White County, Arkansas (AR)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 8,256
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 18,346
Renter-occupied apartments: 9,271 (it was 6,802 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 33% |
Land area: 1034 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 75 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (25.3%), Manufacturing (13.9%), Retail trade (13.7%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 82%
- Government: 11%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 65,21583.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 4,4975.8%Two or more races
- 3,8735.0%Hispanic or Latino
- 3,1914.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 6810.9%Asian alone
- 2600.3%Some other race alone
- 380.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 38.2 years |
| Arkansas median age: | 38.9 years |
| Males: 37,469 |  (48.2%) |
| Females: 40,286 |  (51.8%) |
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| White County: | 2.0 people |
| Arkansas: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $57,015 ($32,203 in 1999)
| This county: | $57,015 |
| Arkansas: | $55,432 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $606 (lower quartile is $443, upper quartile is $722)
| This county: | $606 |
| State: | $654 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $154,300 (it was $64,700 in 2000)
| White: | $154,300 |
| Arkansas: | $179,800 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,018Detached houses: $223,590
Here: $223,590 State: $243,881 Townhouses or other attached units: $127,865
Here: $127,865 State: $244,376 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $81,146
Here: $81,146 State: $216,658 Mobile homes: $72,349
Here: $72,349 State: $79,566 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,314
Here: $17,314 State: $127,304
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $365
Institutionalized population: 422
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 6
- Rapes: 62
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 201
- Burglaries: 161
- Thefts: 364
- Auto thefts: 103
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 4
- Rapes: 39
- Robberies: 8
- Assaults: 156
- Burglaries: 166
- Thefts: 422
- Auto thefts: 84
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 161 buildings, average cost: $157,600
- 2021: 152 buildings, average cost: $147,800
- 2020: 117 buildings, average cost: $133,600
- 2019: 88 buildings, average cost: $179,800
- 2018: 90 buildings, average cost: $157,700
- 2017: 98 buildings, average cost: $141,200
- 2016: 100 buildings, average cost: $136,700
- 2015: 76 buildings, average cost: $133,100
- 2014: 97 buildings, average cost: $126,200
- 2013: 110 buildings, average cost: $129,500
- 2012: 133 buildings, average cost: $118,000
- 2011: 120 buildings, average cost: $122,400
- 2010: 121 buildings, average cost: $124,900
- 2009: 117 buildings, average cost: $130,700
- 2008: 156 buildings, average cost: $128,400
- 2007: 157 buildings, average cost: $116,500
- 2006: 166 buildings, average cost: $109,500
- 2005: 209 buildings, average cost: $98,800
- 2004: 175 buildings, average cost: $111,700
- 2003: 185 buildings, average cost: $98,000
- 2002: 133 buildings, average cost: $89,500
- 2001: 135 buildings, average cost: $93,200
- 2000: 96 buildings, average cost: $83,000
- 1999: 158 buildings, average cost: $81,700
- 1998: 113 buildings, average cost: $75,400
- 1997: 164 buildings, average cost: $77,300
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $785 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $759 (0.6%)
| White County: | 16.2% |
| Arkansas: | 16.8% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 38.2 years old
(Males: 37.5 years old, Females: 39.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40.8 years old, Black residents: 34.3 years old, American Indian residents: 29.8 years old, Asian residents: 22.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.5 years old, Other race residents: 44.0 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in White County is $392 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $471 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $640 a month.
Cities in this county include: Searcy, Beebe, Bald Knob, Judsonia, Kensett, Bradford, McRae, Pangburn, Rose Bud, Higginson.
Local government website: www.white-county.org
Neighboring counties: Sandoval County, New Mexico 
, Faulkner County 
, Hyde County, North Carolina 
, Lincoln County, North Carolina , Macon County, North Carolina .
