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Area Profile
Location
Distance to selected metropolitan areas:
Little Rock, AR - 38 miles
Memphis, TN - 137 miles
St. Louis, MO - 378 miles
Dallas, TX - 356 miles
Average elevation: 230 feet
Land area:
Pine Bluff: 42.4 square miles
Jefferson County: 884.8 square miles
Population
2000
County: 84,278
City: 55,085
Estimated Population (30 mi): 100,000
Pine Bluff MSA (3 Counties): 107,341
Climate
Annual Average Temperature: 63.5°
Monthly Averages: January 44°, July 83°
Annual Average Rainfall (inches): 46
Annual Average Snowfall (inches): 2
Prevailing Winds: South to Southwest
Community Facilities
Houses of Worship
Catholic: 2
Protestant: 245
Other: 21
Public Library: 4, Volumes: 160,000
Hotels/Motels: 20, Rooms: 1,336
Shopping Centers: 26, Malls 1
Major Department Stores: 13
Recreation Facilities
Public recreational facilities:
Community Theater
Parks
Ball Fields
Skating Rink
Bowling Alley
Swimming Pool
Golf Courses
Tennis Courts
Movie Theaters
Nature Center
Youth Center
Other:
Three country clubs; convention center with arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame; Arts & Science Center; Pine Bluff Symphony; historical museum; railroad museum; band museum,aviation museum, Japanese garden; community concert series; hunting; fishing; boating; Murals on Main
Education
As of Fall 2006: Students Teachers Ratio
Dollarway SD 2,091 159 13.2
Pine Bluff SD 5,200 410 12.7
Watson Chapel 3,337 225 14.8
White Hall SD 3,158 227 14.0
Colleges:
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (Fall 06) 3,128
Southeast Arkansas College (Fall 05) 2,043
Other:
Jefferson Regional Medical Center Schools of Nursing & Radiologic Technology
AHEC
Jenkins Center (for handicapped)
Medical
Regional Medical Centers: 1, Beds: 471
Physicians: 130
Dentists: 35
Clinics: 29
Nursing Facilities: 7
Physical Therapists: 4
Other:
Arkansas Cancer Institue
Select Specialties Hospital
South Central Center on Aging
Jenkins Memorial Children's Center
Southeast Arkansas Behavioral Healthcare System
Area Agency on Aging of Southeast Arkansas
Ambulance Services
911 Service
Hospice Care
Communications
Newspapers:
Pine Bluff Commercial (daily)
White Hall Journal (weekly)
Radio stations:
AM Stations: 3
FM Stations: 3
Television stations:
ABC
CBS
NBC
PBS
KASN
KLRT
KVTN
Cable Television:
Basic & tier cable TV: 56 channels available
Digital cable TV: 119 channels available
Telephone service:
Primary Provider: AT& T
Fiber optic transmission & digitalized switching gear
Cellular service throughout Pine Bluff
Postal:
First Class Post Office (3)
Telegraph service:
Western Union
Government
Type Mayor - Council
Police (personnel): 140 full time
Sheriff (personnel): 55 full time
Fire dept (personnel): 90 full time
Equipment: 9 pump trucks/3 aerial
1 hazardous materials response unit
Fire insurance rating:
#3 in city
#9/#10 outside city
Service provided to industry beyond city limits:
by contract to city
Planning commission: yes
Zoning regulations: yes
Financial Institutions
National banks
Number of establishments: 3
Total deposits for 2 arkansas chartered national banks (12/05): $751,659,263
Industrial financing: yes
Utilities and Services
Electric distributor:
Entergy, Arkansas
Water:
Utility: United Water Arkansas
Source: 13 wells, avg. depth 855'
Pumping capacity: 24 MGD
Peak consumption: 16 MGD
Surplus capacity: 8 MGD
Sewer:
Utility: Pine Bluff Wastewater
Storm sewer: yes
Sanitary sewer: yes
System capacity: 18 MGD
Peak treatment: 24 MGD
Treatment plant: 30/90 permit limitations
(*NPDES Permit does not restrict flow.)
Solid waste:
Utility: Waste Management of Arkansas-South
Facility: sanitary landfill
Natural gas distributor:
CenterPoint Energy-Arkla
Labor Force
Radius of labor drawing area: 30 miles
MSA* nonfarm labor force (07/06): 40,400
Jefferson County unemployment rate (2006): 7.7%
Annual no. of high school graduates: 1,000
Union workers as % of labor force: < 10%
Right-to-work law: yes
Wage survey available: yes
(*Pine Bluff MSA equals Jefferson, Cleveland & Lincoln counties)
Transportation
Highways:
I-530 (US 65 between Pine Bluff and Little Rock,
connecting with I-30 and I-40)
US 63, 65, 79, 270, 425
AR 54, 88, 104, 190, 365
Railroads:
Burlington Northern Santa Fe; Union Pacific
Daily switching
Air:
Nearest commercial airport:
Little Rock National Airport
Distance: 42 miles
Major airlines serving the airport:
American Eagle, Continental Express, Delta, Frontier, Northwest, Southwest, USAirways Express
Nearest general aviation airport:
Grider Field, Pine Bluff
Distance: local runway length 6,000 ft.
Surface: asphalt
Lighting system: ILS
Motor freight carriers:
Number of common carriers: 13
Number of terminals: 5
Number of local drayage firms: 3
Waterways:
Port of Pine Bluff slackwater harbor
Distance to port:local
Waterway:Arkansas River
Channel depth:9 feet
Service 8 lines + LASH and SEABEE
Facilities:
Public terminal, barge fleeting, barge cleaning & repairs,
pumps, towboat service & repairs, boat & barge rental
Bus and parcel service:
Jefferson Bus Lines; Intra-city, Pine Bluff Transit
Airborne, express mail, FedEx, UPS
Taxes
Assessment ratio: 20%
Manufacturer's inventory subject to exemption
under Freeport Law
Ad valorum - 2006 tax year, payable 2007:
For each $1,000 of assessed value: (City, County)
City: $8.20, $0.00
County: $8.00, $9.40
School District 3: $41.70, $41.70
Total: $57.90, $51.10
Local, other: (City, County)
Retail sales: 1%, 1.5%
Income (wage): no, no]
Restaurants;Hotels: 2%, 3%
State:
Corporate income: 1% - 6.5%
Retail sales: 6.00%
Intangibles: n/a
Income (wage): 1% min. - 7% max.
Available Industrial Sites
Jefferson Industrial Park:
Size: 785 acres
Infrastructure: utilities, streets, rail
Sites: 1 to 100 acres
Harbor Industrial District:
Size: 372 acres
Infrastructure: utilities, streets, rail
Elevation: flood-free (hydraulically filled)
Sites: waterfront or landward
Major Employers
- Tyson Foods; poultry products: 1,955 employees
- Jefferson Regional Medical Center; medical center: 1,850 employees
- U.S. Army - Pine Bluff Arsenal; army depot: 1,597 employees
- Evergreen Packaging, Inc; paperboard mill: 1,150 employees
- Ark. Dept. of Correction; correctional facility: 1,415 employees
- Pine Bluff School District; public education: 900 employees
- Washington Group International; chemical weapons disposal: 845 employees
- NCTR; Federal research laboratory: 670 employees
- Central Moloney, Inc.; electric transformers: 710 employees
- Union Pacific Railroad; main line railroad: 600 employees
- University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; state university: 590 employees
Contacts
rdishner@pinebluffchamber.com
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