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Ouachita County, Arkansas (AR)

County population in 2022: 22,807 (44% urban, 56% rural); it was 28,790 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,598
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,884
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 8,291
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,521 (it was 3,322 in 2000)
% of renters here:

29%
State:

33%

Land area: 732 sq. mi.

Water area: 7.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 31 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Ouachita County: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (28.6%), Educational, health and social services (20.4%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 73%
  • Government: 21%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Ouachita County, AR (2022)
    • 12,01754.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 8,87640.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 6322.9%Hispanic or Latino
    • 6002.7%Two or more races
    • 340.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 80.04%Asian alone
Median resident age:

44.5 years
Arkansas median age:

38.9 years
Males: 11,133  (48.8%)
Females: 11,674  (51.2%)
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Average household size:
Ouachita County:

2.0 people
Arkansas:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $46,589 ($29,341 in 1999)
This county:

$46,589
Arkansas:

$55,432

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $458 (lower quartile is $320, upper quartile is $563)
This county:

$458
State:

$654


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $106,286 (it was $47,200 in 2000)
Ouachita:

$106,286
Arkansas:

$179,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $59,174 - $205,366
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $979
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $373

Institutionalized population: 320

Crime in 2016 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 28
  • Burglaries: 33
  • Thefts: 51
  • Auto thefts: 14

Crime in 2013 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 17
  • Burglaries: 55
  • Thefts: 71
  • Auto thefts: 8
Ouachita County, AR map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 7 buildings, average cost: $165,900
  • 2021: 2 buildings, average cost: $433,800
  • 2020: 7 buildings, average cost: $200,000
  • 2019: 9 buildings, average cost: $164,800
  • 2018: 2 buildings, average cost: $86,000
  • 2017: 6 buildings, average cost: $172,100
  • 2016: 6 buildings, average cost: $65,500
  • 2015: 4 buildings, average cost: $223,000
  • 2014: 3 buildings, average cost: $87,700
  • 2013: 0 buildings
  • 2012: 2 buildings, average cost: $416,800
  • 2011: 7 buildings, average cost: $160,400
  • 2010: 6 buildings, average cost: $251,400
  • 2009: 3 buildings, average cost: $120,500
  • 2008: 9 buildings, average cost: $66,100
  • 2007: 7 buildings, average cost: $155,600
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $102,800
  • 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $107,100
  • 2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $108,700
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $96,400
  • 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $74,700
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $109,500
  • 2000: 8 buildings, average cost: $119,000
  • 1999: 14 buildings, average cost: $183,200
  • 1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $154,800
  • 1997: 13 buildings, average cost: $87,200
Number of permits per 10,000 Ouachita, AR residents
Average permit cost in Ouachita, AR

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $605 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $434 (0.4%)

Distribution of median household income in Ouachita, AR in 2022
Distribution of house value in Ouachita, AR in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Ouachita, AR in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 19.7%
Ouachita County:

19.7%
Arkansas:

16.8%
(14.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 25.3% for Black residents, 20.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 83.3% for American Indian residents, 25.0% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 44.5 years old
(Males: 40.2 years old, Females: 46.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.5 years old, Black residents: 40.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31.0 years old, Other race residents: 47.8 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ouachita County is $410 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $627 a month.

Cities in this county include: Camden, Stephens, Bearden, East Camden, Chidester, Louann.

Ouachita County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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Neighboring counties: Greenlee County, Arizona , Barnwell County, South Carolina , Calhoun County, Alabama , Lowndes County, Mississippi , Washington County, Mississippi , Lamar County, Texas .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.2%
Arkansas:

3.4%

Unemployment by year in Ouachita, AR
County total employment by year in Ouachita, AR
County average yearly wages by year in Ouachita, AR

Current college students: 965
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 97 (44.1% naturalized citizens)

Ouachita County:

0.4%
Whole state:

5.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 112010 or later
  • 192000 to 2009
  • 301990 to 1999
  • 421980 to 1989
  • 131970 to 1979
  • 39Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.3%

