St. Francis County, Arkansas (AR)

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• • 14,00753.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 10,35039.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,3895.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1720.7%Two or more races
  • 1630.6%Asian alone
  • 670.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 540.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $130,364

Here:	$130,364
State:	$183,629

Townhouses or other attached units: $132,469

Here:	$132,469
State:	$177,096

Mobile homes: $74,230

Here:	$74,230
State:	$68,924

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 52
• Burglaries: 123
• Thefts: 228
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 11
• Assaults: 67
• Burglaries: 134
• Thefts: 262
• Auto thefts: 1

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: $448 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $393 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in St. Francis County is $401 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $468 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $660 a month.

Cities in this county include: Forrest City, Hughes, Madison, Palestine, Caldwell, Wheatley, Colt, Widener.

Neighboring counties: Bladen County, North Carolina , DeKalb County, Alabama , Graham County, North Carolina , Kiowa County, Oklahoma , McIntosh County, Oklahoma , Phillips County , Montgomery County, North Carolina .

Current college students: 1,147
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 430 (20.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2122010 or later
• 372000 to 2009
• 1381990 to 1999
• 251980 to 1989
• 301970 to 1979
• 4Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,053
• One, attached: 175
• Two: 826
• 3 or 4: 624
• 5 to 9: 519
• 10 to 19: 240
• 20 to 49: 38
• 50 or more: 36
• Mobile homes: 1,610
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in St. Francis County with a mortgage: 1,848 (31 second mortgage, 56 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,361

Religion statistics for St. Francis County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in St. Francis County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Arkansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4518, Natural disaster type: Other

5.59% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($27,745 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.83% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($19,864 average AGI)
1.77% relocated from other states ($7,881 average AGI)

St. Francis County:	1.77%
Arkansas average:	2.88%

from Cross County, AR	0.72% ($32,170 average AGI)
from Lee County, AR	0.59% ($28,791)
from Crittenden County, AR	0.54% ($23,000)
from Pulaski County, AR	0.44% ($22,063)
from Craighead County, AR	0.41% ($19,133)
from Shelby County, TN	0.31% ($29,609)

7.32% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($28,558 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.12% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($17,504 average AGI)
2.20% relocated to other states ($11,055 average AGI)

St. Francis County:	2.20%
Arkansas average:	2.91%

to Craighead County, AR	1.07% ($25,000 average AGI)
to Crittenden County, AR	0.90% ($9,896)
to Cross County, AR	0.75% ($28,446)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.60% ($20,778)
to Shelby County, TN	0.44% ($61,606)
to Lee County, AR	0.35% ($36,115)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in St. Francis 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: 20%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,095 (1,550 living alone), Female householders: 5,348 (1,717 living alone)

• 3,335 spouses (3,307 opposite-sex spouses), 519 unmarried partners, (508 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,864 children (6,548 natural, 130 adopted, 190 stepchildren), 1,116 grandchildren, 220 brothers or sisters, 166 parents, 113 foster children, 530 other relatives, 455 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3,288

Size of family households: 2,942 2-persons, 1,119 3-persons, 1,022 4-persons, 647 5-persons, 94 6-persons, 80 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,259 1-person, 290 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 43 4-persons.

1,989 married couples with children.
2,580 single-parent households (258 men, 2,322 women).

95.5% of residents of St. Francis speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $264,636,000 ($9,376 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,003,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $67,090,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $46,239,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $21,321,000
Federal grants: $91,041,000
Federal procurement contracts: $15,759,000 ($289,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $23,186,000 ($58,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,514,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,799,000
Federal Government insurance: $22,453,000

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

Here:	-76 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.10 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in St. Francis County, Arkansas
• 3602014 or later
• 1682010 to 2013
• 8382000 to 2009
• 1,8281990 to 1999
• 2,3141980 to 1989
• 2,4561970 to 1979
• 1,5711960 to 1969
• 8291950 to 1959
• 4611940 to 1949
• 2611939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in St. Francis County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in St. Francis County, Arkansas
• 421 room
• 122 rooms
• 1533 rooms
• 5494 rooms
• 1,5535 rooms
• 1,1706 rooms
• 7357 rooms
• 4318 rooms
• 4899+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Francis County, Arkansas
• 951 room
• 1472 rooms
• 7223 rooms
• 1,2584 rooms
• 1,2125 rooms
• 5096 rooms
• 2147 rooms
• 1128 rooms
• 79+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in St. Francis County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in St. Francis County, Arkansas
• 41no bedroom
• 1221 bedroom
• 8672 bedrooms
• 3,0883 bedrooms
• 9144 bedrooms
• 1185+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Francis County, Arkansas
• 102no bedroom
• 5831 bedroom
• 1,6712 bedrooms
• 1,6163 bedrooms
• 2914 bedrooms
• 295+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in St. Francis County, Arkansas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in St. Francis County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 193no vehicle
• 1,5601 vehicle
• 1,8422 vehicles
• 1,0303 vehicles
• 4074 vehicles
• 1255+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in St. Francis County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,086no vehicle
• 2,1361 vehicle
• 8072 vehicles
• 2133 vehicles
• 394 vehicles
• 55+ vehicles

86.5% of St. Francis County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Arkansas.

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

• This state: 18,971
• Other state: 6,464
• Northeast: 312
• Midwest: 2,003
• South: 3,696
• West: 405

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,916
• Number of aged recipients: 229
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,687
• Number of recipients under 18: 371
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,052
• Number of recipients older than 64: 493
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 734
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 855