| Here: | 3.6% |
| Arkansas: | 3.4% |
Current college students: 5,349
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,624 (12.8% naturalized citizens)
| White County: | 2.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 5342010 or later
- 6332000 to 2009
- 3071990 to 1999
- 2001980 to 1989
- 641970 to 1979
- 115Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 100.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 23,035
- One, attached: 122
- Two: 640
- 3 or 4: 1,063
- 5 to 9: 1,379
- 10 to 19: 518
- 20 to 49: 199
- 50 or more: 425
- Mobile homes: 5,943
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 397
Housing units in White County with a mortgage: 10,606 (355 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 256 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 279
| Here: | 3.5% with mortgage |
| State: | 98.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for White County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 39,009 | 166 |
| Mainline Protestant | 3,838 | 30 |
| Other | 794 | 4 |
| Catholic | 749 | 2 |
| Black Protestant | 647 | 4 |
| None | 32,039 | - |
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
| White County: | 1.90 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
| Arkansas: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| This county: | 0.41 / 10,000 pop. |
| Arkansas: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 38
| White County: | 5.17 / 10,000 pop. |
| Arkansas: | 4.94 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 45
| This county: | 6.12 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.66 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| White County: | 9.5% |
| Arkansas: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| White County: | 28.0% |
| State: | 29.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 13.7% |
| State: | 13.6% |
Agriculture in White County:
Average size of farms: 216 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $27,446
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $152.97
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 5.52%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 57.22%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $27,103
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 35.47%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $36,140
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.58%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.67
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.06%
Corn for grain: 3981 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 17287 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 47121 harvested acres
Vegetables: 243 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 313 acres
Earthquake activity:
White County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Arkansas state average. It is 477% 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 83.5 miles away from White County center
On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 26.4 miles away from the county center
On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 27.5 miles away from the county center
On 2/28/2011 at 05:00:50, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 2.0 mi) earthquake occurred 35.3 miles away from the 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 140.3 miles away from White County center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 302.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
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: 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, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 27, 2014 to April 28, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4174: April 29, 2014, FEMA Id: 4174, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- 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, 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 Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 01, 2006 to April 03, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1636: April 12, 2006, FEMA Id: 1636, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
- 14 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in White County (24) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 18
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 16, Floods: 14, Tornadoes: 12, Winds: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, 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: 24,027 (83.5%)
- Carpooled: 2,023 (7.0%)
- Bus: 118 (0.4%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 213 (0.7%)
- Bicycle: 65 (0.2%)
- Walked: 622 (2.2%)
- Worked at home: 1,529 (5.3%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Manufacturing (11%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (27%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Manufacturing (13%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Production occupations (12%)
- Transportation occupations (10%)
- Material moving occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (14%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Mexico (43%)
- El Salvador (12%)
- Pakistan (7%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
- Ecuador (3%)
- Guatemala (3%)
- Belize (2%)
- American (23%)
- English (18%)
- Irish (10%)
- German (7%)
- European (3%)
- Scottish (2%)
- Scotch-Irish (1%)
People in group quarters in White County, Arkansas in 2010:
- 2,713 people in college/university student housing
- 387 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 82 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 24 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 17 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 11 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 10 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 8 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in White County, Arkansas in 2000:
- 2,518 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 615 people in nursing homes
- 146 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 81 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 71 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 44 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 34 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 22 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 15 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 5 people in other group homes
7.57% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($46,305 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.57% |
| Arkansas average: | 7.82% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.83% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($27,299 average AGI)
2.74% relocated from other states ($19,007 average AGI)
White County: 2.74% Arkansas average: 3.41%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Lonoke County, AR |  1.16% ($45,856 average AGI) |
| from Pulaski County, AR | 0.77% ($47,090) |
| from Faulkner County, AR | 0.50% ($39,736) |
| from Cleburne County, AR | 0.40% ($40,825) |
| from Independence County, AR | 0.27% ($38,457) |
| from Jackson County, AR | 0.19% ($39,920) |
| from Woodruff County, AR | 0.16% ($29,317) |
6.84% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,989 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.84% |
| Arkansas average: | 7.23% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.81% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($30,593 average AGI)
2.04% relocated to other states ($12,396 average AGI)
White County: 2.04% Arkansas average: 2.79%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Lonoke County, AR | 0.92% ($40,156 average AGI) |
| to Pulaski County, AR | 0.87% ($50,536) |
| to Faulkner County, AR | 0.46% ($44,983) |
| to Cleburne County, AR | 0.41% ($49,733) |
| to Independence County, AR | 0.31% ($37,797) |
| to Jackson County, AR | 0.25% ($36,571) |
| to Craighead County, AR | 0.16% ($43,190) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.1
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.2%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 12,811 (9,970 aged, 2,841 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,007 (11%)
Most common underlying causes of death in White County, Arkansas in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,437)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,376)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,177)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (828)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (720)
- Congestive heart failure (477)
- Unspecified dementia (454)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (419)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (297)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (273)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 124.9. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 98.3
- Other - 26.6
Household type by relationship:
Households: 77,755- Male householders: 13,989 (4,367 living alone), Female householders: 15,816 (3,610 living alone)
15,381 spouses (15,214 opposite-sex spouses), 1,762 unmarried partners, (1,676 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 21,233 children (19,543 natural, 653 adopted, 1,037 stepchildren), 2,588 grandchildren, 140 brothers or sisters, 1,453 parents, 0 foster children, 1,068 other relatives, 1,658 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 2,667
Size of family households: 9,273 2-persons, 4,594 3-persons, 4,532 4-persons, 1,487 5-persons, 561 6-persons, 377 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 7,977 1-person, 714 2-persons, 61 3-persons, 90 4-persons, 139 5-persons.