Ouachita County marital status for males Ouachita County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 8,923
  • One, attached: 67
  • Two: 310
  • 3 or 4: 598
  • 5 to 9: 206
  • 10 to 19: 63
  • 20 to 49: 27
  • 50 or more: 16
  • Mobile homes: 1,827
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Ouachita County with a mortgage: 2,851 (108 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5

Here:

28.6% with mortgage
State:

98.4% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Ouachita County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant13,41165
Black Protestant8,16542
Mainline Protestant2,11421
Other1732
Catholic1001
None2,157-
Ouachita County Religion Details
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: 8
Ouachita County:

3.07 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.02 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

0.38 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:

0.59 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
Ouachita County:

3.84 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:

4.94 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 10
This county:

3.84 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.66 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Ouachita County:

12.3%
Arkansas:

9.8%

Adult obesity rate:
Ouachita County:

32.0%
State:

29.1%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

12.3%
State:

13.6%

Agriculture in Ouachita County:

Average size of farms: 169 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $29,562
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $48.65
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 95.71%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $24,010
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.36%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $29,125
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.38%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.83
Vegetables: 52 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Ouachita County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Arkansas state average. It is 411% 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 260.3 miles away from Ouachita County center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 303.3 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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 116.5 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 119.1 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 120.7 miles away from Ouachita County center
On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 143.8 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: April 26, 2017 - May 19, 2017, FEMA Id: 4318, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • 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, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 26, 2015 to January 22, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4254: February 05, 2016, FEMA Id: 4254, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • 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 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 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
  • 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Ouachita County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 17
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 16, Floods: 12, Tornadoes: 7, Winds: 5, Winter Storms: 3, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Ouachita

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 5,946 (85.6%)
  • Carpooled: 494 (7.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 111 (1.6%)
  • Bicycle: 8 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 88 (1.3%)
  • Worked at home: 221 (3.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (20%)
  • Manufacturing (18%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Construction (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (23%)
  • Manufacturing (21%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Construction (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (21%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
  • Transportation occupations (8%)
  • Management occupations (7%)
  • Material moving occupations (7%)
  • Architecture and engineering occupations (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
  • Production occupations (13%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
  • Management occupations (7%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (41%)
  • Guatemala (32%)
  • Germany (7%)
  • Philippines (4%)
  • El Salvador (4%)
  • Nigeria (3%)
  • Canada (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Ouachita County


  • American (9%)
  • English (9%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • German (3%)
  • Scottish (2%)
  • French (except Basque) (1%)
  • Northern European (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Ouachita County, Arkansas in 2010:

  • 270 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 50 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 19 people in college/university student housing
  • 13 people in group homes intended for adults

People in group quarters in Ouachita County, Arkansas in 2000:

  • 195 people in nursing homes
  • 137 people in other group homes
  • 29 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 15 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 2 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $53,427.

5.90% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($43,228 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.90%
Arkansas average:

7.82%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.72% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($25,394 average AGI)
2.19% relocated from other states ($17,834 average AGI)
Ouachita County:

2.19%
Arkansas average:

3.41%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Union County, AR  0.87% ($42,014 average AGI)
from Calhoun County, AR  0.36% ($46,517)
from Pulaski County, AR  0.35% ($43,321)
from Columbia County, AR  0.34% ($36,259)
from Dallas County, AR  0.34% ($46,852)


6.15% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,236 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.15%
Arkansas average:

7.23%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.07% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($24,811 average AGI)
2.08% relocated to other states ($17,424 average AGI)
Ouachita County:

2.08%
Arkansas average:

2.79%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Union County, AR  0.76% ($35,426 average AGI)
to Pulaski County, AR  0.45% ($29,000)
to Dallas County, AR  0.41% ($36,667)
to Columbia County, AR  0.40% ($28,906)
to Calhoun County, AR  0.30% ($38,458)
to Garland County, AR  0.28% ($42,773)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.0

Births per 1000 population in Ouachita County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Ouachita County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.7

