Baxter County, Arkansas (AR)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,724
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 13,597
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,420 (it was 3,455 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 33% |
Land area: 554 sq. mi.
Water area: 32.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 76 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.7%), Manufacturing (22.2%), Retail trade (15.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 80%
- Government: 11%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 37,57789.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,5536.1%Two or more races
- 1,1732.8%Hispanic or Latino
- 2340.6%Asian alone
- 1930.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 950.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 230.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 120.03%Some other race alone
| Median resident age: | 52.8 years |
| Arkansas median age: | 38.9 years |
| Males: 20,609 |  (48.9%) |
| Females: 21,565 |  (51.1%) |
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| Baxter County: | 2.0 people |
| Arkansas: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $46,643 ($29,106 in 1999)
| This county: | $46,643 |
| Arkansas: | $55,432 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $617 (lower quartile is $501, upper quartile is $755)
| This county: | $617 |
| State: | $654 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $172,271 (it was $79,900 in 2000)
| Baxter: | $172,271 |
| Arkansas: | $179,800 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,042
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $385
Institutionalized population: 421
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 11
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 31
- Burglaries: 78
- Thefts: 281
- Auto thefts: 43
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 4
- Rapes: 17
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 45
- Burglaries: 94
- Thefts: 351
- Auto thefts: 48
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 32 buildings, average cost: $198,800
- 2021: 75 buildings, average cost: $217,400
- 2020: 28 buildings, average cost: $179,600
- 2019: 7 buildings, average cost: $223,600
- 2018: 11 buildings, average cost: $163,800
- 2017: 18 buildings, average cost: $163,200
- 2016: 18 buildings, average cost: $224,100
- 2015: 11 buildings, average cost: $194,400
- 2014: 8 buildings, average cost: $158,100
- 2013: 15 buildings, average cost: $228,400
- 2012: 42 buildings, average cost: $134,700
- 2011: 4 buildings, average cost: $151,900
- 2010: 15 buildings, average cost: $155,600
- 2009: 15 buildings, average cost: $215,700
- 2008: 36 buildings, average cost: $129,400
- 2007: 65 buildings, average cost: $151,000
- 2006: 126 buildings, average cost: $158,300
- 2005: 118 buildings, average cost: $145,100
- 2004: 59 buildings, average cost: $134,800
- 2003: 42 buildings, average cost: $124,000
- 2002: 28 buildings, average cost: $121,800
- 2001: 51 buildings, average cost: $132,900
- 2000: 58 buildings, average cost: $114,300
- 1999: 41 buildings, average cost: $97,600
- 1998: 66 buildings, average cost: $79,100
- 1997: 72 buildings, average cost: $96,000
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $774 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $715 (0.4%)
| Baxter County: | 14.0% |
| Arkansas: | 16.8% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 52.8 years old
(Males: 50.4 years old, Females: 54.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 53.9 years old, Black residents: 52.7 years old, American Indian residents: 33.0 years old, Asian residents: 55.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 35.0 years old, Other race residents: 59.6 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Baxter County is $408 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $493 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $663 a month.
