Crittenden County, Arkansas (AR)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,299
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 11,138
Renter-occupied apartments: 8,021 (it was 7,333 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 40% |
| State: | 33% |
Land area: 610 sq. mi.
Water area: 26.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 79 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.3%), Retail trade (13.5%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.9%), Manufacturing (10.6%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 81%
- Government: 14%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 22,99547.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 18,83439.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 4,2718.9%Two or more races
- 1,4943.1%Hispanic or Latino
- 3740.8%Asian alone
- 690.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 30.01%Some other race alone
| Median resident age: | 36.3 years |
| Arkansas median age: | 38.9 years |
| Males: 22,934 |  (47.4%) |
| Females: 25,439 |  (52.6%) |
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| Crittenden County: | 2.0 people |
| Arkansas: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $51,028 ($30,109 in 1999)
| This county: | $51,028 |
| Arkansas: | $55,432 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $627 (lower quartile is $471, upper quartile is $790)
| This county: | $627 |
| State: | $654 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $163,082 (it was $65,900 in 2000)
| Crittenden: | $163,082 |
| Arkansas: | $179,800 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,210
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $388
Institutionalized population: 585
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 9
- Rapes: 17
- Robberies: 11
- Assaults: 151
- Burglaries: 64
- Thefts: 157
- Auto thefts: 42
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 6
- Rapes: 24
- Robberies: 9
- Assaults: 119
- Burglaries: 63
- Thefts: 145
- Auto thefts: 28
Health of residents in Crittenden County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.2. This is significantly worse than average.64.6% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
41.4% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
42.2% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
60.4% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 203 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 171 pounds. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 76 buildings, average cost: $246,100
- 2021: 68 buildings, average cost: $263,400
- 2020: 75 buildings, average cost: $209,800
- 2019: 51 buildings, average cost: $220,900
- 2018: 50 buildings, average cost: $216,700
- 2017: 52 buildings, average cost: $190,800
- 2016: 67 buildings, average cost: $172,300
- 2015: 52 buildings, average cost: $168,900
- 2014: 75 buildings, average cost: $192,200
- 2013: 63 buildings, average cost: $204,400
- 2012: 62 buildings, average cost: $167,300
- 2011: 43 buildings, average cost: $175,100
- 2010: 42 buildings, average cost: $179,800
- 2009: 56 buildings, average cost: $156,200
- 2008: 146 buildings, average cost: $145,800
- 2007: 281 buildings, average cost: $171,700
- 2006: 271 buildings, average cost: $175,500
- 2005: 286 buildings, average cost: $159,700
- 2004: 237 buildings, average cost: $149,100
- 2003: 305 buildings, average cost: $88,600
- 2002: 115 buildings, average cost: $135,100
- 2001: 134 buildings, average cost: $117,700
- 2000: 217 buildings, average cost: $94,400
- 1999: 192 buildings, average cost: $115,800
- 1998: 190 buildings, average cost: $112,400
- 1997: 202 buildings, average cost: $102,700
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,159 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $653 (0.5%)
| Crittenden County: | 20.4% |
| Arkansas: | 16.8% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 36.3 years old
(Males: 34.1 years old, Females: 37.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.9 years old, Black residents: 32.2 years old, American Indian residents: 15.1 years old, Asian residents: 50.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.1 years old, Other race residents: 35.9 years old)
Area name: Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Crittenden County is $572 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $636 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $847 a month.
Cities in this county include: West Memphis, Marion, Earle, Turrell, Crawfordsville, Edmondson, Clarkedale, Sunset, Horseshoe Lake, Gilmore.