9,751 married couples with children.
5,582 single-parent households (1,861 men, 3,721 women).
94.8% of residents of White speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $361,945,000 ($5,122 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $16,431,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $187,722,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $83,155,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,209,000
Federal grants: $64,925,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,581,000 ($748,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $13,353,000 ($2,375,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,989,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $33,432,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,544,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,735| Here: | 66 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,789
| Here: | 53 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 53 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +366
| Here: | +5 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +2,948
| Here: | +41 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +13 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.15 millions of gallons per day (9% from ground, 91% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.8 |
| State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.8 |
| State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in White County, Arkansas
- 7342020 or later
- 4,9532010 to 2019
- 7,8392000 to 2009
- 7,2521990 to 1999
- 2,9841980 to 1989
- 4,9671970 to 1979
- 1,8181960 to 1969
- 1,5151950 to 1959
- 6431940 to 1949
- 1,0161939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in White County, Arkansas
- 741 room
- 2542 rooms
- 5153 rooms
- 1,9594 rooms
- 5,8495 rooms
- 4,0756 rooms
- 2,9847 rooms
- 1,2548 rooms
- 3,0579+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in White County, Arkansas
- 5241 room
- 2912 rooms
- 1,2823 rooms
- 2,1204 rooms
- 2,4495 rooms
- 1,3876 rooms
- 1,2357 rooms
- 2188 rooms
- 2789+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in White County, Arkansas
- 74no bedroom
- 5681 bedroom
- 3,1682 bedrooms
- 13,0293 bedrooms
- 2,6114 bedrooms
- 5715+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in White County, Arkansas
- 544no bedroom
- 1,5331 bedroom
- 3,1792 bedrooms
- 4,1393 bedrooms
- 1954 bedrooms
- 1945+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in White County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 152no vehicle
- 4,5551 vehicle
- 8,1972 vehicles
- 5,6883 vehicles
- 1,0724 vehicles
- 3575+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in White County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,766no vehicle
- 4,0211 vehicle
- 2,9972 vehicles
- 7683 vehicles
- 934 vehicles
- 1395+ vehicles
89.5% of White County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Arkansas.
| White County: | 89.5% |
| State average: | 87.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 52,716
- Other state: 22,956
- Northeast: 888
- Midwest: 8,602
- South: 10,059
- West: 3,407
- 61.1%Electricity
- 27.3%Utility gas
- 8.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.6%Wood
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 72.3%Electricity
- 21.2%Utility gas
- 4.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.2%Wood
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 784
| Here: | 9.0% |
| Arkansas: | 10.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 814
| Here: | 22.6% |
| Arkansas: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,415
| Here: | 52.0% |
| Arkansas: | 19.4% |
White County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $1,486,000
Other: $1,405,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,922,000
Regular Highways: $1,922,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,681,000
Regular Highways: $7,003,000
Police Protection: $4,680,000
Police Protection: $4,267,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,528,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,217,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,043,000
Central Staff Services: $1,937,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,863,000
Central Staff Services: $1,767,000
General - Other: $1,580,000
Financial Administration: $1,524,000
General - Other: $1,440,000
Financial Administration: $1,390,000
Libraries: $1,297,000
Libraries: $1,182,000
General Public Buildings: $582,000
General Public Buildings: $531,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $441,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $402,000
Public Welfare - Other: $371,000
Public Welfare - Other: $339,000
Corrections - Other: $93,000
Corrections - Other: $85,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $188,000
General Local Government Support: $182,000
Other: $97,000
Other: $94,000
Highways: $5,000
Highways: $5,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $376,000
Interest on Debt: $373,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $5,732,000
Other - General - Other: $5,497,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $8,590,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $7,305,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,020,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,735,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,388,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,285,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,285,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $967,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $546,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $421,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $421,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $125,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,569,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,339,000
General Revenue - Other: $892,000
General Revenue - Other: $762,000
Interest Earnings: $603,000
Interest Earnings: $514,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $180,000
General - Other: $180,000
Central Staff Services: $134,000
Central Staff Services: $134,000
Police Protection: $109,000
Police Protection: $109,000
Regular Highways: $51,000
Regular Highways: $51,000
Local Fire Protection: $16,000
Local Fire Protection: $16,000
Public Welfare - Other: $3,000
Public Welfare - Other: $3,000
Health - Other: $1,000
Health - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,933,000
Cash and Securities: $16,639,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,305,000
Cash and Securities: $7,178,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,753,000