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Ouachita County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.1%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.3%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Ouachita County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Ouachita County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Ouachita County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Ouachita County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Ouachita County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Ouachita County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 5,636 (4,203 aged, 1,433 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 513 (8%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Ouachita County, Arkansas in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,129)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (488)
  • Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (445)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (256)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (254)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (203)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (191)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (124)
  • Congestive heart failure (79)
  • Cardiomyopathy, unspecified (34)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 125.3. This is less than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 22,807
  • Male householders: 3,935 (1,246 living alone), Female householders: 4,847 (1,716 living alone)
  • 3,687 spouses (3,657 opposite-sex spouses), 305 unmarried partners, (299 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,914 children (6,163 natural, 139 adopted, 624 stepchildren), 940 grandchildren, 399 brothers or sisters, 477 parents, 3 foster children, 528 other relatives, 330 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 384

Size of family households: 3,304 2-persons, 1,116 3-persons, 749 4-persons, 449 5-persons, 45 6-persons, 70 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,965 1-person, 120 2-persons, 1 4-persons.

2,286 married couples with children.
1,773 single-parent households (221 men, 1,552 women).

98.1% of residents of Ouachita speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% speak English very well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $206,633,000 ($7,552 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $14,143,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $87,497,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $49,716,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,597,000
Federal grants: $49,584,000
Federal procurement contracts: $7,454,000 ($6,013,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,785,000 ($4,395,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $304,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,636,000
Federal Government insurance: $10,152,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 1,838
Here:

68 per 1000 residents
State:

72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,023
Here:

75 per 1000 residents
State:

53 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +48
Here:

+2 per 1000 residents
State:

+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,519
Here -56 per 1000 residents
State +13 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Ouachita County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.27 millions of gallons per day (29% from ground, 71% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.9
State:

4.3

Year house built in Ouachita County, Arkansas
  • Year house built in Ouachita County, Arkansas
  • 352020 or later
  • 6592010 to 2019
  • 7552000 to 2009
  • 1,4951990 to 1999
  • 2,0141980 to 1989
  • 1,7381970 to 1979
  • 1,4051960 to 1969
  • 1,6991950 to 1959
  • 8881940 to 1949
  • 9411939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Ouachita County, Arkansas
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ouachita County, Arkansas
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ouachita County, Arkansas
  • 191 room
  • 722 rooms
  • 543 rooms
  • 5414 rooms
  • 1,9655 rooms
  • 1,4626 rooms
  • 1,2937 rooms
  • 4728 rooms
  • 6109+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ouachita County, Arkansas
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ouachita County, Arkansas
  • 501 room
  • 312 rooms
  • 2223 rooms
  • 4724 rooms
  • 8335 rooms
  • 3306 rooms
  • 1757 rooms
  • 208 rooms
  • 999+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Ouachita County, Arkansas
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ouachita County, Arkansas
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ouachita County, Arkansas
  • 20no bedroom
  • 1981 bedroom
  • 1,1362 bedrooms
  • 3,9973 bedrooms
  • 1,0044 bedrooms
  • 1325+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ouachita County, Arkansas
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ouachita County, Arkansas
  • 53no bedroom
  • 3181 bedroom
  • 8102 bedrooms
  • 9663 bedrooms
  • 1114 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Ouachita County, Arkansas in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Ouachita County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ouachita County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 559no vehicle
  • 1,7111 vehicle
  • 2,1052 vehicles
  • 1,3453 vehicles
  • 5024 vehicles
  • 2915+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Ouachita County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ouachita County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 609no vehicle
  • 1,1081 vehicle
  • 4962 vehicles
  • 903 vehicles
  • 224 vehicles
  • 15+ vehicles

92.0% of Ouachita County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Arkansas.

Ouachita County:

92.0%
State average:

87.0%

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

  • This state: 16,746
  • Other state: 5,780
  • Northeast: 217
  • Midwest: 1,263
  • South: 3,055
  • West: 1,260
Year householders moved into unit in Ouachita County, AR
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Ouachita County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 50.9%Utility gas
  • 35.6%Electricity
  • 6.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 6.5%Wood
  • 0.4%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 49.1%Electricity
  • 45.5%Utility gas
  • 3.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%Other fuel
  • 0.6%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 60
Here:

2.4%
Arkansas:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 70
Here:

5.7%
Arkansas:

8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 178
Here:

29.6%
Arkansas:

