Columbia County, Arkansas (AR)

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• • 13,10158.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7,74234.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7143.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5572.5%Two or more races
  • 1060.5%Asian alone
  • 470.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 170.08%Some other race alone
  • 70.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 33
• Burglaries: 26
• Thefts: 93
• Auto thefts: 11

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 36
• Burglaries: 16
• Thefts: 56
• Auto thefts: 9

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $859 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $522 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Columbia County is $386 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $462 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $567 a month.

Cities in this county include: Magnolia, Waldo, McNeil, Taylor, Emerson.

Neighboring counties: Clayton County, Georgia , Lowndes County, Mississippi , Washington County, Mississippi , Lamar County, Georgia , Pike County, Georgia , Morris County, Texas .

Current college students: 2,082
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 355 (22.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2032010 or later
• 822000 to 2009
• 641990 to 1999
• 241980 to 1989
• 271970 to 1979
• 17Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,594
• One, attached: 65
• Two: 171
• 3 or 4: 415
• 5 to 9: 397
• 10 to 19: 147
• 20 to 49: 63
• 50 or more: 175
• Mobile homes: 2,163
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

Housing units in Columbia County with a mortgage: 2,522 (165 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 119

Religion statistics for Columbia County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Columbia 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: 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, 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
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 02, 2003 to June 10, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1472: June 06, 2003, FEMA Id: 1472, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 15, 2001 to January 30, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1400: January 24, 2002, FEMA Id: 1400, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Storms & Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2001 to March 21, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1363: March 13, 2001, FEMA Id: 1363, 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
• 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.95% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($41,774 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.05% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($22,576 average AGI)
2.90% relocated from other states ($19,200 average AGI)

Columbia County:	2.90%
Arkansas average:	3.41%

from Lafayette County, AR	0.49% ($57,778 average AGI)
from Union County, AR	0.43% ($68,719)
from Ouachita County, AR	0.43% ($28,906)
from Webster Parish, LA	0.38% ($34,393)

6.20% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,227 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.68% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($26,597 average AGI)
2.53% relocated to other states ($15,630 average AGI)

Columbia County:	2.53%
Arkansas average:	2.79%

to Union County, AR	0.43% ($54,719 average AGI)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.43% ($29,781)
to Lafayette County, AR	0.41% ($55,933)
to Ouachita County, AR	0.36% ($36,259)
to Bowie County, TX	0.35% ($30,115)
to Webster Parish, LA	0.34% ($41,440)
to Garland County, AR	0.32% ($49,958)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Columbia County

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

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

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,631 (1,145 living alone), Female householders: 4,494 (1,524 living alone)

• 3,817 spouses (3,804 opposite-sex spouses), 405 unmarried partners, (405 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,499 children (5,970 natural, 160 adopted, 369 stepchildren), 1,114 grandchildren, 244 brothers or sisters, 245 parents, 37 foster children, 164 other relatives, 277 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,975

Size of family households: 2,830 2-persons, 824 3-persons, 797 4-persons, 412 5-persons, 235 6-persons, 130 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,671 1-person, 208 2-persons, 60 3-persons.

2,310 married couples with children.
1,453 single-parent households (408 men, 1,045 women).

95.9% of residents of Columbia speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $187,868,000 ($7,590 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $17,446,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $71,142,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $44,091,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $266,000
Federal grants: $46,346,000
Federal procurement contracts: $19,310,000 ($11,277,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,712,000 ($3,553,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,220,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,627,000

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

Here:	-43 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.02 millions of gallons per day (31% from ground, 69% from surface)

• Year house built in Columbia County, Arkansas
• 392020 or later
• 1,0102010 to 2019
• 1,2782000 to 2009
• 1,4431990 to 1999
• 1,8181980 to 1989
• 1,5541970 to 1979
• 1,5281960 to 1969
• 1,1361950 to 1959
• 7081940 to 1949
• 4431939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Columbia County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbia County, Arkansas
• 01 room
• 02 rooms
• 913 rooms
• 4664 rooms
• 1,3705 rooms
• 1,4176 rooms
• 1,0547 rooms
• 8158 rooms
• 6789+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia County, Arkansas
• 1471 room
• 462 rooms
• 4473 rooms
• 4124 rooms
• 5885 rooms
• 1966 rooms
• 1687 rooms
• 478 rooms
• 1839+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Columbia County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbia County, Arkansas
• 0no bedroom
• 481 bedroom
• 1,2142 bedrooms
• 3,3683 bedrooms
• 1,0804 bedrooms
• 1595+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia County, Arkansas
• 148no bedroom
• 4921 bedroom
• 5642 bedrooms
• 9273 bedrooms
• 614 bedrooms
• 205+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 98no vehicle
• 1,5811 vehicle
• 2,1192 vehicles
• 1,3063 vehicles
• 6074 vehicles
• 1745+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia County in renter-occupied apartments
• 266no vehicle
• 1,1801 vehicle
• 4502 vehicles
• 2633 vehicles
• 554 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

89.3% of Columbia 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, 49% lived in Arkansas.

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

• This state: 15,421
• Other state: 7,043
• Northeast: 65
• Midwest: 903
• South: 5,245
• West: 825

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,196
• Number of aged recipients: 133
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,063
• Number of recipients under 18: 207
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 708
• Number of recipients older than 64: 281
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 501
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 509