2023 air pollution in Crittenden County:
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.00 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.031 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Alcorn County, Mississippi 
, Buncombe County, North Carolina , Kern County, California 
, Fayette County, Tennessee , Limestone County, Alabama , Marshall County, Mississippi 
, Polk County, North Carolina , Wayne County, North Carolina .
| Here: | 4.2% |
| Arkansas: | 3.4% |
Current college students: 1,928
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 882 (37.5% naturalized citizens)
| Crittenden County: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 3702010 or later
- 2752000 to 2009
- 1431990 to 1999
- 1621980 to 1989
- 1321970 to 1979
- 45Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 15,076
- One, attached: 317
- Two: 516
- 3 or 4: 766
- 5 to 9: 2,290
- 10 to 19: 778
- 20 to 49: 313
- 50 or more: 291
- Mobile homes: 1,361
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17
Housing units in Crittenden County with a mortgage: 6,503 (278 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 183 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 70
| Here: | 7.9% with mortgage |
| State: | 98.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Crittenden County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 16,649 | 48 |
| Black Protestant | 4,466 | 17 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,805 | 8 |
| Catholic | 525 | 3 |
| Other | 411 | 3 |
| None | 26,046 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 14
| Crittenden County: | 2.69 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
| Arkansas: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| This county: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
| Arkansas: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 25
| Crittenden County: | 4.80 / 10,000 pop. |
| Arkansas: | 4.94 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 15
| This county: | 2.88 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.66 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Crittenden County: | 12.7% |
| Arkansas: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Crittenden County: | 34.2% |
| State: | 29.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 13.9% |
| State: | 13.6% |
Agriculture in Crittenden County:
Average size of farms: 1284 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $268,974
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $222.91
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.61%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $256,646
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 93.38%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 47.94%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $228,221
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 71.43%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.28
Corn for grain: 10405 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 65743 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 35921 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 151026 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 93 acres
Earthquake activity:
Crittenden County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Arkansas state average. It is 395% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 30.5 miles away from Crittenden County center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 62.7 miles away from the county center
On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 30.8 miles away from the county center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 142.3 miles away from Crittenden County center
On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 108.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Arkansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4518, Natural disaster type: Other
- Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 14, 2011 to June 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1975: May 02, 2011, FEMA Id: 1975, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3301: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3301, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Arkansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 02, 2008 to May 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1758: May 20, 2008, FEMA Id: 1758, 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, 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 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 Ice Storm, Winter Storm, Severe Storm, Incident Period: February 09, 1994 to February 10, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1011: February 28, 1994, FEMA Id: 1011, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm, Winter Storm, Storm
- 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Crittenden County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 9, Floods: 7, Tornadoes: 5, Winter Storms: 4, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 14,414 (77.6%)
- Carpooled: 2,272 (12.2%)
- Bus: 22 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 90 (0.5%)
- Bicycle: 11 (0.1%)
- Walked: 190 (1.0%)
- Worked at home: 1,412 (7.6%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Retail trade (15%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Management occupations (14%)
- Material moving occupations (12%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (11%)
- Transportation occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Guatemala (20%)
- Mexico (16%)
- Philippines (9%)
- Argentina (9%)
- Canada (9%)
- India (7%)
- Vietnam (5%)
- American (15%)
- English (6%)
- Irish (4%)
- German (2%)
- European (1%)
- African (1%)
- Italian (1%)
People in group quarters in Crittenden County, Arkansas in 2010:
- 299 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 286 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 60 people in group homes intended for adults
- 44 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 12 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in Crittenden County, Arkansas in 2000:
- 298 people in nursing homes
- 251 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 35 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 35 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 9 people in homes for the mentally ill
