Sevier County, Arkansas (AR)

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• • 8,72253.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,73535.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 6043.7%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 5663.5%Two or more races
  • 4592.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2031.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 240.1%Asian alone
  • 190.1%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $137,990

Here:	$137,990
State:	$217,614

Townhouses or other attached units: $82,161

Here:	$82,161
State:	$173,065

Mobile homes: $49,419

Here:	$49,419
State:	$84,948

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 35
• Burglaries: 11
• Thefts: 22
• Auto thefts: 9

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 23
• Thefts: 29
• Auto thefts: 9

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $594 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $472 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sevier County is $393 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.

Cities in this county include: De Queen, Horatio, Lockesburg, Gillham, Ben Lomond.

Neighboring counties: Lafayette County, Mississippi , Gwinnett County, Georgia , Tallahatchie County, Mississippi , Haralson County, Georgia , Pickens County, Georgia .

Current college students: 479
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,636 (14.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1492010 or later
• 1,3762000 to 2009
• 6151990 to 1999
• 6291980 to 1989
• 1341970 to 1979
• 80Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,753
• One, attached: 73
• Two: 48
• 3 or 4: 201
• 5 to 9: 74
• 10 to 19: 42
• 20 or more: 11
• Mobile homes: 1,621

Housing units in Sevier County with a mortgage: 1,612 (15 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Religion statistics for Sevier County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Sevier County:

Earthquake activity:

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: 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 Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 09, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1834: April 27, 2009, FEMA Id: 1834, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• 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 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
• Arkansas SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: July 02, 1983 to July 03, 1983, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-688: August 01, 1983, FEMA Id: 688, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Arkansas SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, Incident Period: December 13, 1982, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-673: December 13, 1982, FEMA Id: 673, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.32% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($39,527 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.73% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($19,393 average AGI)
2.59% relocated from other states ($20,135 average AGI)

Sevier County:	2.59%
Arkansas average:	3.41%

from Howard County, AR	0.54% ($57,250 average AGI)
from McCurtain County, OK	0.48% ($43,240)

5.24% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($40,749 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.31% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($27,007 average AGI)
1.93% relocated to other states ($13,742 average AGI)

Sevier County:	1.93%
Arkansas average:	2.79%

to Bowie County, TX	0.48% ($38,760 average AGI)
to Howard County, AR	0.44% ($35,783)
to Little River County, AR	0.43% ($47,636)
to Polk County, AR	0.39% ($27,000)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Sevier County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,861 (694 living alone), Female householders: 2,744 (804 living alone)

• 3,066 spouses (3,038 opposite-sex spouses), 182 unmarried partners, (174 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,461 children (5,245 natural, 81 adopted, 145 stepchildren), 379 grandchildren, 176 brothers or sisters, 89 parents, 0 foster children, 653 other relatives, 403 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 93

Size of family households: 1,714 2-persons, 656 3-persons, 525 4-persons, 585 5-persons, 353 6-persons, 139 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,499 1-person, 153 2-persons, 6 3-persons.

2,873 married couples with children.
773 single-parent households (239 men, 534 women).

66.2% of residents of Sevier speak English at home.
29.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (23% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 44% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $79,854,000 ($4,954 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,427,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $36,627,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,098,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $627,000
Federal grants: $14,306,000
Federal procurement contracts: $682,000 ($162,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,514,000 ($2,597,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $105,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,697,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,564,000

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

Here:	-41 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.93 millions of gallons per day (33% from ground, 67% from surface)

• Year house built in Sevier County, Arkansas
• 192020 or later
• 3732010 to 2019
• 9302000 to 2009
• 7271990 to 1999
• 1,2671980 to 1989
• 1,5611970 to 1979
• 8641960 to 1969
• 5011950 to 1959
• 1141940 to 1949
• 3391939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Sevier County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sevier County, Arkansas
• 681 room
• 382 rooms
• 593 rooms
• 3934 rooms
• 8375 rooms
• 8406 rooms
• 6817 rooms
• 3948 rooms
• 3449+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sevier County, Arkansas
• 381 room
• 682 rooms
• 1673 rooms
• 4344 rooms
• 4235 rooms
• 5036 rooms
• 1797 rooms
• 798 rooms
• 249+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Sevier County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sevier County, Arkansas
• 65no bedroom
• 991 bedroom
• 6442 bedrooms
• 2,1263 bedrooms
• 5984 bedrooms
• 1155+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sevier County, Arkansas
• 39no bedroom
• 2611 bedroom
• 5332 bedrooms
• 9213 bedrooms
• 2034 bedrooms
• 105+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Sevier County, Arkansas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sevier County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 91no vehicle
• 7501 vehicle
• 1,3162 vehicles
• 1,0433 vehicles
• 3744 vehicles
• 845+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sevier County in renter-occupied apartments
• 173no vehicle
• 9431 vehicle
• 4572 vehicles
• 3263 vehicles
• 444 vehicles
• 115+ vehicles

91.9% of Sevier County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Arkansas.

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

• This state: 7,029
• Other state: 6,413
• Northeast: 145
• Midwest: 563
• South: 4,877
• West: 849

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 388
• Number of aged recipients: 49
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 339
• Number of recipients under 18: 65
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 237
• Number of recipients older than 64: 86
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 167
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 156

Sevier County on our top lists:

• #76 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"