19.4%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Ouachita County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $230,985,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $191,467,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,740,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,678,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $365,278,000
    Hospital Public: $335,472,000
    Other: $172,052,000
    Other: $159,378,000
    Solid Waste Management: $34,975,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $31,835,000
    Solid Waste Management: $31,501,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $29,178,000
    Sewerage: $6,862,000
    Sewerage: $4,334,000
    Air Transportation: $4,278,000
    Air Transportation: $3,946,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,381,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,339,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,010,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,442,000
    Regular Highways: $188,000
    Regular Highways: $75,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $35,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $31,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $25,582,000
    Hospitals: $20,700,000
    Hospitals: $20,550,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $17,358,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,680,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,126,000
    General - Other: $47,000
    General - Other: $44,000
    Parks and Recreation: $24,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $344,380,000
    Hospitals: $306,771,000
    Health - Other: $226,013,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $193,938,000
    Health - Other: $187,787,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $170,988,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $147,171,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $136,881,000
    Police Protection: $70,425,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $69,879,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $67,505,000
    Correctional Institutions: $67,322,000
    General - Other: $64,726,000
    Police Protection: $63,165,000
    Correctional Institutions: $60,188,000
    General - Other: $58,652,000
    Corrections - Other: $30,386,000
    Solid Waste Management: $25,022,000
    Regular Highways: $24,892,000
    Corrections - Other: $24,763,000
    Solid Waste Management: $20,965,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $20,905,000
    Regular Highways: $20,676,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,890,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $16,998,000
    Financial Administration: $14,424,000
    Financial Administration: $13,976,000
    Central Staff Services: $9,848,000
    Water Utilities: $8,704,000
    Water Utilities: $7,863,000
    Sewerage: $7,697,000
    Sewerage: $7,382,000
    Libraries: $5,708,000
    Air Transportation: $5,053,000
    Libraries: $5,050,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $4,949,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,522,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,936,000
    Air Transportation: $3,033,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $197,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $33,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $31,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $56,835,000
    Other: $28,418,000
    Highways: $26,651,000
    Highways: $25,254,000
    Education: $24,604,000
    Education: $23,106,000
    Housing and Community Development: $13,235,000
    Air Transportation: $1,542,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,501,000
    Air Transportation: $1,281,000
    General Local Government Support: $6,000
    General Local Government Support: $6,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $14,966,000
    Interest on Debt: $7,606,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $51,877,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $44,721,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $9,205,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $8,702,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $50,523,000
    Education: $41,121,000
    Other: $5,583,000
    Housing and Community Development: $5,096,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,690,000
    Other: $3,838,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $628,780,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $595,760,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $595,745,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $555,666,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $47,296,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,897,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $37,225,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $34,325,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $31,425,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $28,525,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,261,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,804,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,900,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,900,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $30,702,000
    Special Assessments: $30,617,000
    Interest Earnings: $28,003,000
    General Revenue - Other: $14,245,000
    General Revenue - Other: $14,239,000
    Interest Earnings: $10,236,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $5,941,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $5,217,000
    Rents: $1,550,000
    Rents: $730,000
    Royalties: $37,000
    Royalties: $35,000
    Sale of Property: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $28,887,000
    General - Other: $9,321,000
    General - Other: $9,256,000
    General Public Building: $8,641,000
    Police Protection: $6,921,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,263,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,119,000
    Health - Other: $1,896,000
    Air Transportation: $1,662,000
    Air Transportation: $1,518,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,236,000
    Health - Other: $1,031,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $815,000
    Water Utilities: $704,000
    Parks and Recreation: $700,000
    Water Utilities: $648,000
    Police Protection: $586,000
    Central Staff Services: $224,000
    Corrections - Other: $157,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $125,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $78,000
    Correctional Institutions: $57,000
    Sewerage: $48,000
    Regular Highways: $31,000
    Sewerage: $29,000
    Financial Administration: $18,000
    Parks and Recreation: $14,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,566,596,000
    Cash and Securities: $417,978,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $10,258,000
    Water Utilities: $6,532,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $67,616,000
    Cash and Securities: $29,892,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $319,622,000
    Other: $275,373,000
    Public Welfare: $242,655,000
    Public Welfare: $230,095,000
    Health and Hospitals: $174,421,000
    Education: $148,949,000
    Education: $131,777,000
    Health and Hospitals: $115,639,000
    Highways: $31,096,000
    Highways: $18,397,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,571,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,337,000
    Water Utilities: $3,000
    Water Utilities: $3,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $292,502,000
    Property: $266,679,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $27,360,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $21,077,000
    Other: $11,572,000
    Other: $10,796,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $6,155,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,550,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,422,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $4,363,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $3,518,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $3,058,000
    Other License: $1,845,000
    Other License: $1,774,000
    Other Selective Sales: $700,000
    Other Selective Sales: $594,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $83,338,000
    : $71,210,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,281,000
    Interest on Debt: $2,428,000