5.63% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($34,483 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.63% |
| Arkansas average: | 7.82% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.01% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($10,967 average AGI)
3.62% relocated from other states ($23,517 average AGI)
Crittenden County: 3.62% Arkansas average: 3.41%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Shelby County, TN |  1.70% ($38,638 average AGI) |
| from Craighead County, AR | 0.40% ($30,970) |
| from St. Francis County, AR | 0.40% ($31,924) |
| from DeSoto County, MS | 0.25% ($42,833) |
| from Mississippi County, AR | 0.21% ($41,171) |
| from Poinsett County, AR | 0.17% ($33,107) |
| from Pulaski County, AR | 0.15% ($32,000) |
6.90% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($41,460 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.90% |
| Arkansas average: | 7.23% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.47% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($12,503 average AGI)
4.43% relocated to other states ($28,957 average AGI)
Crittenden County: 4.43% Arkansas average: 2.79%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Shelby County, TN | 1.88% ($52,481 average AGI) |
| to Craighead County, AR | 0.46% ($32,364) |
| to DeSoto County, MS | 0.37% ($57,500) |
| to St. Francis County, AR | 0.29% ($31,271) |
| to Poinsett County, AR | 0.26% ($33,614) |
| to Pulaski County, AR | 0.26% ($33,884) |
| to Cross County, AR | 0.18% ($38,600) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 17.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 15.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 14.6
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,990 (5,050 aged, 1,940 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,330 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Crittenden County, Arkansas in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,110)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (734)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (476)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (379)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (350)
- Unspecified dementia (304)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (239)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (165)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (121)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (112)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 153.3. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 105.9
- Other - 47.4
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 119.8. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 100.3
- Other - 19.5
Household type by relationship:
Households: 48,373- Male householders: 8,504 (2,767 living alone), Female householders: 10,797 (3,184 living alone)
6,706 spouses (6,700 opposite-sex spouses), 1,592 unmarried partners, (1,580 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 14,872 children (14,104 natural, 208 adopted, 557 stepchildren), 2,453 grandchildren, 404 brothers or sisters, 571 parents, 40 foster children, 841 other relatives, 933 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 650
Size of family households: 5,558 2-persons, 2,963 3-persons, 1,858 4-persons, 1,202 5-persons, 341 6-persons, 211 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 5,951 1-person, 926 2-persons, 106 3-persons, 66 4-persons, 43 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.
4,835 married couples with children.
5,457 single-parent households (822 men, 4,635 women).
97.2% of residents of Crittenden speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $366,446,000 ($7,117 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,214,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $104,192,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $66,040,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $23,053,000
Federal grants: $157,395,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,626,000 ($484,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $13,140,000 ($6,564,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $879,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $32,155,000
Federal Government insurance: $87,286,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,860| Here: | 94 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,689
| Here: | 52 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 53 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +156
| Here: | +3 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,250
| Here: |  -24 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  +13 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.41 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 |
| State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.1 |
| State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in Crittenden County, Arkansas
- 552020 or later
- 1,6552010 to 2019
- 3,8142000 to 2009
- 3,2011990 to 1999
- 2,9191980 to 1989
- 3,8741970 to 1979
- 3,0451960 to 1969
- 1,4561950 to 1959
- 7381940 to 1949
- 4581939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Crittenden County, Arkansas
- 21 room
- 422 rooms
- 2633 rooms
- 9244 rooms
- 2,7315 rooms
- 2,5856 rooms
- 1,7577 rooms
- 1,1728 rooms
- 1,4059+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Crittenden County, Arkansas
- 611 room
- 3882 rooms
- 1,6643 rooms
- 3,3054 rooms
- 1,8025 rooms
- 6036 rooms
- 4077 rooms
- 1118 rooms
- 1659+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Crittenden County, Arkansas
- 2no bedroom
- 1541 bedroom
- 1,1192 bedrooms
- 7,0333 bedrooms
- 2,0314 bedrooms
- 5745+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Crittenden County, Arkansas
- 66no bedroom
- 1,3151 bedroom
- 4,1442 bedrooms
- 2,4793 bedrooms
- 3794 bedrooms
- 155+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Crittenden County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 313no vehicle
- 3,3381 vehicle
- 4,3332 vehicles
- 1,8663 vehicles
- 8034 vehicles
- 2295+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Crittenden County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,689no vehicle
- 4,4771 vehicle
- 1,9712 vehicles
- 2263 vehicles
- 1334 vehicles
- 135+ vehicles
84.8% of Crittenden County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Arkansas.