Cities in this county include: Mountain Home, Gassville, Midway, Cotter, Lakeview, Norfork, Salesville, Briarcliff, Big Flat.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Baxter County: Buffalo Landing (A), McBee Landing (B), Wares Chapel (C), Oakland - Promise Land Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (D), Oakland - Promise Land Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (E), Lazy Acres Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (F), Peel Volunteer Fire Department (G), Peel Volunteer Fire Department Substation (H), Pine Mountain Volunteer Fire Department (I), Pine Mountain Volunteer Fire Department Substation (J), Bruno Volunteer Fire Protection District (K), Lazy Acres Fire Protection District Station 2 (L), Lazy Acres Fire Protection District Station 3 (M), Fairview Rural Volunteer Fire Department (N), Lazy Acres Fire Department (O), Pyatt Rural Fire and Defense Association (P), Pyatt Rural Volunteer Fire Department Substation (Q), Ralph - Caney Rural Fire Protection (R), Ralph - Caney Rural Fire Protection Unit (S), Rea Valley Volunteer Fire Department (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Baxter County include: Welcome Ridge Church (A), Anderson Flat Church (B), Beckham Church (C), Hilltop Mission (D), Keesee Church (E), Locust Church (F), Rea Valley Baptist Church (G), Peel Missionary Baptist Church (H), Price Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Keesee Cemetery (1), Moccasin Cemetery (2), Fairview Cemetery (3), Elm Springs Cemetery (4), Williams Cemetery (5), Dodd City Cemetery (6), Derryberry Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Waltman Pond (A), Bull Shoals Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Noe Creek (A), Neilon Creek (B), Mountain Creek (C), Moccasin Creek (D), Mitchell Creek (E), Meeks Creek (F), Crooked Creek (G), Little Sugar Creek (H), Little North Fork White River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Baxter County include: Oakland Public Use Area (1), Jones Point Wildlife Management Area (2), Ozark Isle Public Use Area (3), Rush Historic District (4), Ozard Isle Public Use Area (5), Highway 125 Public Use Area (6), Buck Creek Public Use Area (7), Buffalo River State Park (8), Bull Shoals Public Use Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Carroll County 
, Caldwell County, North Carolina 
, Grayson County, Virginia , Randolph County , Woodward County, Oklahoma .
| Here: | 4.1% |
| Arkansas: | 3.4% |
Current college students: 911
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 933 (70.2% naturalized citizens)
| Baxter County: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1372010 or later
- 1352000 to 2009
- 1441990 to 1999
- 941980 to 1989
- 751970 to 1979
- 396Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 16,788
- One, attached: 896
- Two: 483
- 3 or 4: 550
- 5 to 9: 371
- 10 to 19: 238
- 20 to 49: 200
- 50 or more: 325
- Mobile homes: 3,179
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 67
Housing units in Baxter County with a mortgage: 6,881 (308 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 206 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16
| Here: | 27.3% with mortgage |
| State: | 98.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Baxter County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 14,884 | 74 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,528 | 9 |
| Catholic | 2,359 | 1 |
| Other | 888 | 6 |
| Black Protestant | 499 | 2 |
| None | 20,355 | - |
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:
| Baxter County: | 1.67 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.02 / 10,000 pop. |
| Here: | 0.24 / 10,000 pop. |
| Arkansas: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
| This county: | 0.24 / 10,000 pop. |
| Arkansas: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
| Baxter County: | 6.93 / 10,000 pop. |
| Arkansas: | 4.94 / 10,000 pop. |
| This county: | 11.46 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.66 / 10,000 pop. |
| Baxter County: | 11.9% |
| Arkansas: | 9.8% |
| Baxter County: | 26.1% |
| State: | 29.1% |
| Here: | 10.2% |
| State: | 13.6% |
Agriculture in Baxter County:
Average size of farms: 181 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $21,143
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $37.16
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 96.29%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $22,328
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 11.70%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.46%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $32,310
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.80%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.59
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.09%
Vegetables: 8 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 28 acres
Tornado activity:
Baxter County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Arkansas state average. It is 1760876.5 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 fatalities and 88 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/5/2008, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 36 people and caused $18 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Baxter County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Arkansas state average. It is 528% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 254.9 miles away from Baxter County center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 252.9 miles away from the county center
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 122.7 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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 72.2 miles away from the 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 77.1 miles away from Baxter 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 141.9 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, 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, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1819: February 06, 2009, FEMA Id: 1819, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- 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, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 05, 2008 to February 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1744: February 07, 2008, FEMA Id: 1744, 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, Flooding and Landslides, Incident Period: April 19, 2004 to May 18, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1516: May 07, 2004, FEMA Id: 1516, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