Ouachita County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $230,985,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $191,467,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,740,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,678,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $365,278,000
    Hospital Public: $335,472,000
    Other: $172,052,000
    Other: $159,378,000
    Solid Waste Management: $34,975,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $31,835,000
    Solid Waste Management: $31,501,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $29,178,000
    Sewerage: $6,862,000
    Sewerage: $4,334,000
    Air Transportation: $4,278,000
    Air Transportation: $3,946,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,381,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,339,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,010,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,442,000
    Regular Highways: $188,000
    Regular Highways: $75,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $35,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $31,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $25,582,000
    Hospitals: $20,700,000
    Hospitals: $20,550,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $17,358,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,680,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,126,000
    General - Other: $47,000
    General - Other: $44,000
    Parks and Recreation: $24,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $344,380,000
    Hospitals: $306,771,000
    Health - Other: $226,013,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $193,938,000
    Health - Other: $187,787,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $170,988,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $147,171,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $136,881,000
    Police Protection: $70,425,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $69,879,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $67,505,000
    Correctional Institutions: $67,322,000
    General - Other: $64,726,000
    Police Protection: $63,165,000
    Correctional Institutions: $60,188,000
    General - Other: $58,652,000
    Corrections - Other: $30,386,000
    Solid Waste Management: $25,022,000
    Regular Highways: $24,892,000
    Corrections - Other: $24,763,000
    Solid Waste Management: $20,965,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $20,905,000
    Regular Highways: $20,676,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,890,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $16,998,000
    Financial Administration: $14,424,000
    Financial Administration: $13,976,000
    Central Staff Services: $9,848,000
    Water Utilities: $8,704,000
    Water Utilities: $7,863,000
    Sewerage: $7,697,000
    Sewerage: $7,382,000
    Libraries: $5,708,000
    Air Transportation: $5,053,000
    Libraries: $5,050,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $4,949,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,522,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,936,000
    Air Transportation: $3,033,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $197,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $33,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $31,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $56,835,000
    Other: $28,418,000
    Highways: $26,651,000
    Highways: $25,254,000
    Education: $24,604,000
    Education: $23,106,000
    Housing and Community Development: $13,235,000
    Air Transportation: $1,542,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,501,000
    Air Transportation: $1,281,000
    General Local Government Support: $6,000
    General Local Government Support: $6,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $14,966,000
    Interest on Debt: $7,606,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $51,877,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $44,721,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $9,205,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $8,702,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $50,523,000
    Education: $41,121,000
    Other: $5,583,000
    Housing and Community Development: $5,096,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,690,000
    Other: $3,838,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $628,780,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $595,760,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $595,745,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $555,666,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $47,296,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,897,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $37,225,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $34,325,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $31,425,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $28,525,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,261,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,804,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,900,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,900,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $30,702,000
    Special Assessments: $30,617,000
    Interest Earnings: $28,003,000
    General Revenue - Other: $14,245,000
    General Revenue - Other: $14,239,000
    Interest Earnings: $10,236,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $5,941,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $5,217,000
    Rents: $1,550,000
    Rents: $730,000
    Royalties: $37,000
    Royalties: $35,000
    Sale of Property: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $28,887,000
    General - Other: $9,321,000
    General - Other: $9,256,000
    General Public Building: $8,641,000
    Police Protection: $6,921,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,263,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,119,000
    Health - Other: $1,896,000
    Air Transportation: $1,662,000
    Air Transportation: $1,518,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,236,000
    Health - Other: $1,031,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $815,000
    Water Utilities: $704,000
    Parks and Recreation: $700,000
    Water Utilities: $648,000
    Police Protection: $586,000
    Central Staff Services: $224,000
    Corrections - Other: $157,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $125,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $78,000
    Correctional Institutions: $57,000
    Sewerage: $48,000
    Regular Highways: $31,000
    Sewerage: $29,000
    Financial Administration: $18,000
    Parks and Recreation: $14,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,566,596,000
    Cash and Securities: $417,978,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $10,258,000
    Water Utilities: $6,532,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $67,616,000
    Cash and Securities: $29,892,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $319,622,000
    Other: $275,373,000
    Public Welfare: $242,655,000
    Public Welfare: $230,095,000
    Health and Hospitals: $174,421,000
    Education: $148,949,000
    Education: $131,777,000
    Health and Hospitals: $115,639,000
    Highways: $31,096,000
    Highways: $18,397,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,571,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,337,000
    Water Utilities: $3,000
    Water Utilities: $3,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $292,502,000
    Property: $266,679,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $27,360,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $21,077,000
    Other: $11,572,000
    Other: $10,796,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $6,155,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,550,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,422,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $4,363,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $3,518,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $3,058,000
    Other License: $1,845,000
    Other License: $1,774,000
    Other Selective Sales: $700,000
    Other Selective Sales: $594,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $83,338,000
    : $71,210,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,281,000
    Interest on Debt: $2,428,000