| Crittenden County: | 84.8% |
| State average: | 87.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 25,590
- Other state: 21,902
- Northeast: 361
- Midwest: 3,057
- South: 17,351
- West: 1,038
- 56.0%Utility gas
- 36.7%Electricity
- 6.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%Wood
- 0.1%Solar energy
- 68.0%Electricity
- 29.4%Utility gas
- 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.0%No fuel used
- 0.4%Wood
- 0.2%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 482
| Here: | 8.9% |
| Arkansas: | 10.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 352
| Here: | 11.9% |
| Arkansas: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 276
| Here: | 16.3% |
| Arkansas: | 19.4% |
Crittenden County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,017,000
Cash and Securities: $253,000
- Charges - Other: $745,000
Other: $657,000
Solid Waste Management: $170,000
Solid Waste Management: $143,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $14,393,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $6,631,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,791,000
Police Protection: $4,158,000
Police Protection: $3,649,000
Regular Highways: $3,192,000
Regular Highways: $3,190,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,913,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,582,000
Financial Administration: $1,234,000
General - Other: $931,000
Financial Administration: $822,000
General Public Buildings: $504,000
General Public Buildings: $476,000
General - Other: $355,000
Libraries: $264,000
Libraries: $262,000
Hospitals: $242,000
Central Staff Services: $235,000
Central Staff Services: $212,000
Health - Other: $170,000
Hospitals: $111,000
Health - Other: $111,000
Corrections - Other: $108,000
Solid Waste Management: $78,000
Corrections - Other: $70,000
Solid Waste Management: $59,000
Public Welfare - Other: $49,000
Public Welfare - Other: $45,000
Housing and Community Development: $19,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $21,000
General Local Government Support: $13,000
Housing and Community Development: $12,000
Other: $12,000
Highways: $7,000
Highways: $7,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $630,000
Interest on Debt: $3,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $3,554,000
Other - General - Other: $2,934,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,885,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,885,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,900,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,175,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,725,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $203,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $203,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $2,070,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,705,000
General Revenue - Other: $816,000
General Revenue - Other: $745,000
Interest Earnings: $201,000
Interest Earnings: $100,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $175,000
General - Other: $54,000
Police Protection: $28,000
Police Protection: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,713,000
Cash and Securities: $20,468,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,025,000
Cash and Securities: $2,216,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,839,000
Highways: $1,765,000
Other: $299,000
General Local Government Support: $293,000
General Local Government Support: $292,000
Other: $278,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $18,304,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $18,169,000
Property: $2,158,000
Pari - mutuels Sales: $1,994,000
Property: $1,935,000
Pari - mutuels Sales: $1,258,000
Public Utilities Sales: $294,000
Public Utilities Sales: $236,000
Crittenden County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,017,000
Cash and Securities: $253,000
- Charges - Other: $745,000
Other: $657,000
Solid Waste Management: $170,000
Solid Waste Management: $143,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $14,393,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $6,631,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,791,000
Police Protection: $4,158,000
Police Protection: $3,649,000
Regular Highways: $3,192,000
Regular Highways: $3,190,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,913,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,582,000
Financial Administration: $1,234,000
General - Other: $931,000
Financial Administration: $822,000
General Public Buildings: $504,000
General Public Buildings: $476,000
General - Other: $355,000
Libraries: $264,000
Libraries: $262,000
Hospitals: $242,000
Central Staff Services: $235,000
Central Staff Services: $212,000
Health - Other: $170,000
Hospitals: $111,000
Health - Other: $111,000
Corrections - Other: $108,000
Solid Waste Management: $78,000
Corrections - Other: $70,000
Solid Waste Management: $59,000
Public Welfare - Other: $49,000
Public Welfare - Other: $45,000
Housing and Community Development: $19,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $21,000
General Local Government Support: $13,000
Housing and Community Development: $12,000
Other: $12,000
Highways: $7,000
Highways: $7,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $630,000
Interest on Debt: $3,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $3,554,000
