Hempstead County, Arkansas (AR)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,837
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 6,210
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,913 (it was 2,749 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 31% |
| State: | 33% |
Land area: 729 sq. mi.
Water area: 12.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 28 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (25.9%), Manufacturing (21.8%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 79%
- Government: 17%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 10,62452.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 6,00629.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,83914.0%Hispanic or Latino
- 6913.4%Two or more races
- 600.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 560.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 250.1%Asian alone
- 190.09%Some other race alone
| Median resident age: | 41.2 years |
| Arkansas median age: | 38.5 years |
| Males: 9,609 |  (46.9%) |
| Females: 10,875 |  (53.1%) |
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| Hempstead County: | 2.0 people |
| Arkansas: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $43,930 ($28,622 in 1999)
| This county: | $43,930 |
| Arkansas: | $52,528 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $468 (lower quartile is $381, upper quartile is $580)
| This county: | $468 |
| State: | $625 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $106,220 (it was $49,100 in 2000)
| Hempstead: | $106,220 |
| Arkansas: | $162,300 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $980Detached houses: $203,710
Here: $203,710 State: $217,614 Townhouses or other attached units: $117,472
Here: $117,472 State: $173,065 Mobile homes: $57,761
Here: $57,761 State: $84,948
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $310
Institutionalized population: 231
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 7
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 31
- Burglaries: 24
- Thefts: 67
- Auto thefts: 9
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 7
- Robberies: 3
- Assaults: 31
- Burglaries: 25
- Thefts: 92
- Auto thefts: 21
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 1 building, cost: $12,000
- 2020: 0 buildings
- 2019: 0 buildings
- 2018: 0 buildings
- 2017: 0 buildings
- 2016: 1 building, cost: $225,000
- 2015: 50 buildings, average cost: $105,600
- 2014: 3 buildings, average cost: $210,300
- 2013: 0 buildings
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $149,900
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $90,000
- 2010: 5 buildings, average cost: $121,700
- 2009: 6 buildings, average cost: $180,500
- 2008: 0 buildings
- 2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $83,900
- 2006: 22 buildings, average cost: $116,200
- 2005: 22 buildings, average cost: $114,200
- 2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $147,700
- 2003: 19 buildings, average cost: $84,400
- 2002: 21 buildings, average cost: $84,700
- 2001: 18 buildings, average cost: $82,700
- 2000: 16 buildings, average cost: $89,600
- 1999: 15 buildings, average cost: $58,600
- 1998: 14 buildings, average cost: $58,600
- 1997: 12 buildings, average cost: $58,600
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $616 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $396 (0.4%)
| Hempstead County: | 25.0% |
| Arkansas: | 16.3% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 41.2 years old
(Males: 39.4 years old, Females: 41.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.4 years old, Black residents: 35.8 years old, American Indian residents: 33.1 years old, Asian residents: 52.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 20.6 years old, Other race residents: 22.2 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hempstead County is $400 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $468 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $561 a month.
Cities in this county include: Hope, Blevins, Perrytown, Fulton, Washington, McCaskill, Ozan, Patmos, Oakhaven, McNab.
Neighboring counties: Aiken County, South Carolina 
, Florence County, South Carolina , Richland County, South Carolina , Cottle County, Texas 
, Forsyth County, Georgia , Walton County, Georgia , Warren County, Georgia .
| Here: | 2.5% |
| Arkansas: | 2.6% |
Current college students: 932
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,227 (19.0% naturalized citizens)
| Hempstead County: | 6.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.7% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 282010 or later
- 3402000 to 2009
- 4341990 to 1999
- 2301980 to 1989
- 1221970 to 1979
- 81Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 7,227
- One, attached: 24
- Two: 309
- 3 or 4: 181
- 5 to 9: 140
- 10 to 19: 86
- 20 to 49: 9
- 50 or more: 25
- Mobile homes: 1,780
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11
Housing units in Hempstead County with a mortgage: 2,303 (8 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 1 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
| Here: | 50.0% with mortgage |
| State: | 98.7% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Hempstead County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 7,340 | 38 |
| Black Protestant | 2,268 | 12 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,277 | 14 |
| Catholic | 386 | 1 |
| Other | 225 | 2 |
| None | 11,113 | - |
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:
Number of grocery stores: 7
| Hempstead County: | 3.02 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
| Arkansas: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16
| Hempstead County: | 6.91 / 10,000 pop. |
| Arkansas: | 4.94 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 12
| This county: | 5.19 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.66 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Hempstead County: | 11.4% |
| Arkansas: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Hempstead County: | 32.2% |
| State: | 29.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 16.0% |
| State: | 13.6% |
Agriculture in Hempstead County:
Average size of farms: 260 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $183,434
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $53.57
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.83%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 98.37%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $128,355
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.45%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $60,112