Ouachita County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $230,985,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $191,467,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,740,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,678,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $365,278,000
    Hospital Public: $335,472,000
    Other: $172,052,000
    Other: $159,378,000
    Solid Waste Management: $34,975,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $31,835,000
    Solid Waste Management: $31,501,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $29,178,000
    Sewerage: $6,862,000
    Sewerage: $4,334,000
    Air Transportation: $4,278,000
    Air Transportation: $3,946,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,381,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,339,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,010,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,442,000
    Regular Highways: $188,000
    Regular Highways: $75,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $35,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $31,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $25,582,000
    Hospitals: $20,700,000
    Hospitals: $20,550,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $17,358,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,680,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,126,000
    General - Other: $47,000
    General - Other: $44,000
    Parks and Recreation: $24,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $344,380,000
    Hospitals: $306,771,000
    Health - Other: $226,013,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $193,938,000
    Health - Other: $187,787,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $170,988,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $147,171,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $136,881,000
    Police Protection: $70,425,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $69,879,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $67,505,000
    Correctional Institutions: $67,322,000
    General - Other: $64,726,000
    Police Protection: $63,165,000
    Correctional Institutions: $60,188,000
    General - Other: $58,652,000
    Corrections - Other: $30,386,000
    Solid Waste Management: $25,022,000
    Regular Highways: $24,892,000
    Corrections - Other: $24,763,000
    Solid Waste Management: $20,965,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $20,905,000
    Regular Highways: $20,676,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,890,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $16,998,000
    Financial Administration: $14,424,000
    Financial Administration: $13,976,000
    Central Staff Services: $9,848,000
    Water Utilities: $8,704,000
    Water Utilities: $7,863,000
    Sewerage: $7,697,000
    Sewerage: $7,382,000
    Libraries: $5,708,000
    Air Transportation: $5,053,000
    Libraries: $5,050,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $4,949,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,522,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,936,000
    Air Transportation: $3,033,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $197,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $33,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $31,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $56,835,000
    Other: $28,418,000
    Highways: $26,651,000
    Highways: $25,254,000
    Education: $24,604,000
    Education: $23,106,000
    Housing and Community Development: $13,235,000
    Air Transportation: $1,542,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,501,000
    Air Transportation: $1,281,000
    General Local Government Support: $6,000
    General Local Government Support: $6,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $14,966,000
    Interest on Debt: $7,606,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $51,877,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $44,721,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $9,205,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $8,702,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $50,523,000
    Education: $41,121,000
    Other: $5,583,000
    Housing and Community Development: $5,096,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,690,000
    Other: $3,838,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $628,780,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $595,760,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $595,745,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $555,666,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $47,296,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,897,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $37,225,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $34,325,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $31,425,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $28,525,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,261,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,804,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,900,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,900,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $30,702,000
    Special Assessments: $30,617,000
    Interest Earnings: $28,003,000
    General Revenue - Other: $14,245,000
    General Revenue - Other: $14,239,000
    Interest Earnings: $10,236,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $5,941,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $5,217,000
    Rents: $1,550,000
    Rents: $730,000
    Royalties: $37,000
    Royalties: $35,000
    Sale of Property: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $28,887,000
    General - Other: $9,321,000
    General - Other: $9,256,000
    General Public Building: $8,641,000
    Police Protection: $6,921,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,263,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,119,000
    Health - Other: $1,896,000
    Air Transportation: $1,662,000
    Air Transportation: $1,518,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,236,000
    Health - Other: $1,031,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $815,000
    Water Utilities: $704,000
    Parks and Recreation: $700,000
    Water Utilities: $648,000
    Police Protection: $586,000
    Central Staff Services: $224,000
    Corrections - Other: $157,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $125,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $78,000
    Correctional Institutions: $57,000
    Sewerage: $48,000
    Regular Highways: $31,000
    Sewerage: $29,000
    Financial Administration: $18,000
    Parks and Recreation: $14,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,566,596,000
    Cash and Securities: $417,978,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $10,258,000
    Water Utilities: $6,532,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $67,616,000
    Cash and Securities: $29,892,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $319,622,000
    Other: $275,373,000
    Public Welfare: $242,655,000
    Public Welfare: $230,095,000
    Health and Hospitals: $174,421,000
    Education: $148,949,000
    Education: $131,777,000
    Health and Hospitals: $115,639,000
    Highways: $31,096,000
    Highways: $18,397,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,571,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,337,000
    Water Utilities: $3,000
    Water Utilities: $3,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $292,502,000
    Property: $266,679,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $27,360,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $21,077,000
    Other: $11,572,000
    Other: $10,796,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $6,155,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,550,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,422,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $4,363,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $3,518,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $3,058,000
    Other License: $1,845,000
    Other License: $1,774,000
    Other Selective Sales: $700,000
    Other Selective Sales: $594,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $83,338,000
    : $71,210,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,281,000
    Interest on Debt: $2,428,000

