Craighead County, Arkansas (AR)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,547
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 20,649
Renter-occupied apartments: 14,668 (it was 11,652 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 36% |
State: | 33% |
Land area: 711 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 159 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (28.0%), Retail trade (13.9%), Manufacturing (12.7%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 78%
- Government: 15%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 81,60472.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 16,61614.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 6,5215.8%Hispanic or Latino
- 6,0275.3%Two or more races
- 1,7821.6%Asian alone
- 2590.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 1630.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 450.04%Some other race alone
Median resident age: | 34.8 years |
Arkansas median age: | 38.9 years |
Males: 54,169 | (47.9%) |
Females: 58,848 | (52.1%) |
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Craighead County: | 2.0 people |
Arkansas: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $61,871 ($32,425 in 1999)
This county: | $61,871 |
Arkansas: | $55,432 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $702 (lower quartile is $606, upper quartile is $863)
This county: | $702 |
State: | $654 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $212,500 (it was $74,800 in 2000)
Craighead: | $212,500 |
Arkansas: | $179,800 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,239
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $462
Institutionalized population: 1,368
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 4
- Rapes: 14
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 34
- Burglaries: 105
- Thefts: 167
- Auto thefts: 42
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 9
- Robberies: 3
- Assaults: 43
- Burglaries: 125
- Thefts: 143
- Auto thefts: 37
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 637 buildings, average cost: $157,900
- 2021: 740 buildings, average cost: $161,600
- 2020: 648 buildings, average cost: $149,400
- 2019: 566 buildings, average cost: $151,000
- 2018: 529 buildings, average cost: $145,700
- 2017: 472 buildings, average cost: $144,600
- 2016: 562 buildings, average cost: $133,600
- 2015: 390 buildings, average cost: $149,800
- 2014: 368 buildings, average cost: $152,700
- 2013: 359 buildings, average cost: $154,800
- 2012: 443 buildings, average cost: $129,900
- 2011: 334 buildings, average cost: $134,200
- 2010: 390 buildings, average cost: $130,800
- 2009: 398 buildings, average cost: $98,700
- 2008: 553 buildings, average cost: $84,300
- 2007: 512 buildings, average cost: $97,500
- 2006: 486 buildings, average cost: $94,300
- 2005: 534 buildings, average cost: $109,900
- 2004: 489 buildings, average cost: $107,700
- 2003: 509 buildings, average cost: $103,300
- 2002: 458 buildings, average cost: $102,600
- 2001: 380 buildings, average cost: $100,500
- 2000: 274 buildings, average cost: $106,600
- 1999: 352 buildings, average cost: $96,000
- 1998: 415 buildings, average cost: $90,900
- 1997: 379 buildings, average cost: $98,800
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,186 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,047 (0.6%)
Craighead County: | 17.9% |
Arkansas: | 16.8% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 34.8 years old
(Males: 34.0 years old, Females: 35.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39.2 years old, Black residents: 26.0 years old, American Indian residents: 25.6 years old, Asian residents: 32.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.3 years old, Other race residents: 18.6 years old)
Area name: Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Craighead County is $428 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $490 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $677 a month.
Cities in this county include: Jonesboro, Lake City, Bay, Bono, Caraway, Brookland, Monette, Cash, Black Oak, Egypt.
Neighboring counties: Decatur County, Tennessee , Hamblen County, Tennessee , Payne County, Oklahoma , Monroe County, Tennessee , Warren County, Tennessee , Hutchinson County, Texas .