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.23%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 30.05
Vegetables: 58 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 1,565 acres
Earthquake activity:
Hempstead County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Arkansas state average. It is 459% 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 217.3 miles away from Hempstead County center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 263.7 miles away from the county center
On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 130.8 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 129.8 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 130.2 miles away from Hempstead 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 132.1 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 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: May 07, 2015 to June 15, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4226: June 26, 2015, FEMA Id: 4226, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- 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 Tropical Storm Ike, Incident Period: September 13, 2008 to September 23, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1804: October 22, 2008, FEMA Id: 1804, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 18, 2008 to April 28, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1751: March 26, 2008, FEMA Id: 1751, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, 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 and Flooding, Incident Period: May 30, 2004 to July 09, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1528: June 30, 2004, FEMA Id: 1528, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- 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
- Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 12, 2000 to January 08, 2001, Emergency Declared EM-3159: December 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 3159, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Hempstead County (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 14, Floods: 12, Tornadoes: 6, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 6,987 (82.7%)
- Carpooled: 825 (9.8%)
- Bus: 70 (0.8%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 24 (0.3%)
- Walked: 29 (0.3%)
- Worked at home: 258 (3.1%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Manufacturing (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Retail trade (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Manufacturing (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Retail trade (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Production occupations (20%)
- Material moving occupations (13%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (14%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (6%)
- Mexico (84%)
- Canada (5%)
- Honduras (2%)
- El Salvador (2%)
- Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (1%)
- Thailand (1%)
- Russia (1%)
- American (9%)
- English (9%)
- Irish (5%)
- German (5%)
- Polish (1%)
- Scottish (1%)
- Scotch-Irish (1%)
People in group quarters in Hempstead County, Arkansas in 2010:
- 180 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 51 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 48 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 22 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
People in group quarters in Hempstead County, Arkansas in 2000:
- 192 people in nursing homes
- 49 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 22 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 3 people in religious group quarters
5.57% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($31,879 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.57% |
| Arkansas average: | 7.82% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.92% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($20,938 average AGI)
1.65% relocated from other states ($10,941 average AGI)
Hempstead County: 1.65% Arkansas average: 3.41%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Nevada County, AR |  0.73% ($27,961 average AGI) |
| from Howard County, AR | 0.64% ($32,778) |
| from Miller County, AR | 0.56% ($28,359) |
| from Bowie County, TX | 0.36% ($49,200) |
6.10% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($36,538 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.10% |
| Arkansas average: | 7.23% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.48% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($28,343 average AGI)
1.62% relocated to other states ($8,196 average AGI)
Hempstead County: 1.62% Arkansas average: 2.79%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Howard County, AR | 0.75% ($34,642 average AGI) |
| to Miller County, AR | 0.75% ($40,113) |
| to Bowie County, TX | 0.73% ($30,098) |
| to Nevada County, AR | 0.73% ($29,824) |
| to Pulaski County, AR | 0.34% ($54,167) |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.1
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.8%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,883 (2,982 aged, 901 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 668 (11%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Hempstead County, Arkansas in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (914)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (355)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (213)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (155)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (71)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (53)
- Congestive heart failure (27)
- Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (22)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (22)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (11)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 20,484- Male householders: 3,769 (1,275 living alone), Female householders: 3,955 (970 living alone)
3,590 spouses (3,590 opposite-sex spouses), 392 unmarried partners, (371 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,893 children (5,556 natural, 33 adopted, 322 stepchildren), 909 grandchildren, 162 brothers or sisters, 479 parents, 7 foster children, 505 other relatives, 489 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 324
Size of family households: 2,606 2-persons, 1,031 3-persons, 776 4-persons, 475 5-persons, 136 6-persons, 89 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,246 1-person, 330 2-persons, 34 3-persons.
2,259 married couples with children.
1,891 single-parent households (509 men, 1,382 women).
90.1% of residents of Hempstead speak English at home.