- Arkansas Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: December 03, 2002 to December 04, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1450: January 06, 2003, FEMA Id: 1450, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
- 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Baxter County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 9, Floods: 8, Tornadoes: 6, Winter Storms: 3, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 13,984 (78.9%)
- Carpooled: 1,846 (10.4%)
- Bus: 3 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 189 (1.1%)
- Bicycle: 4 (0.0%)
- Walked: 419 (2.4%)
- Worked at home: 1,126 (6.4%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Manufacturing (15%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Other services, except public administration (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (29%)
- Manufacturing (16%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Production occupations (17%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Material moving occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Transportation occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Production occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Germany (22%)
- Mexico (16%)
- Panama (11%)
- Korea (8%)
- Poland (7%)
- Brazil (6%)
- Laos (5%)
- English (18%)
- American (16%)
- German (13%)
- Irish (10%)
- Polish (2%)
- Italian (2%)
- European (2%)
People in group quarters in Baxter County, Arkansas in 2010:
- 358 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 129 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 51 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 22 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 11 people in group homes intended for adults
- 8 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 8 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 4 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 4 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in Baxter County, Arkansas in 2000:
- 448 people in nursing homes
- 88 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 88 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 44 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 41 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 34 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 25 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 24 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 6 people in other group homes
8.52% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($52,606 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.52% |
| Arkansas average: | 7.82% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.28% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($17,088 average AGI)
5.24% relocated from other states ($35,518 average AGI)
Baxter County: 5.24% Arkansas average: 3.41%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Marion County, AR |  0.82% ($31,840 average AGI) |
| from Fulton County, AR | 0.28% ($34,844) |
| from Izard County, AR | 0.23% ($47,838) |
| from Craighead County, AR | 0.20% ($52,625) |
| from Washington County, AR | 0.18% ($42,379) |
| from Boone County, AR | 0.18% ($58,310) |
| from Howell County, MO | 0.14% ($63,500) |
6.36% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($43,167 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.36% |
| Arkansas average: | 7.23% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.15% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($20,512 average AGI)
3.22% relocated to other states ($22,655 average AGI)
Baxter County: 3.22% Arkansas average: 2.79%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Marion County, AR | 0.97% ($37,020 average AGI) |
| to Izard County, AR | 0.25% ($44,125) |
| to Washington County, AR | 0.25% ($42,975) |
| to Fulton County, AR | 0.21% ($38,364) |
| to Craighead County, AR | 0.18% ($37,714) |
| to Benton County, AR | 0.15% ($78,217) |
| to Pulaski County, AR | 0.13% ($65,250) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 16.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 16.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.2
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: 12,848 (10,698 aged, 2,150 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,020 (12%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Baxter County, Arkansas in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,121)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,093)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (803)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (556)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (494)
- Unspecified dementia (465)
- Congestive heart failure (428)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (407)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (311)
- Unspecified renal failure (169)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 217.9. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 145.3
- Other - 72.6
Household type by relationship:
Households: 42,174- Male householders: 9,848 (2,730 living alone), Female householders: 9,890 (4,178 living alone)
9,651 spouses (9,614 opposite-sex spouses), 1,410 unmarried partners, (1,343 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,410 children (7,396 natural, 267 adopted, 757 stepchildren), 910 grandchildren, 226 brothers or sisters, 312 parents, 25 foster children, 775 other relatives, 605 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 425
Size of family households: 7,347 2-persons, 2,253 3-persons, 1,279 4-persons, 555 5-persons, 299 6-persons, 202 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 6,919 1-person, 987 2-persons, 46 3-persons.
4,884 married couples with children.
1,442 single-parent households (327 men, 1,115 women).