Other - General - Other: $2,934,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,885,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,885,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,900,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,175,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,725,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $203,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $203,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $2,070,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,705,000
General Revenue - Other: $816,000
General Revenue - Other: $745,000
Interest Earnings: $201,000
Interest Earnings: $100,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $175,000
General - Other: $54,000
Police Protection: $28,000
Police Protection: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,713,000
Cash and Securities: $20,468,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,025,000
Cash and Securities: $2,216,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,839,000
Highways: $1,765,000
Other: $299,000
General Local Government Support: $293,000
General Local Government Support: $292,000
Other: $278,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $18,304,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $18,169,000
Property: $2,158,000
Pari - mutuels Sales: $1,994,000
Property: $1,935,000
Pari - mutuels Sales: $1,258,000
Public Utilities Sales: $294,000
Public Utilities Sales: $236,000
Crittenden County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,017,000
Cash and Securities: $253,000
- Charges - Other: $745,000
Other: $657,000
Solid Waste Management: $170,000
Solid Waste Management: $143,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $14,393,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $6,631,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,791,000
Police Protection: $4,158,000
Police Protection: $3,649,000
Regular Highways: $3,192,000
Regular Highways: $3,190,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,913,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,582,000
Financial Administration: $1,234,000
General - Other: $931,000
Financial Administration: $822,000
General Public Buildings: $504,000
General Public Buildings: $476,000
General - Other: $355,000
Libraries: $264,000
Libraries: $262,000
Hospitals: $242,000
Central Staff Services: $235,000
Central Staff Services: $212,000
Health - Other: $170,000
Hospitals: $111,000
Health - Other: $111,000
Corrections - Other: $108,000
Solid Waste Management: $78,000
Corrections - Other: $70,000
Solid Waste Management: $59,000
Public Welfare - Other: $49,000
Public Welfare - Other: $45,000
Housing and Community Development: $19,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $21,000
General Local Government Support: $13,000
Housing and Community Development: $12,000
Other: $12,000
Highways: $7,000
Highways: $7,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $630,000
Interest on Debt: $3,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $3,554,000
Other - General - Other: $2,934,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,885,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,885,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,900,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,175,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,725,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $203,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $203,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $2,070,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,705,000
General Revenue - Other: $816,000
General Revenue - Other: $745,000
Interest Earnings: $201,000
Interest Earnings: $100,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $175,000
General - Other: $54,000
Police Protection: $28,000
Police Protection: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,713,000
Cash and Securities: $20,468,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,025,000
Cash and Securities: $2,216,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,839,000
Highways: $1,765,000
Other: $299,000
General Local Government Support: $293,000
General Local Government Support: $292,000
Other: $278,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $18,304,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $18,169,000
Property: $2,158,000
Pari - mutuels Sales: $1,994,000
Property: $1,935,000
Pari - mutuels Sales: $1,258,000
Public Utilities Sales: $294,000
Public Utilities Sales: $236,000
Crittenden County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,017,000
Cash and Securities: $253,000
- Charges - Other: $745,000
Other: $657,000
Solid Waste Management: $170,000
Solid Waste Management: $143,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $14,393,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $6,631,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,791,000
Police Protection: $4,158,000
Police Protection: $3,649,000
Regular Highways: $3,192,000
Regular Highways: $3,190,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,913,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,582,000
Financial Administration: $1,234,000
General - Other: $931,000
Financial Administration: $822,000
General Public Buildings: $504,000
General Public Buildings: $476,000
General - Other: $355,000
Libraries: $264,000
Libraries: $262,000
Hospitals: $242,000
Central Staff Services: $235,000
Central Staff Services: $212,000
Health - Other: $170,000
Hospitals: $111,000
Health - Other: $111,000
Corrections - Other: $108,000
Solid Waste Management: $78,000
Corrections - Other: $70,000
Solid Waste Management: $59,000
Public Welfare - Other: $49,000
Public Welfare - Other: $45,000
Housing and Community Development: $19,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $21,000