9.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $137,054,000 ($5,840 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,475,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $51,936,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,407,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $990,000
Federal grants: $38,076,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,080,000 ($210,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,565,000 ($2,292,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,535,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,518,000
Federal Government insurance: $430,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,743| Here: | 75 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,323
| Here: | 57 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 53 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +609
| Here: | +26 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,191
| Here: |  -51 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  +13 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.05 millions of gallons per day (79% from ground, 21% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 |
| State: | 6.2 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.9 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Hempstead County, Arkansas
- 02020 or later
- 7412010 to 2019
- 7482000 to 2009
- 1,1131990 to 1999
- 1,7671980 to 1989
- 2,0251970 to 1979
- 1,1941960 to 1969
- 8651950 to 1959
- 4701940 to 1949
- 6761939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hempstead County, Arkansas
- 01 room
- 52 rooms
- 1733 rooms
- 3964 rooms
- 1,3275 rooms
- 1,4796 rooms
- 1,1477 rooms
- 4818 rooms
- 3219+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hempstead County, Arkansas
- 1631 room
- 252 rooms
- 1833 rooms
- 4334 rooms
- 8365 rooms
- 4126 rooms
- 1687 rooms
- 1158 rooms
- 29+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hempstead County, Arkansas
- 0no bedroom
- 751 bedroom
- 1,0912 bedrooms
- 3,3603 bedrooms
- 7604 bedrooms
- 485+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hempstead County, Arkansas
- 165no bedroom
- 1161 bedroom
- 7402 bedrooms
- 1,2213 bedrooms
- 1524 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Hempstead County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 171no vehicle
- 9581 vehicle
- 2,4302 vehicles
- 1,0923 vehicles
- 5084 vehicles
- 2125+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Hempstead County in renter-occupied apartments
- 494no vehicle
- 9441 vehicle
- 6422 vehicles
- 2293 vehicles
- 434 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
88.7% of Hempstead County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Arkansas.
| Hempstead County: | 88.7% |
| State average: | 85.9% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 12,277
- Other state: 6,851
- Northeast: 260
- Midwest: 564
- South: 5,237
- West: 811
- 49.7%Electricity
- 38.8%Utility gas
- 6.3%Wood
- 5.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 47.5%Electricity
- 40.0%Utility gas
- 7.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.1%Wood
- 1.1%No fuel used
- 0.2%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 229
| Here: | 8.7% |
| Arkansas: | 10.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 29
| Here: | 2.6% |
| Arkansas: | 9.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 95
| Here: | 17.1% |
| Arkansas: | 18.4% |
Hempstead County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $367,000
Other: $308,000
Solid Waste Management: $270,000
Solid Waste Management: $238,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $1,609,000
Libraries: $605,000
Libraries: $411,000
Water Utilities: $195,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,229,000
Regular Highways: $3,131,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,178,000
Police Protection: $1,910,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,718,000
Police Protection: $1,597,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,133,000
Solid Waste Management: $858,000
Financial Administration: $781,000
Central Staff Services: $757,000
General - Other: $728,000
Central Staff Services: $720,000
Financial Administration: $717,000
Libraries: $607,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $494,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $419,000
Libraries: $345,000
General - Other: $274,000
Local Fire Protection: $97,000
Public Welfare - Other: $91,000
Public Welfare - Other: $89,000
Local Fire Protection: $85,000
Health - Other: $55,000
Health - Other: $49,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $195,000
Other: $186,000
General Local Government Support: $89,000
General Local Government Support: $84,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,537,000
Other - General - Other: $1,465,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Other Higher Education: $1,481,000
Other Higher Education: $1,398,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,180,000
Fines and Forfeits: $637,000
General Revenue - Other: $579,000
Fines and Forfeits: $553,000
Interest Earnings: $142,000
Interest Earnings: $109,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $89,000
General - Other: $86,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,971,000
Cash and Securities: $10,570,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,559,000
Highways: $1,547,000
General Local Government Support: $608,000
General Local Government Support: $570,000
Other: $139,000
Other: $137,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,053,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,884,000
Property: $3,161,000
Property: $2,855,000
Public Utilities Sales: $252,000
Public Utilities Sales: $221,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,653,000
Hempstead County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $367,000
Other: $308,000
Solid Waste Management: $270,000
Solid Waste Management: $238,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $1,609,000
Libraries: $605,000
Libraries: $411,000
Water Utilities: $195,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,229,000
Regular Highways: $3,131,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,178,000
Police Protection: $1,910,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,718,000
Police Protection: $1,597,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,133,000
Solid Waste Management: $858,000
Financial Administration: $781,000
Central Staff Services: $757,000
General - Other: $728,000
Central Staff Services: $720,000
Financial Administration: $717,000
Libraries: $607,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $494,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $419,000
Libraries: $345,000
General - Other: $274,000
Local Fire Protection: $97,000
Public Welfare - Other: $91,000
Public Welfare - Other: $89,000
Local Fire Protection: $85,000
Health - Other: $55,000
Health - Other: $49,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $195,000
Other: $186,000
General Local Government Support: $89,000
General Local Government Support: $84,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,537,000
Other - General - Other: $1,465,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Other Higher Education: $1,481,000
Other Higher Education: $1,398,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,180,000