Highways: $3,621,000
General Local Government Support: $1,048,000
General Local Government Support: $1,011,000
Other: $147,000
Other: $142,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $18,576,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,695,000
Property: $6,133,000
Property: $5,842,000
Public Utilities Sales: $486,000
Public Utilities Sales: $463,000
White County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $1,486,000
Other: $1,405,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,922,000
Regular Highways: $1,922,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,681,000
Regular Highways: $7,003,000
Police Protection: $4,680,000
Police Protection: $4,267,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,528,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,217,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,043,000
Central Staff Services: $1,937,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,863,000
Central Staff Services: $1,767,000
General - Other: $1,580,000
Financial Administration: $1,524,000
General - Other: $1,440,000
Financial Administration: $1,390,000
Libraries: $1,297,000
Libraries: $1,182,000
General Public Buildings: $582,000
General Public Buildings: $531,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $441,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $402,000
Public Welfare - Other: $371,000
Public Welfare - Other: $339,000
Corrections - Other: $93,000
Corrections - Other: $85,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $188,000
General Local Government Support: $182,000
Other: $97,000
Other: $94,000
Highways: $5,000
Highways: $5,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $376,000
Interest on Debt: $373,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $5,732,000
Other - General - Other: $5,497,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $8,590,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $7,305,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,020,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,735,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,388,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,285,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,285,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $967,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $546,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $421,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $421,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $125,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,569,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,339,000
General Revenue - Other: $892,000
General Revenue - Other: $762,000
Interest Earnings: $603,000
Interest Earnings: $514,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $180,000
General - Other: $180,000
Central Staff Services: $134,000
Central Staff Services: $134,000
Police Protection: $109,000
Police Protection: $109,000
Regular Highways: $51,000
Regular Highways: $51,000
Local Fire Protection: $16,000
Local Fire Protection: $16,000
Public Welfare - Other: $3,000
Public Welfare - Other: $3,000
Health - Other: $1,000
Health - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,933,000
Cash and Securities: $16,639,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,305,000
Cash and Securities: $7,178,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,753,000
Highways: $3,621,000
General Local Government Support: $1,048,000
General Local Government Support: $1,011,000
Other: $147,000
Other: $142,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $18,576,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,695,000
Property: $6,133,000
Property: $5,842,000
Public Utilities Sales: $486,000
Public Utilities Sales: $463,000
White County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $1,486,000
Other: $1,405,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,922,000
Regular Highways: $1,922,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,681,000
Regular Highways: $7,003,000
Police Protection: $4,680,000
Police Protection: $4,267,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,528,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,217,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,043,000
Central Staff Services: $1,937,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,863,000
Central Staff Services: $1,767,000
General - Other: $1,580,000
Financial Administration: $1,524,000
General - Other: $1,440,000
Financial Administration: $1,390,000
Libraries: $1,297,000
Libraries: $1,182,000
General Public Buildings: $582,000
General Public Buildings: $531,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $441,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $402,000
Public Welfare - Other: $371,000
Public Welfare - Other: $339,000
Corrections - Other: $93,000
Corrections - Other: $85,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $188,000
General Local Government Support: $182,000
Other: $97,000
Other: $94,000
Highways: $5,000
Highways: $5,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $376,000
Interest on Debt: $373,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $5,732,000
Other - General - Other: $5,497,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $8,590,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $7,305,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,020,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,735,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,388,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,285,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,285,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $967,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $546,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $421,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $421,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $125,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,569,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,339,000
General Revenue - Other: $892,000
General Revenue - Other: $762,000
Interest Earnings: $603,000
Interest Earnings: $514,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $180,000
General - Other: $180,000
Central Staff Services: $134,000
Central Staff Services: $134,000
Police Protection: $109,000
Police Protection: $109,000
Regular Highways: $51,000
Regular Highways: $51,000
Local Fire Protection: $16,000
Local Fire Protection: $16,000
Public Welfare - Other: $3,000
Public Welfare - Other: $3,000
Health - Other: $1,000
Health - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,933,000
Cash and Securities: $16,639,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,305,000