Here: | 2.8% |
Arkansas: | 3.4% |
Current college students: 6,945
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 3,957 (40.1% naturalized citizens)
Craighead County: | 3.5% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1,0352010 or later
- 1,5052000 to 2009
- 8771990 to 1999
- 2711980 to 1989
- 1311970 to 1979
- 125Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 33,067
- One, attached: 569
- Two: 3,926
- 3 or 4: 2,745
- 5 to 9: 2,604
- 10 to 19: 1,419
- 20 to 49: 1,514
- 50 or more: 642
- Mobile homes: 2,314
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 135
Housing units in Craighead County with a mortgage: 16,007 (1,189 second mortgage, 58 home equity loan, 934 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 129
Here: | 11.0% with mortgage |
State: | 98.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Craighead County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 44,184 | 129 |
Mainline Protestant | 5,408 | 24 |
Catholic | 2,470 | 2 |
Other | 1,477 | 10 |
Black Protestant | 655 | 5 |
None | 42,249 | - |
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:
Craighead County: | 2.42 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Arkansas: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Arkansas: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
Craighead County: | 4.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Arkansas: | 4.94 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.16 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.66 / 10,000 pop. |
Craighead County: | 8.6% |
Arkansas: | 9.8% |
Craighead County: | 29.3% |
State: | 29.1% |
Here: | 13.4% |
State: | 13.6% |
Agriculture in Craighead County:
Average size of farms: 480 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $121,361
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $280.12
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.66%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $93,018
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 87.02%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $124,645
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.21%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.96
Corn for grain: 3994 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 13111 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 112856 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 86852 harvested acres
Vegetables: 69 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Craighead County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Arkansas state average. It is 442% 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 21.6 miles away from Craighead 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 68.0 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 110.9 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 49.9 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 17.3 miles away from Craighead County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 236.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: March 28, 2020, FEMA Id: 4544, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
- 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 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 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 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
- 12 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Craighead County (22) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 17
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 16, Floods: 13, Tornadoes: 9, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 46,734 (83.9%)
- Carpooled: 4,671 (8.4%)
- Bus: 58 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 224 (0.4%)
- Walked: 719 (1.3%)
- Worked at home: 2,751 (4.9%)
- Health care and social assistance (27%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (31%)
- Retail trade (15%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (11%)
- Production occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (13%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Healthcare support occupations (5%)
- Mexico (49%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
- Other Northern Africa (4%)
- Philippines (4%)
- Germany (3%)
- Laos (3%)
- Panama (2%)
- American (18%)
- English (14%)
- Irish (7%)
- German (6%)
- European (2%)
- Scottish (1%)
- Italian (1%)
People in group quarters in Craighead County, Arkansas in 2010:
- 1,948 people in college/university student housing
- 930 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 330 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 108 people in state prisons
- 103 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 93 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 44 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 21 people in group homes intended for adults
- 2 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in Craighead County, Arkansas in 2000:
- 1,509 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 655 people in nursing homes
- 200 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 178 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 141 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 33 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 28 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 16 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 10 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 7 people in other group homes
- 3 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 3 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 2 people in religious group quarters
7.59% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($44,336 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.59% |
Arkansas average: | 7.82% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.66% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($25,341 average AGI)
2.93% relocated from other states ($18,995 average AGI)
Craighead County: 2.93% Arkansas average: 3.41%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Greene County, AR | 0.75% ($45,184 average AGI) |
from Poinsett County, AR | 0.62% ($44,562) |
from Mississippi County, AR | 0.51% ($48,361) |
from Pulaski County, AR | 0.27% ($46,310) |
from Shelby County, TN | 0.25% ($40,168) |
from Lawrence County, AR | 0.21% ($53,051) |
from Crittenden County, AR | 0.20% ($32,364) |
7.58% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($44,445 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.58% |
Arkansas average: | 7.23% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.58% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($24,846 average AGI)
3.01% relocated to other states ($19,599 average AGI)
Craighead County: 3.01% Arkansas average: 2.79%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Greene County, AR | 0.83% ($38,825 average AGI) |
to Poinsett County, AR | 0.56% ($37,737) |
to Pulaski County, AR | 0.37% ($55,614) |
to Mississippi County, AR | 0.30% ($39,239) |
to Lawrence County, AR | 0.25% ($36,968) |
to Shelby County, TN | 0.24% ($48,222) |
to Crittenden County, AR | 0.18% ($30,970) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.9
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.1%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 13,466 (10,155 aged, 3,311 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,569 (11%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Craighead County, Arkansas in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,872)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,025)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (880)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (708)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (635)
- Hypertensive heart disease without (congestive) heart failure (627)
- Unspecified dementia (575)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (555)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (509)
- Congestive heart failure (486)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 51.9. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 147.2. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 95.4
- Other - 51.9
Household type by relationship:
Households: 113,017- Male householders: 21,571 (5,209 living alone), Female householders: 22,957 (5,954 living alone)
21,635 spouses (21,510 opposite-sex spouses), 3,275 unmarried partners, (3,141 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 32,278 children (28,047 natural, 1,373 adopted, 2,858 stepchildren), 2,638 grandchildren, 993 brothers or sisters, 645 parents, 108 foster children, 899 other relatives, 2,651 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 3,367
Size of family households: 13,946 2-persons, 5,313 3-persons, 6,778 4-persons, 2,197 5-persons, 1,650 6-persons, 375 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 11,163 1-person, 2,546 2-persons, 560 3-persons.
16,675 married couples with children.
9,123 single-parent households (973 men, 8,150 women).