Fines and Forfeits: $637,000
General Revenue - Other: $579,000
Fines and Forfeits: $553,000
Interest Earnings: $142,000
Interest Earnings: $109,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $89,000
General - Other: $86,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,971,000
Cash and Securities: $10,570,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,559,000
Highways: $1,547,000
General Local Government Support: $608,000
General Local Government Support: $570,000
Other: $139,000
Other: $137,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,053,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,884,000
Property: $3,161,000
Property: $2,855,000
Public Utilities Sales: $252,000
Public Utilities Sales: $221,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,653,000
Hempstead County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $367,000
Other: $308,000
Solid Waste Management: $270,000
Solid Waste Management: $238,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $1,609,000
Libraries: $605,000
Libraries: $411,000
Water Utilities: $195,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,229,000
Regular Highways: $3,131,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,178,000
Police Protection: $1,910,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,718,000
Police Protection: $1,597,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,133,000
Solid Waste Management: $858,000
Financial Administration: $781,000
Central Staff Services: $757,000
General - Other: $728,000
Central Staff Services: $720,000
Financial Administration: $717,000
Libraries: $607,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $494,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $419,000
Libraries: $345,000
General - Other: $274,000
Local Fire Protection: $97,000
Public Welfare - Other: $91,000
Public Welfare - Other: $89,000
Local Fire Protection: $85,000
Health - Other: $55,000
Health - Other: $49,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $195,000
Other: $186,000
General Local Government Support: $89,000
General Local Government Support: $84,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,537,000
Other - General - Other: $1,465,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Other Higher Education: $1,481,000
Other Higher Education: $1,398,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,180,000
Fines and Forfeits: $637,000
General Revenue - Other: $579,000
Fines and Forfeits: $553,000
Interest Earnings: $142,000
Interest Earnings: $109,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $89,000
General - Other: $86,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,971,000
Cash and Securities: $10,570,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,559,000
Highways: $1,547,000
General Local Government Support: $608,000
General Local Government Support: $570,000
Other: $139,000
Other: $137,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,053,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,884,000
Property: $3,161,000
Property: $2,855,000
Public Utilities Sales: $252,000
Public Utilities Sales: $221,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,653,000
Hempstead County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $367,000
Other: $308,000
Solid Waste Management: $270,000
Solid Waste Management: $238,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $1,609,000
Libraries: $605,000
Libraries: $411,000
Water Utilities: $195,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,229,000
Regular Highways: $3,131,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,178,000
Police Protection: $1,910,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,718,000
Police Protection: $1,597,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,133,000
Solid Waste Management: $858,000
Financial Administration: $781,000
Central Staff Services: $757,000
General - Other: $728,000
Central Staff Services: $720,000
Financial Administration: $717,000
Libraries: $607,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $494,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $419,000
Libraries: $345,000
General - Other: $274,000
Local Fire Protection: $97,000
Public Welfare - Other: $91,000
Public Welfare - Other: $89,000
Local Fire Protection: $85,000
Health - Other: $55,000
Health - Other: $49,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $195,000
Other: $186,000
General Local Government Support: $89,000
General Local Government Support: $84,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,537,000
Other - General - Other: $1,465,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Other Higher Education: $1,481,000
Other Higher Education: $1,398,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,180,000
Fines and Forfeits: $637,000
General Revenue - Other: $579,000
Fines and Forfeits: $553,000
Interest Earnings: $142,000
Interest Earnings: $109,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $89,000
General - Other: $86,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,971,000
Cash and Securities: $10,570,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,559,000
Highways: $1,547,000
General Local Government Support: $608,000
General Local Government Support: $570,000
Other: $139,000
Other: $137,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,053,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,884,000
Property: $3,161,000
Property: $2,855,000
Public Utilities Sales: $252,000
Public Utilities Sales: $221,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,653,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 910
- Number of aged recipients: 100
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 810
- Number of recipients under 18: 209
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 520
- Number of recipients older than 64: 181
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 339
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 415
| Most common first names in Hempstead County, AR among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 201 | 71.8 years |
| John | 148 | 76.0 years |
| Mary | 146 | 78.7 years |
| William | 145 | 75.9 years |
| Robert | 92 | 72.3 years |
| Willie | 79 | 77.0 years |
| Charles | 71 | 74.3 years |
| George | 67 | 77.7 years |
| Thomas | 56 | 73.8 years |
| Henry | 55 | 74.9 years |
| Most common last names in Hempstead County, AR among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 132 | 76.3 years |
| Jones | 96 | 77.8 years |
| Williams | 91 | 75.9 years |
| Johnson | 84 | 75.8 years |
| Brown | 68 | 74.5 years |
| White | 59 | 74.5 years |
| Cox | 57 | 74.4 years |
| Clark | 49 | 72.5 years |
| Turner | 47 | 75.3 years |
| Phillips | 46 | 77.4 years |
| Businesses in Hempstead County, AR | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 1 | Nike | 2 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
| Baskin-Robbins | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Best Western | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| Burger King | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Subway | 2 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| FedEx | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | UPS | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
| Jones New York | 1 | Waffle House | 1 | |
| KFC | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
| McDonald's | 1 | |||