Sevier County, Arkansas (AR)

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• • 8,52352.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,72935.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 6814.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5163.2%Two or more races
  • 3772.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2621.6%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 1260.8%Some other race alone
  • 430.3%Asian alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $149,981

Here:	$149,981
State:	$243,881

Townhouses or other attached units: $95,159

Here:	$95,159
State:	$244,376

Mobile homes: $76,605

Here:	$76,605
State:	$79,566

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

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $623 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $462 (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: 73.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,517 (19.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1412010 or later
• 1,1942000 to 2009
• 6321990 to 1999
• 6291980 to 1989
• 1341970 to 1979
• 80Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,695
• One, attached: 30
• Two: 46
• 3 or 4: 225
• 5 to 9: 56
• 10 to 19: 51
• 20 or more: 11
• Mobile homes: 1,719
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Sevier County with a mortgage: 1,518 (17 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29

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)

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 2009: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.6

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: 2,905 (787 living alone), Female householders: 2,846 (839 living alone)

• 3,137 spouses (3,108 opposite-sex spouses), 111 unmarried partners, (104 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,313 children (4,977 natural, 132 adopted, 199 stepchildren), 493 grandchildren, 127 brothers or sisters, 56 parents, 11 foster children, 462 other relatives, 438 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 110

Size of family households: 1,761 2-persons, 631 3-persons, 444 4-persons, 513 5-persons, 501 6-persons, 249 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,626 1-person, 80 2-persons, 11 3-persons.

2,823 married couples with children.
752 single-parent households (63 men, 689 women).

67.2% of residents of Sevier speak English at home.
32.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (34% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 27% don't speak English at all).
0.1% 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
• 242020 or later
• 4902010 to 2019
• 9062000 to 2009
• 8871990 to 1999
• 1,0141980 to 1989
• 1,5111970 to 1979
• 9931960 to 1969
• 4641950 to 1959
• 691940 to 1949
• 3371939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Sevier County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sevier County, Arkansas
• 771 room
• 302 rooms
• 1283 rooms
• 4934 rooms
• 7605 rooms
• 8836 rooms
• 6587 rooms
• 3368 rooms
• 3969+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sevier County, Arkansas
• 201 room
• 422 rooms
• 1613 rooms
• 4444 rooms
• 4925 rooms
• 4516 rooms
• 1817 rooms
• 1108 rooms
• 129+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Sevier County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sevier County, Arkansas
• 80no bedroom
• 1191 bedroom
• 7162 bedrooms
• 2,1223 bedrooms
• 5764 bedrooms
• 1345+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sevier County, Arkansas
• 48no bedroom
• 2291 bedroom
• 6382 bedrooms
• 8793 bedrooms
• 1694 bedrooms
• 25+ 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
• 87no vehicle
• 8381 vehicle
• 1,3772 vehicles
• 9723 vehicles
• 3434 vehicles
• 1275+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sevier County in renter-occupied apartments
• 202no vehicle
• 9921 vehicle
• 4052 vehicles
• 3483 vehicles
• 94 vehicles
• 65+ vehicles

92.8% of Sevier County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Arkansas.

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

• This state: 7,124
• Other state: 6,457
• Northeast: 108
• Midwest: 506
• South: 4,794
• West: 1,063

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"