Sevier County, Arkansas (AR)

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• • 9,78156.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,91034.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 8334.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3181.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2581.5%Two or more races
  • 1190.7%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 770.4%Asian alone
  • 50.03%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $116,609

Here:	$116,609
State:	$183,629

Townhouses or other attached units: $75,513

Here:	$75,513
State:	$177,096

Mobile homes: $70,786

Here:	$70,786
State:	$68,924

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 2019: $538 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $412 (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: 77.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,976 (22.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2742010 or later
• 1,1432000 to 2009
• 8961990 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: 5,014
• One, attached: 55
• Two: 164
• 3 or 4: 199
• 5 to 9: 37
• 10 to 19: 24
• 20 or more: 12
• Mobile homes: 1,537

Housing units in Sevier County with a mortgage: 1,851 (32 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,386

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.

4.70% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($33,171 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.51% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($18,906 average AGI)
2.19% relocated from other states ($14,265 average AGI)

Sevier County:	2.19%
Arkansas average:	2.88%

from McCurtain County, OK	0.52% ($23,923 average AGI)
from Howard County, AR	0.44% ($31,727)

5.67% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($34,158 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.52% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($22,782 average AGI)
2.15% relocated to other states ($11,375 average AGI)

Sevier County:	2.15%
Arkansas average:	2.91%

to Howard County, AR	0.66% ($36,606 average AGI)
to Little River County, AR	0.66% ($29,818)
to McCurtain County, OK	0.46% ($25,957)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 18.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.8

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: 3,111 (720 living alone), Female householders: 2,796 (717 living alone)

• 3,236 spouses (3,203 opposite-sex spouses), 260 unmarried partners, (250 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,933 children (5,651 natural, 76 adopted, 206 stepchildren), 550 grandchildren, 146 brothers or sisters, 183 parents, 0 foster children, 261 other relatives, 564 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 118

Size of family households: 1,670 2-persons, 690 3-persons, 835 4-persons, 662 5-persons, 255 6-persons, 189 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,434 1-person, 209 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 14 4-persons.

3,229 married couples with children.
926 single-parent households (300 men, 626 women).

67.3% of residents of Sevier speak English at home.
31.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
0.3% 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
• 3212014 or later
• 972010 to 2013
• 7852000 to 2009
• 1,3091990 to 1999
• 1,3321980 to 1989
• 1,5151970 to 1979
• 6711960 to 1969
• 3831950 to 1959
• 2091940 to 1949
• 4441939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Sevier County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sevier County, Arkansas
• 201 room
• 262 rooms
• 1003 rooms
• 6124 rooms
• 9505 rooms
• 9636 rooms
• 7677 rooms
• 4758 rooms
• 3189+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sevier County, Arkansas
• 311 room
• 912 rooms
• 1143 rooms
• 4994 rooms
• 4435 rooms
• 2756 rooms
• 1707 rooms
• 238 rooms
• 529+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Sevier County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sevier County, Arkansas
• 19no bedroom
• 861 bedroom
• 8042 bedrooms
• 2,5293 bedrooms
• 6354 bedrooms
• 1445+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sevier County, Arkansas
• 32no bedroom
• 2621 bedroom
• 5822 bedrooms
• 6583 bedrooms
• 1384 bedrooms
• 275+ 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
• 83no vehicle
• 6881 vehicle
• 1,7392 vehicles
• 1,0913 vehicles
• 4994 vehicles
• 1225+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sevier County in renter-occupied apartments
• 179no vehicle
• 8141 vehicle
• 3702 vehicles
• 1993 vehicles
• 774 vehicles
• 385+ vehicles

92.0% of Sevier County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Arkansas.

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

• This state: 6,872
• Other state: 7,490
• Northeast: 219
• Midwest: 821
• South: 5,345
• West: 1,048

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"