Ouachita County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $230,985,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $191,467,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,740,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,678,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $365,278,000
    Hospital Public: $335,472,000
    Other: $172,052,000
    Other: $159,378,000
    Solid Waste Management: $34,975,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $31,835,000
    Solid Waste Management: $31,501,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $29,178,000
    Sewerage: $6,862,000
    Sewerage: $4,334,000
    Air Transportation: $4,278,000
    Air Transportation: $3,946,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,381,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,339,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,010,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,442,000
    Regular Highways: $188,000
    Regular Highways: $75,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $35,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $31,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $25,582,000
    Hospitals: $20,700,000
    Hospitals: $20,550,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $17,358,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,680,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,126,000
    General - Other: $47,000
    General - Other: $44,000
    Parks and Recreation: $24,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $344,380,000
    Hospitals: $306,771,000
    Health - Other: $226,013,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $193,938,000
    Health - Other: $187,787,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $170,988,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $147,171,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $136,881,000
    Police Protection: $70,425,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $69,879,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $67,505,000
    Correctional Institutions: $67,322,000
    General - Other: $64,726,000
    Police Protection: $63,165,000
    Correctional Institutions: $60,188,000
    General - Other: $58,652,000
    Corrections - Other: $30,386,000
    Solid Waste Management: $25,022,000
    Regular Highways: $24,892,000
    Corrections - Other: $24,763,000
    Solid Waste Management: $20,965,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $20,905,000
    Regular Highways: $20,676,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,890,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $16,998,000
    Financial Administration: $14,424,000
    Financial Administration: $13,976,000
    Central Staff Services: $9,848,000
    Water Utilities: $8,704,000
    Water Utilities: $7,863,000
    Sewerage: $7,697,000
    Sewerage: $7,382,000
    Libraries: $5,708,000
    Air Transportation: $5,053,000
    Libraries: $5,050,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $4,949,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,522,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,936,000
    Air Transportation: $3,033,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $197,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $33,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $31,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $56,835,000
    Other: $28,418,000
    Highways: $26,651,000
    Highways: $25,254,000
    Education: $24,604,000
    Education: $23,106,000
    Housing and Community Development: $13,235,000
    Air Transportation: $1,542,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,501,000
    Air Transportation: $1,281,000
    General Local Government Support: $6,000
    General Local Government Support: $6,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $14,966,000
    Interest on Debt: $7,606,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $51,877,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $44,721,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $9,205,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $8,702,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $50,523,000
    Education: $41,121,000
    Other: $5,583,000
    Housing and Community Development: $5,096,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,690,000
    Other: $3,838,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $628,780,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $595,760,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $595,745,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $555,666,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $47,296,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,897,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $37,225,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $34,325,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $31,425,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $28,525,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,261,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,804,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,900,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,900,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $30,702,000
