Prairie County, Arkansas (AR)

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• • 6,75682.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 82910.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3424.2%Two or more races
  • 1792.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 270.3%Some other race alone
  • 170.2%Asian alone
  • 40.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $156,061

Here:	$156,061
State:	$243,881

Mobile homes: $83,857

Here:	$83,857
State:	$79,566

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 17
• Thefts: 35
• Auto thefts: 8

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 13
• Thefts: 37
• Auto thefts: 5

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $518 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $474 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Prairie County is $380 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $571 a month.

Cities in this county include: Des Arc, Hazen, De Valls Bluff, Fredonia (Biscoe), Ulm.

Neighboring counties: Guadalupe County, New Mexico , Chester County, South Carolina , Hardin County, Tennessee , Latimer County, Oklahoma .

Current college students: 167
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: 16.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 16 (6.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 102010 or later
• 62000 to 2009
• 01990 to 1999
• 61980 to 1989
• 41970 to 1979
• 20Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,907
• One, attached: 9
• Two: 106
• 3 or 4: 79
• 5 to 9: 41
• 10 to 19: 80
• 20 or more: 13
• Mobile homes: 911
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Housing units in Prairie County with a mortgage: 1,124 (85 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 76 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 42

Religion statistics for Prairie County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Prairie 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: April 26, 2017 - May 19, 2017, FEMA Id: 4318, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• 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 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 Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 23, 2009 to January 02, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1872: February 04, 2010, FEMA Id: 1872, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 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 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 and Flooding associated with Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: September 02, 2008 to September 08, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1793: September 18, 2008, FEMA Id: 1793, Natural disaster type: Storm, Hurricane, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 18, 2008 to April 28, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1751: March 26, 2008, FEMA Id: 1751, 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
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.03% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($48,904 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.20% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($38,078 average AGI)
0.83% relocated from other states ($10,826 average AGI)

Prairie County:	0.83%
Arkansas average:	3.41%

from Lonoke County, AR	1.44% ($45,075 average AGI)
from Pulaski County, AR	0.72% ($51,050)

5.52% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($33,401 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.52% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($33,401 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

to Lonoke County, AR	1.16% ($30,094 average AGI)
to White County, AR	1.12% ($35,419)
to Pulaski County, AR	1.09% ($23,333)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Prairie County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 1,714 (599 living alone), Female householders: 1,724 (634 living alone)

• 1,641 spouses (1,641 opposite-sex spouses), 89 unmarried partners, (89 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,005 children (1,806 natural, 115 adopted, 79 stepchildren), 344 grandchildren, 119 brothers or sisters, 145 parents, 67 foster children, 139 other relatives, 151 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 154

Size of family households: 1,093 2-persons, 521 3-persons, 339 4-persons, 96 5-persons, 40 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,233 1-person, 87 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 13 4-persons.

1,079 married couples with children.
338 single-parent households (105 men, 233 women).

98.4% of residents of Prairie speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 56% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $77,363,000 ($8,422 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,202,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $24,321,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,443,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $18,509,000
Federal grants: $13,422,000
Federal procurement contracts: $434,000 ($21,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,234,000 ($3,326,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $357,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,983,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,503,000

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

Here:	-40 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.82 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Prairie County, Arkansas
• 232020 or later
• 4972010 to 2019
• 2702000 to 2009
• 7521990 to 1999
• 5401980 to 1989
• 7161970 to 1979
• 6901960 to 1969
• 3261950 to 1959
• 1131940 to 1949
• 1501939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Prairie County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Prairie County, Arkansas
• 01 room
• 552 rooms
• 1043 rooms
• 2724 rooms
• 6465 rooms
• 6696 rooms
• 3467 rooms
• 2218 rooms
• 3659+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prairie County, Arkansas
• 271 room
• 482 rooms
• 1153 rooms
• 1954 rooms
• 1495 rooms
• 1216 rooms
• 767 rooms
• 218 rooms
• 79+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Prairie County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Prairie County, Arkansas
• 0no bedroom
• 1161 bedroom
• 5212 bedrooms
• 1,6813 bedrooms
• 3234 bedrooms
• 205+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prairie County, Arkansas
• 27no bedroom
• 1981 bedroom
• 1932 bedrooms
• 3113 bedrooms
• 394 bedrooms
• 35+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Prairie County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 72no vehicle
• 7351 vehicle
• 1,1112 vehicles
• 4523 vehicles
• 1834 vehicles
• 1205+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Prairie County in renter-occupied apartments
• 99no vehicle
• 4641 vehicle
• 1202 vehicles
• 493 vehicles
• 454 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

90.7% of Prairie County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% 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: 6,699
• Other state: 1,484
• Northeast: 18
• Midwest: 258
• South: 739
• West: 481

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 354
• Number of aged recipients: 51
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 303
• Number of recipients under 18: 69
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 194
• Number of recipients older than 64: 91
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 160
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 136

Prairie County on our top lists:

• #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"