Cash and Securities: $7,178,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,753,000
Highways: $3,621,000
General Local Government Support: $1,048,000
General Local Government Support: $1,011,000
Other: $147,000
Other: $142,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $18,576,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,695,000
Property: $6,133,000
Property: $5,842,000
Public Utilities Sales: $486,000
Public Utilities Sales: $463,000
White County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $1,486,000
Other: $1,405,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,922,000
Regular Highways: $1,922,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,681,000
Regular Highways: $7,003,000
Police Protection: $4,680,000
Police Protection: $4,267,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,528,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,217,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,043,000
Central Staff Services: $1,937,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,863,000
Central Staff Services: $1,767,000
General - Other: $1,580,000
Financial Administration: $1,524,000
General - Other: $1,440,000
Financial Administration: $1,390,000
Libraries: $1,297,000
Libraries: $1,182,000
General Public Buildings: $582,000
General Public Buildings: $531,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $441,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $402,000
Public Welfare - Other: $371,000
Public Welfare - Other: $339,000
Corrections - Other: $93,000
Corrections - Other: $85,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $188,000
General Local Government Support: $182,000
Other: $97,000
Other: $94,000
Highways: $5,000
Highways: $5,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $376,000
Interest on Debt: $373,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $5,732,000
Other - General - Other: $5,497,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $8,590,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $7,305,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,020,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,735,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,388,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,285,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,285,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $967,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $546,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $421,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $421,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $125,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,569,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,339,000
General Revenue - Other: $892,000
General Revenue - Other: $762,000
Interest Earnings: $603,000
Interest Earnings: $514,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $180,000
General - Other: $180,000
Central Staff Services: $134,000
Central Staff Services: $134,000
Police Protection: $109,000
Police Protection: $109,000
Regular Highways: $51,000
Regular Highways: $51,000
Local Fire Protection: $16,000
Local Fire Protection: $16,000
Public Welfare - Other: $3,000
Public Welfare - Other: $3,000
Health - Other: $1,000
Health - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,933,000
Cash and Securities: $16,639,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,305,000
Cash and Securities: $7,178,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,753,000
Highways: $3,621,000
General Local Government Support: $1,048,000
General Local Government Support: $1,011,000
Other: $147,000
Other: $142,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $18,576,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,695,000
Property: $6,133,000
Property: $5,842,000
Public Utilities Sales: $486,000
Public Utilities Sales: $463,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,976
- Number of aged recipients: 218
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,758
- Number of recipients under 18: 346
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,197
- Number of recipients older than 64: 433
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 898
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 822
| Most common first names in White County, AR among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 575 | 73.1 years |
| William | 503 | 75.0 years |
| John | 392 | 76.0 years |
| Mary | 352 | 79.3 years |
| Robert | 280 | 72.0 years |
| Charles | 218 | 72.3 years |
| George | 182 | 75.7 years |
| Thomas | 165 | 74.4 years |
| Ruby | 116 | 79.8 years |
| Henry | 110 | 76.8 years |
| Most common last names in White County, AR among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 310 | 74.2 years |
| Johnson | 178 | 75.3 years |
| Davis | 176 | 74.1 years |
| Jones | 172 | 74.9 years |
| Williams | 138 | 77.1 years |
| Brown | 130 | 74.4 years |
| Taylor | 124 | 77.9 years |
| Baker | 118 | 74.8 years |
| Martin | 105 | 75.8 years |
| Wilson | 95 | 74.6 years |
| Businesses in White County, AR | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 4 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | |
| Arby's | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | McDonald's | 4 | |
| Baskin-Robbins | 2 | Microtel | 1 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 1 | Nike | 7 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
| Burger King | 2 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
| Comfort Suites | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
| Cricket Wireless | 1 | Popeyes | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | Quiznos | 2 | |
| Days Inn | 2 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
| FedEx | 9 | Rue21 | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | Ryan's Grill | 1 | |
| GNC | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
| GameStop | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 5 | |
| Goodwill | 3 | Sears | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 2 | Staples | 1 | |
| Hardee's | 1 | Subway | 7 | |
| Hilton | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | Taco Bell | 3 | |
| IHOP | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | U-Haul | 5 | |
| Jones New York | 4 | UPS | 9 | |
| KFC | 2 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
| Knights Inn | 1 | Waffle House | 2 | |
| Kroger | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
| La Quinta | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 2 | Wendy's | 1 | |
| Lane Furniture | 5 | |||
White County on our top lists:
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"