    Special Assessments: $30,617,000
    Interest Earnings: $28,003,000
    General Revenue - Other: $14,245,000
    General Revenue - Other: $14,239,000
    Interest Earnings: $10,236,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $5,941,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $5,217,000
    Rents: $1,550,000
    Rents: $730,000
    Royalties: $37,000
    Royalties: $35,000
    Sale of Property: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $28,887,000
    General - Other: $9,321,000
    General - Other: $9,256,000
    General Public Building: $8,641,000
    Police Protection: $6,921,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,263,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,119,000
    Health - Other: $1,896,000
    Air Transportation: $1,662,000
    Air Transportation: $1,518,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,236,000
    Health - Other: $1,031,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $815,000
    Water Utilities: $704,000
    Parks and Recreation: $700,000
    Water Utilities: $648,000
    Police Protection: $586,000
    Central Staff Services: $224,000
    Corrections - Other: $157,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $125,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $78,000
    Correctional Institutions: $57,000
    Sewerage: $48,000
    Regular Highways: $31,000
    Sewerage: $29,000
    Financial Administration: $18,000
    Parks and Recreation: $14,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,566,596,000
    Cash and Securities: $417,978,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $10,258,000
    Water Utilities: $6,532,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $67,616,000
    Cash and Securities: $29,892,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $319,622,000
    Other: $275,373,000
    Public Welfare: $242,655,000
    Public Welfare: $230,095,000
    Health and Hospitals: $174,421,000
    Education: $148,949,000
    Education: $131,777,000
    Health and Hospitals: $115,639,000
    Highways: $31,096,000
    Highways: $18,397,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,571,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,337,000
    Water Utilities: $3,000
    Water Utilities: $3,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $292,502,000
    Property: $266,679,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $27,360,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $21,077,000
    Other: $11,572,000
    Other: $10,796,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $6,155,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,550,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,422,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $4,363,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $3,518,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $3,058,000
    Other License: $1,845,000
    Other License: $1,774,000
    Other Selective Sales: $700,000
    Other Selective Sales: $594,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $83,338,000
    : $71,210,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,281,000
    Interest on Debt: $2,428,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,352
  • Number of aged recipients: 112
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,240
  • Number of recipients under 18: 250
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 817
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 285
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 537
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 569
Most common first names in Ouachita County, AR among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James35972.2 years
Mary30078.4 years
John29675.5 years
William23375.1 years
Robert17272.1 years
Willie15675.1 years
Charles13971.1 years
George13273.9 years
Annie9180.3 years
Henry9174.8 years
Most common last names in Ouachita County, AR among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Williams22274.9 years
Smith20376.0 years
Johnson15376.5 years
Davis12975.6 years
Jones12274.7 years
Brown11375.2 years
Wilson10876.1 years
Green9776.0 years
Moore8277.1 years
Walker8072.0 years
Businesses in Ouachita County, AR
NameCountNameCount
AT&T2McDonald's1
Ace Hardware1Nike1
Arby's1Pizza Hut1
AutoZone1Popeyes1
Chevrolet1RadioShack1
Comfort Inn1SONIC Drive-In1
FedEx5Sears1
Ford1Starbucks1
H&R Block1Subway1
Holiday Inn1Super 81
Jones New York1Taco Bell1
KFC1U-Haul2
La-Z-Boy1UPS4
Lane Furniture1Walmart1

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