979
- 4311960 to 1969
- 2711950 to 1959
- 1401940 to 1949
- 1271939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cleveland County, Arkansas
- 21 room
- 52 rooms
- 303 rooms
- 2604 rooms
- 4205 rooms
- 6146 rooms
- 6517 rooms
- 2408 rooms
- 2509+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cleveland County, Arkansas
- 131 room
- 92 rooms
- 823 rooms
- 2014 rooms
- 1735 rooms
- 1726 rooms
- 467 rooms
- 258 rooms
- 549+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cleveland County, Arkansas
- 2no bedroom
- 141 bedroom
- 4692 bedrooms
- 1,5333 bedrooms
- 4014 bedrooms
- 295+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cleveland County, Arkansas
- 13no bedroom
- 701 bedroom
- 3212 bedrooms
- 3253 bedrooms
- 524 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Cleveland County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 105no vehicle
- 6121 vehicle
- 8102 vehicles
- 6263 vehicles
- 2154 vehicles
- 895+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Cleveland County in renter-occupied apartments
- 71no vehicle
- 3371 vehicle
- 2182 vehicles
- 813 vehicles
- 724 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
94.9% of Cleveland County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Arkansas.
Cleveland County: | 94.9% |
State average: | 84.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6,852
- Other state: 1,152
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 226
- South: 715
- West: 198
- 58.8%Electricity
- 19.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 13.7%Utility gas
- 7.2%Wood
- 1.0%Other fuel
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 58.0%Electricity
- 20.0%Utility gas
- 16.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.3%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 2.8% |
Arkansas: | 8.4% |
Here: | 12.1% |
Arkansas: | 7.1% |
Here: | 11.9% |
Arkansas: | 17.4% |
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 |