97.0% of residents of Baxter speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (23% speak English very well, 60% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $290,559,000 ($7,296 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $17,432,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $180,812,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $64,676,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $311,000
Federal grants: $30,959,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,680,000 ($2,253,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,120,000 ($2,531,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,530,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $24,898,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,594,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,752| Here: | 43 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,430
| Here: | 85 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 53 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +17
| Here: | +0 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +3,690
| Here: | +91 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +13 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.82 millions of gallons per day (17% from ground, 83% from surface)
| Here: | 6.0 |
| State: | 6.1 |
| Here: | 4.7 |
| State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in Baxter County, Arkansas
- 532020 or later
- 1,4922010 to 2019
- 2,8832000 to 2009
- 4,2711990 to 1999
- 3,7351980 to 1989
- 5,7251970 to 1979
- 1,9291960 to 1969
- 9931950 to 1959
- 6131940 to 1949
- 6661939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Baxter County, Arkansas
- 1781 room
- 1472 rooms
- 5213 rooms
- 1,9044 rooms
- 3,0625 rooms
- 3,1516 rooms
- 2,5847 rooms
- 1,5188 rooms
- 1,7159+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baxter County, Arkansas
- 1781 room
- 1322 rooms
- 7043 rooms
- 1,2394 rooms
- 1,3085 rooms
- 8116 rooms
- 1817 rooms
- 2798 rooms
- 1209+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Baxter County, Arkansas
- 185no bedroom
- 5361 bedroom
- 4,1512 bedrooms
- 7,8413 bedrooms
- 1,5544 bedrooms
- 3915+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baxter County, Arkansas
- 185no bedroom
- 7511 bedroom
- 2,4632 bedrooms
- 1,4233 bedrooms
- 1864 bedrooms
- 235+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Baxter County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 376no vehicle
- 4,5391 vehicle
- 6,2462 vehicles
- 2,5063 vehicles
- 7734 vehicles
- 2915+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Baxter County in renter-occupied apartments
- 555no vehicle
- 2,5421 vehicle
- 1,4782 vehicles
- 3533 vehicles
- 734 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
86.0% of Baxter County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Arkansas.
| Baxter County: | 86.0% |
| State average: | 87.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 15,977
- Other state: 25,432
- Northeast: 1,704
- Midwest: 12,408
- South: 6,447
- West: 4,791
- 52.3%Electricity
- 29.0%Utility gas
- 12.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.7%Wood
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 65.6%Electricity
- 22.1%Utility gas
- 7.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.1%Wood
- 2.0%No fuel used
- 0.1%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 6.6% |
| Arkansas: | 10.5% |
| Here: | 7.1% |
| Arkansas: | 8.7% |
| Here: | 16.7% |
| Arkansas: | 19.4% |
Baxter County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Current Operations - Libraries: $1,054,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,179,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $54,095,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $51,000,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,095,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $390,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $354,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $582,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,676,000
Baxter County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Current Operations - Libraries: $1,054,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,179,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $54,095,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $51,000,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,095,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $390,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $354,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $582,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,676,000
Baxter County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Current Operations - Libraries: $1,054,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,179,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $54,095,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $51,000,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,095,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $390,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $354,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $582,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,676,000
Baxter County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Current Operations - Libraries: $1,054,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,179,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $54,095,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $51,000,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,095,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $390,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $354,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $582,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,676,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 923
- Number of aged recipients: 75
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 848
- Number of recipients under 18: 130
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 631
- Number of recipients older than 64: 162
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 428
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 409
| Most common first names in Baxter County, AR among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 396 | 77.2 years |
| William | 376 | 76.6 years |
| Robert | 329 | 73.8 years |
| James | 289 | 72.1 years |
| Mary | 276 | 78.7 years |
| Charles | 237 | 76.0 years |
| George | 226 | 77.8 years |
| Helen | 157 | 80.4 years |
| Edward | 152 | 76.6 years |
| Joseph | 136 | 76.7 years |
| Most common last names in Baxter County, AR among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 142 | 76.9 years |
| Johnson | 128 | 79.1 years |
| Miller | 98 | 77.4 years |
| Anderson | 79 | 78.3 years |
| Jones | 73 | 76.4 years |
| Davis | 59 | 74.9 years |
| Martin | 57 | 75.2 years |
| Nelson | 56 | 78.7 years |
| Williams | 56 | 75.0 years |
| White | 52 | 71.8 years |
| Businesses in Baxter County, AR | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 3 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 11 | |
| Arby's | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | McDonald's | 2 | |
| Burger King | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Nike | 2 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Popeyes | 1 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Ramada | 1 | |
| FedEx | 5 | SONIC Drive-In | 2 | |
| Ford | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| Goodwill | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 3 | Subway | 3 | |
| Hardee's | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Hilton | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
| Home Depot | 1 | U-Haul | 5 | |
| Jones New York | 2 | UPS | 10 | |
| KFC | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Long John Silver's | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
Baxter County on our top lists:
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"