General Local Government Support: $13,000
Housing and Community Development: $12,000
Other: $12,000
Highways: $7,000
Highways: $7,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $630,000
Interest on Debt: $3,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $3,554,000
Other - General - Other: $2,934,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,885,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,885,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,900,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,175,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,725,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $203,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $203,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $2,070,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,705,000
General Revenue - Other: $816,000
General Revenue - Other: $745,000
Interest Earnings: $201,000
Interest Earnings: $100,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $175,000
General - Other: $54,000
Police Protection: $28,000
Police Protection: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,713,000
Cash and Securities: $20,468,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,025,000
Cash and Securities: $2,216,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,839,000
Highways: $1,765,000
Other: $299,000
General Local Government Support: $293,000
General Local Government Support: $292,000
Other: $278,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $18,304,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $18,169,000
Property: $2,158,000
Pari - mutuels Sales: $1,994,000
Property: $1,935,000
Pari - mutuels Sales: $1,258,000
Public Utilities Sales: $294,000
Public Utilities Sales: $236,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 3,020
- Number of aged recipients: 290
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,730
- Number of recipients under 18: 857
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,577
- Number of recipients older than 64: 586
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,076
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,362
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 15 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 360 | $127,933 | 140 | $101,986 | 393 | $133,053 | 61 | $19,049 | 3 | $6,246,000 | 99 | $68,495 | 7 | $29,714 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 11 | $162,909 | 9 | $96,111 | 32 | $145,312 | 7 | $11,714 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $54,500 | 5 | $51,600 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 30 | $118,300 | 45 | $80,556 | 228 | $123,719 | 61 | $16,361 | 0 | $0 | 29 | $105,552 | 25 | $51,960 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 18 | $111,167 | 13 | $115,000 | 156 | $130,763 | 6 | $34,000 | 0 | $0 | 9 | $84,000 | 2 | $33,000 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 8 | $145,375 | 3 | $145,667 | 21 | $140,143 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $60,000 | 1 | $114,000 |
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 8 full tracts) | ||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 14 | $192,929 | 20 | $181,500 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 3 | $220,000 | 6 | $184,833 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 5 | $153,800 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 2 | $251,500 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Most common first names in Crittenden County, AR among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 492 | 70.6 years |
| Mary | 387 | 76.7 years |
| John | 373 | 72.4 years |
| Willie | 306 | 73.0 years |
| William | 260 | 71.9 years |
| Robert | 255 | 69.6 years |
| George | 161 | 74.9 years |
| Charles | 160 | 67.3 years |
| Henry | 136 | 74.6 years |
| Annie | 125 | 77.9 years |
| Most common last names in Crittenden County, AR among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Williams | 295 | 72.1 years |
| Smith | 282 | 70.7 years |
| Johnson | 256 | 73.3 years |
| Jones | 250 | 72.1 years |
| Brown | 204 | 73.0 years |
| Davis | 159 | 73.6 years |
| Thomas | 121 | 71.4 years |
| Jackson | 112 | 73.1 years |
| Robinson | 101 | 72.4 years |
| Miller | 96 | 73.5 years |
| Businesses in Crittenden County, AR | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | |
| Baskin-Robbins | 3 | McDonald's | 4 | |
| Best Western | 2 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
| Blockbuster | 1 | Nike | 2 | |
| Burger King | 4 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 2 | Payless | 1 | |
| Church's Chicken | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | Popeyes | 1 | |
| Comfort Suites | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
| Cracker Barrel | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
| Cricket Wireless | 2 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Ramada | 1 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Red Roof Inn | 1 | |
| Decora Cabinetry | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 2 | |
| Dennys | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Subway | 6 | |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| FedEx | 12 | T-Mobile | 2 | |
| Ford | 1 | Taco Bell | 3 | |
| H&R Block | 2 | U-Haul | 3 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | UPS | 8 | |
| Howard Johnson | 1 | Waffle House | 1 | |
| Jones New York | 1 | Walgreens | 2 | |
| KFC | 3 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Kroger | 1 | Wendy's | 3 | |
Crittenden County on our top lists:
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"