93.4% of residents of Craighead speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $438,472,000 ($5,087 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $13,525,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $191,274,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $93,448,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $30,511,000
Federal grants: $91,379,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,016,000 ($330,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $26,844,000 ($3,146,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $834,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $60,979,000
Federal Government insurance: $156,524,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 6,439Here: | 74 per 1000 residents |
State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,326
Here: | 50 per 1000 residents |
State: | 53 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +636
Here: | +7 per 1000 residents |
State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +1,970
Here: | +23 per 1000 residents |
State: | +13 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 13.76 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 6.6 |
State: | 6.1 |
Here: | 4.0 |
State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in Craighead County, Arkansas
- 9822020 or later
- 11,2572010 to 2019
- 7,1142000 to 2009
- 6,2481990 to 1999
- 6,5391980 to 1989
- 9,3171970 to 1979
- 2,7781960 to 1969
- 2,0581950 to 1959
- 1,1331940 to 1949
- 1,5091939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Craighead County, Arkansas
- 2291 room
- 842 rooms
- 3663 rooms
- 1,9994 rooms
- 4,5815 rooms
- 5,8516 rooms
- 5,2667 rooms
- 3,6068 rooms
- 5,6979+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Craighead County, Arkansas
- 1,2821 room
- 1,0742 rooms
- 3,3223 rooms
- 5,0964 rooms
- 2,4025 rooms
- 1,2666 rooms
- 1,5907 rooms
- 2508 rooms
- 5679+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Craighead County, Arkansas
- 229no bedroom
- 841 bedroom
- 1,7592 bedrooms
- 16,8303 bedrooms
- 6,0464 bedrooms
- 2,7315+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Craighead County, Arkansas
- 1,282no bedroom
- 2,2401 bedroom
- 7,6692 bedrooms
- 5,1973 bedrooms
- 3554 bedrooms
- 1065+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Craighead County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 428no vehicle
- 5,1961 vehicle
- 13,2222 vehicles
- 5,3423 vehicles
- 2,2864 vehicles
- 1,2055+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Craighead County in renter-occupied apartments
- 2,898no vehicle
- 7,5021 vehicle
- 5,0402 vehicles
- 1,1053 vehicles
- 1314 vehicles
- 1735+ vehicles
80.2% of Craighead 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, 72% lived in Arkansas.
Craighead County: | 80.2% |
State average: | 87.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 79,458
- Other state: 29,252
- Northeast: 834
- Midwest: 8,313
- South: 17,585
- West: 2,520
- 49.3%Electricity
- 42.8%Utility gas
- 6.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%Wood
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.1%Other fuel
- 68.9%Electricity
- 26.2%Utility gas
- 3.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 0.5%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 3.8% |
Arkansas: | 10.5% |
Here: | 3.7% |
Arkansas: | 8.7% |
Here: | 10.6% |
Arkansas: | 19.4% |
Craighead County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $3,859,000
Other: $3,640,000
- Construction - General - Other: $809,000
Local Fire Protection: $10,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,003,000
Regular Highways: $6,705,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,332,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,331,000
Police Protection: $3,649,000
Police Protection: $3,516,000
Central Staff Services: $2,731,000
Central Staff Services: $2,718,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,703,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,558,000
Financial Administration: $2,476,000
Financial Administration: $2,156,000
Libraries: $966,000
Libraries: $835,000
General - Other: $683,000
General Public Buildings: $509,000
General Public Buildings: $459,000
Health - Other: $365,000
General - Other: $362,000
Health - Other: $317,000
Public Welfare - Other: $214,000
Public Welfare - Other: $189,000
Corrections - Other: $43,000
Corrections - Other: $26,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $398,000
Health and Hospitals: $127,000
General Local Government Support: $64,000
General Local Government Support: $64,000
Other: $24,000
Other: $13,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $70,000
Interest on Debt: $66,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $17,701,000
Other - General - Other: $16,337,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $759,000
Other: $681,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,760,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,705,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,650,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,595,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $55,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $55,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,302,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,423,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,339,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,109,000
Interest Earnings: $499,000
Interest Earnings: $188,000
Rents: $68,000
Rents: $22,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $157,000
General - Other: $73,000
Police Protection: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,442,000
Cash and Securities: $12,217,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,705,000
Cash and Securities: $1,595,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,136,000
Highways: $3,045,000
General Local Government Support: $1,376,000
General Local Government Support: $1,334,000
Other: $863,000
Other: $439,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $21,281,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $20,005,000
Property: $11,815,000
Property: $10,683,000
Public Utilities Sales: $124,000
Public Utilities Sales: $116,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $6,926,000
: $3,296,000
Craighead County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $3,859,000
Other: $3,640,000
- Construction - General - Other: $809,000
Local Fire Protection: $10,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,003,000
Regular Highways: $6,705,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,332,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,331,000
Police Protection: $3,649,000
Police Protection: $3,516,000
Central Staff Services: $2,731,000
