Craighead County AR Background Checks & Criminal Records

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Craighead County Statistics

General Data	Value
Metropolitan Area Code	27860
Fips County Code	05031
County Name	Craighead
State	Arkansas

This table provides the FIPS code for Craighead County (uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States) & also the Metropolitan Area Code (given only to counties with urban area of 50,000 or more population)

Population Data	Population	Rank
Population 2006	88,244	622
Population 2005	86,632	N/A
Population 2000	82,148	632
Population 1990	68,956	642

Represents population information for Craighead County AR for 4 different years, along with the corresponding population rank amoung all 3,140 counties for 3 of the 4 years.

2004 Crime Data	Cases	100,000 Rate
Total Violent Crimes	284	327.82
Murder	3	3.46
Forcible Rape	26	30.01
Robbery	49	56.56
Aggravated Assault	206	237.79
Total Property Crimes	2,644	3,051.99
Burglary	1,026	1,184.32
Larceny Theft	1,483	1,711.84
Motor Vehicle Theft	135	155.83

This table shows the number of specific crimes had been reported to Craighead County in 2004, along with the Per 100,000 Rate of each crime (used to measure relative occurances of crime)

Industry Distribution	Percent of Total
Construction	5.5%
Retail Trade	8.1%
Professional & Technical Services	3.8%
Health Care & Social Assistance	20.0%
Government	17.2%

This table shows the breakdown of 5 major industries found in Craighead County AR in 2005

Water Usage	Value
Daily Water Usage (Gallons)	391 Million
% From Groundwater	90.0%
Gallons Used For Irrigation
Gallons Used For Public Supply	14 Million

This table displays how much water Craighead County AR used per day in 2000, and how that water was distributed

Labor Force	2006	2000	Change
Labor Force Population	45,812	42,782	3,030
Unemployed Population	2,223	1,680	543
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	3.9%	1.0

Provides the population of people in the labor force, the number of people that are unemployed, and the unemployment rate for Craighead County AR. All figured are based off 2006 figures and compared to 2000 figures.

Age Distribution	% Of Total	Approx. Population
Age 5 and Under	7.0%	6,064
Age 5 to 14	13.0%	11,262
Age 15 to 24	16.2%	14,034
Age 25 to 34	15.4%	13,341
Age 35 to 44	13.6%	11,782
Age 45 to 54	12.9%	11,176
Age 55 to 64	10.2%	8,836
Age 65 to 74	6.5%	5,631
Age 75 and up	5.3%	4,591

This table provides the breakdown of Craighead County AR's age groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Race Distribution	% Of Total	Est. Pop
Caucasian	88.3%	76,496
African American	9.7%	8,403
Asian American	0.7%	606
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.4%	347
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.5%	433

This table provides the breakdown of Craighead County AR's ethnic groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Agriculture Stats	Value
Total Farm Earnings	$13.51 Million
Farm Count	730
% of Farms Under 50 Acres	29.3%
% of Farms Over 500 Acres	29.7%
Total Farm Acres	350,149
Avg Farm Acres	480
Total Value of Farms	$88.59 Million
Avg Value Per Farm	$121,360
% From Crops	96.3%
% From Livestock	3.7%

Provides data reguarding Craighead County AR's farming industry. All figured are based off 2002 figures except for Total Farm Earnings which is based off 2005 figures.