Hempstead County, Arkansas (AR)

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• • 10,42652.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,92929.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,85714.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4482.3%Two or more races
  • 1080.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 380.2%Asian alone
  • 300.2%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $158,220

Here:	$158,220
State:	$243,881

Townhouses or other attached units: $88,667

Here:	$88,667
State:	$244,376

Mobile homes: $85,052

Here:	$85,052
State:	$79,566

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 31
• Burglaries: 24
• Thefts: 67
• Auto thefts: 9

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 31
• Burglaries: 25
• Thefts: 92
• Auto thefts: 21

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $604 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $495 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hempstead County is $400 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $468 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $561 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hope, Blevins, Perrytown, Fulton, Washington, McCaskill, Ozan, Patmos, Oakhaven, McNab.

Neighboring counties: Aiken County, South Carolina , Florence County, South Carolina , Richland County, South Carolina , Cottle County, Texas , Forsyth County, Georgia , Walton County, Georgia , Warren County, Georgia .

Current college students: 932
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,334 (19.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1082010 or later
• 3672000 to 2009
• 4211990 to 1999
• 2301980 to 1989
• 1221970 to 1979
• 81Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,737
• One, attached: 15
• Two: 287
• 3 or 4: 263
• 5 to 9: 192
• 10 to 19: 108
• 20 to 49: 9
• 50 or more: 43
• Mobile homes: 2,124

Housing units in Hempstead County with a mortgage: 2,066 (28 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1

Religion statistics for Hempstead County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Hempstead 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: May 07, 2015 to June 15, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4226: June 26, 2015, FEMA Id: 4226, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• 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 Tropical Storm Ike, Incident Period: September 13, 2008 to September 23, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1804: October 22, 2008, FEMA Id: 1804, Natural disaster type: Tropical 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 Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3215: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3215, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Arkansas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 30, 2004 to July 09, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1528: June 30, 2004, FEMA Id: 1528, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Storms & Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2001 to March 21, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1363: March 13, 2001, FEMA Id: 1363, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 12, 2000 to January 08, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1354: December 29, 2000, FEMA Id: 1354, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 12, 2000 to January 08, 2001, Emergency Declared EM-3159: December 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 3159, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.57% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($31,879 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.92% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($20,938 average AGI)
1.65% relocated from other states ($10,941 average AGI)

Hempstead County:	1.65%
Arkansas average:	3.41%

from Nevada County, AR	0.73% ($27,961 average AGI)
from Howard County, AR	0.64% ($32,778)
from Miller County, AR	0.56% ($28,359)
from Bowie County, TX	0.36% ($49,200)

6.10% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($36,538 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.48% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($28,343 average AGI)
1.62% relocated to other states ($8,196 average AGI)

Hempstead County:	1.62%
Arkansas average:	2.79%

to Howard County, AR	0.75% ($34,642 average AGI)
to Miller County, AR	0.75% ($40,113)
to Bowie County, TX	0.73% ($30,098)
to Nevada County, AR	0.73% ($29,824)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.34% ($54,167)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Hempstead County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,716 (1,299 living alone), Female householders: 3,917 (1,308 living alone)

• 3,373 spouses (3,373 opposite-sex spouses), 361 unmarried partners, (342 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,999 children (5,589 natural, 127 adopted, 281 stepchildren), 870 grandchildren, 240 brothers or sisters, 523 parents, 14 foster children, 360 other relatives, 392 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 374

Size of family households: 2,523 2-persons, 935 3-persons, 771 4-persons, 332 5-persons, 128 6-persons, 48 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,606 1-person, 274 2-persons, 35 3-persons.

2,198 married couples with children.
1,656 single-parent households (332 men, 1,324 women).

88.2% of residents of Hempstead speak English at home.
11.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $137,054,000 ($5,840 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,475,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $51,936,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,407,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $990,000
Federal grants: $38,076,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,080,000 ($210,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,565,000 ($2,292,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,535,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,518,000
Federal Government insurance: $430,000

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

Here:	-51 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.05 millions of gallons per day (79% from ground, 21% from surface)

• Year house built in Hempstead County, Arkansas
• 372020 or later
• 9442010 to 2019
• 8932000 to 2009
• 1,2411990 to 1999
• 1,7641980 to 1989
• 1,7051970 to 1979
• 1,1611960 to 1969
• 7861950 to 1959
• 4271940 to 1949
• 6111939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Hempstead County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hempstead County, Arkansas
• 241 room
• 482 rooms
• 883 rooms
• 5114 rooms
• 1,2775 rooms
• 1,3966 rooms
• 1,0807 rooms
• 4288 rooms
• 3299+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hempstead County, Arkansas
• 1561 room
• 242 rooms
• 2913 rooms
• 4344 rooms
• 8165 rooms
• 3346 rooms
• 2447 rooms
• 928 rooms
• 59+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Hempstead County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hempstead County, Arkansas
• 25no bedroom
• 641 bedroom
• 1,0972 bedrooms
• 3,2683 bedrooms
• 6424 bedrooms
• 585+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hempstead County, Arkansas
• 157no bedroom
• 1571 bedroom
• 7762 bedrooms
• 1,2003 bedrooms
• 984 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Hempstead County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 170no vehicle
• 1,0031 vehicle
• 2,4442 vehicles
• 1,0203 vehicles
• 3824 vehicles
• 1745+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Hempstead County in renter-occupied apartments
• 472no vehicle
• 1,1151 vehicle
• 6582 vehicles
• 1703 vehicles
• 394 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

90.3% of Hempstead 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, 73% lived in Arkansas.

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

• This state: 12,112
• Other state: 6,592
• Northeast: 320
• Midwest: 672
• South: 4,968
• West: 615

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 910
• Number of aged recipients: 100
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 810
• Number of recipients under 18: 209
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 520
• Number of recipients older than 64: 181
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 339
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 415