Central Staff Services: $2,718,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,703,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,558,000
Financial Administration: $2,476,000
Financial Administration: $2,156,000
Libraries: $966,000
Libraries: $835,000
General - Other: $683,000
General Public Buildings: $509,000
General Public Buildings: $459,000
Health - Other: $365,000
General - Other: $362,000
Health - Other: $317,000
Public Welfare - Other: $214,000
Public Welfare - Other: $189,000
Corrections - Other: $43,000
Corrections - Other: $26,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $398,000
Health and Hospitals: $127,000
General Local Government Support: $64,000
General Local Government Support: $64,000
Other: $24,000
Other: $13,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $70,000
Interest on Debt: $66,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $17,701,000
Other - General - Other: $16,337,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $759,000
Other: $681,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,760,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,705,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,650,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,595,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $55,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $55,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,302,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,423,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,339,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,109,000
Interest Earnings: $499,000
Interest Earnings: $188,000
Rents: $68,000
Rents: $22,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $157,000
General - Other: $73,000
Police Protection: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,442,000
Cash and Securities: $12,217,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,705,000
Cash and Securities: $1,595,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,136,000
Highways: $3,045,000
General Local Government Support: $1,376,000
General Local Government Support: $1,334,000
Other: $863,000
Other: $439,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $21,281,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $20,005,000
Property: $11,815,000
Property: $10,683,000
Public Utilities Sales: $124,000
Public Utilities Sales: $116,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $6,926,000
: $3,296,000
Craighead County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $3,859,000
Other: $3,640,000
- Construction - General - Other: $809,000
Local Fire Protection: $10,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,003,000
Regular Highways: $6,705,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,332,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,331,000
Police Protection: $3,649,000
Police Protection: $3,516,000
Central Staff Services: $2,731,000
Central Staff Services: $2,718,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,703,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,558,000
Financial Administration: $2,476,000
Financial Administration: $2,156,000
Libraries: $966,000
Libraries: $835,000
General - Other: $683,000
General Public Buildings: $509,000
General Public Buildings: $459,000
Health - Other: $365,000
General - Other: $362,000
Health - Other: $317,000
Public Welfare - Other: $214,000
Public Welfare - Other: $189,000
Corrections - Other: $43,000
Corrections - Other: $26,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $398,000
Health and Hospitals: $127,000
General Local Government Support: $64,000
General Local Government Support: $64,000
Other: $24,000
Other: $13,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $70,000
Interest on Debt: $66,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $17,701,000
Other - General - Other: $16,337,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $759,000
Other: $681,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,760,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,705,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,650,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,595,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $55,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $55,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,302,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,423,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,339,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,109,000
Interest Earnings: $499,000
Interest Earnings: $188,000
Rents: $68,000
Rents: $22,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $157,000
General - Other: $73,000
Police Protection: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,442,000
Cash and Securities: $12,217,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,705,000
Cash and Securities: $1,595,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,136,000
Highways: $3,045,000
General Local Government Support: $1,376,000
General Local Government Support: $1,334,000
Other: $863,000
Other: $439,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $21,281,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $20,005,000
Property: $11,815,000
Property: $10,683,000
Public Utilities Sales: $124,000
Public Utilities Sales: $116,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $6,926,000
: $3,296,000
Craighead County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $3,859,000
Other: $3,640,000
- Construction - General - Other: $809,000
Local Fire Protection: $10,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,003,000
Regular Highways: $6,705,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,332,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,331,000
Police Protection: $3,649,000
Police Protection: $3,516,000
Central Staff Services: $2,731,000
Central Staff Services: $2,718,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,703,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,558,000
Financial Administration: $2,476,000
Financial Administration: $2,156,000
Libraries: $966,000
Libraries: $835,000
General - Other: $683,000
General Public Buildings: $509,000
General Public Buildings: $459,000
Health - Other: $365,000
General - Other: $362,000
Health - Other: $317,000
Public Welfare - Other: $214,000
Public Welfare - Other: $189,000
Corrections - Other: $43,000
Corrections - Other: $26,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $398,000
Health and Hospitals: $127,000
General Local Government Support: $64,000
General Local Government Support: $64,000
Other: $24,000
Other: $13,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $70,000
Interest on Debt: $66,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $17,701,000
Other - General - Other: $16,337,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $759,000
Other: $681,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,760,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,705,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,650,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,595,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $55,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $55,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,302,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,423,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,339,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,109,000
Interest Earnings: $499,000
Interest Earnings: $188,000
Rents: $68,000
Rents: $22,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $157,000
General - Other: $73,000
Police Protection: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,442,000
Cash and Securities: $12,217,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,705,000
Cash and Securities: $1,595,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,136,000
Highways: $3,045,000
General Local Government Support: $1,376,000
General Local Government Support: $1,334,000
Other: $863,000
Other: $439,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $21,281,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $20,005,000
Property: $11,815,000
Property: $10,683,000
Public Utilities Sales: $124,000
Public Utilities Sales: $116,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $6,926,000
: $3,296,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 3,028
- Number of aged recipients: 242
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,786
- Number of recipients under 18: 753
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,825
- Number of recipients older than 64: 450
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,130
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,364
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 13 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 | 623 | $119,300 | 683 | $125,097 | 1,549 | $143,504 | 197 | $35,467 | 29 | $335,966 | 536 | $110,308 | 69 | $35,362 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 17 | $111,000 | 15 | $90,533 | 78 | $120,603 | 8 | $25,000 | 0 | $0 | 6 | $50,000 | 10 | $45,300 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 60 | $130,017 | 112 | $85,116 | 396 | $124,043 | 69 | $31,522 | 4 | $1,014,000 | 48 | $73,896 | 47 | $47,234 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 58 | $116,741 | 59 | $94,136 | 335 | $133,976 | 14 | $80,214 | 0 | $0 | 35 | $65,314 | 6 | $47,167 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 10 | $119,100 | 12 | $143,417 | 38 | $160,947 | 2 | $108,000 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $68,000 | 2 | $58,500 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 12 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 62 | $165,113 | 50 | $170,780 | 1 | $120,000 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 10 | $166,500 | 16 | $139,750 | 2 | $74,500 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 8 | $180,500 | 5 | $251,000 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $220,000 | 4 | $126,750 | 1 | $120,000 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 1 | $72,000 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Craighead County, AR among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 598 | 72.2 years |
William | 571 | 75.3 years |
John | 448 | 74.0 years |
Mary | 439 | 78.5 years |
Robert | 295 | 72.9 years |
Charles | 285 | 72.2 years |
George | 191 | 74.8 years |
Ruth | 151 | 79.9 years |
Thomas | 146 | 74.0 years |
Willie | 141 | 78.3 years |
Most common last names in Craighead County, AR among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 335 | 74.8 years |
Davis | 195 | 73.0 years |
Williams | 188 | 74.1 years |
Johnson | 186 | 76.2 years |
Jones | 177 | 73.1 years |
Brown | 153 | 72.4 years |
Taylor | 149 | 74.8 years |
Adams | 132 | 74.1 years |
Moore | 106 | 76.2 years |
Cook | 97 | 72.2 years |
Businesses in Craighead County, AR | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 3 | KFC | 3 | |
Academy Sports + Outdoors | 1 | Kincaid | 1 | |
Ace Hardware | 1 | Kmart | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 2 | Kohl's | 1 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Kroger | 1 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 2 | |
Arby's | 1 | Lane Bryant | 1 | |
Ashley Furniture | 1 | Lane Furniture | 5 | |
AutoZone | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
Barnes & Noble | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 2 | Marriott | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 | |
Baymont Inn | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | McDonald's | 4 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
Burger King | 3 | New York & Co | 1 | |
Casual Male XL | 1 | Nike | 8 | |
Charlotte Russe | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Office Depot | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 2 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
Chico's | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Church's Chicken | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
Cinnabon | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Coldwater Creek | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Payless | 2 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
Cricket Wireless | 2 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
DHL | 2 | Popeyes | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
Express | 1 | Ryan's Grill | 1 | |
FedEx | 8 | SONIC Drive-In | 8 | |
Finish Line | 1 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 1 | Sears | 2 | |
Ford | 1 | Shoe Carnival | 1 | |
GNC | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
GameStop | 2 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
Gap | 1 | Starbucks | 1 | |
Goodwill | 3 | Subway | 8 | |
H&R Block | 6 | Super 8 | 1 | |
Hardee's | 1 | T-Mobile | 2 | |
Haworth | 1 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
Hilton | 1 | Taco Bell | 3 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | Target | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 3 | Toyota | 1 | |
Hollister Co. | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 | U-Haul | 3 | |
Honda | 1 | UPS | 11 | |
Hot Topic | 1 | Vans | 1 | |
Hyundai | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
IHOP | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
JCPenney | 1 | Waffle House | 2 | |
JoS. A. Bank | 1 | Walgreens | 2 | |
Jones New York | 5 | Walmart | 2 | |
Journeys | 1 | Wendy's | 3 | |
Justice | 1 | YMCA | 1 |
Craighead County on our top lists:
- #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
- #79 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+)"