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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: 45.6 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°
Mean Daily Maximum: 75°
Mean Daily Mimimum: 53°
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
Area Hotels/Motels: 21, Rooms: 1,495
Shopping Centers: 26, Malls 1
Major Department Stores: 13
Recreation Facilities
Public recreational facilities:
Community Theater
Parks
Ball Fields
Skating Rink
Bowling Alley
Swimming Pools
Golf Courses
Tennis Courts
Movie Theaters
Museums
Nature Center
Youth Centers
Other:
Two country clubs; convention center with Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame; Arts & Science Center; Pine Bluff Symphony; Jefferson County Historical Museum; Arkanss Railroad Museum; Grider Field Aviation Museum; Japanese garden; hunting; fishing; boating; Murals on Main
Education
As of Fall 2008: Students Teachers Ratio
Dollarway SD 1,906 127 15.0
Pine Bluff SD 5,100 390 13.1
Watson Chapel 3,171 203 15.6
White Hall SD 3,103 217 14.3
Colleges:
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (Fall 08) 3,525
Southeast Arkansas College (Fall 08) 2,011
Other:
Jefferson Regional Medical Center Schools of Nursing,
Respiratory Care & 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
South Central Center on Aging
Jenkins Memorial Children's Center
JRMC Heart Center
Southeast Arkansas Behavioral Healthcare System
Area Agency on Aging of Southeast Arkansas
Ambulance Services
911 Service
Hospice Care
211 Information Service
Communications
Newspapers:
Pine Bluff Commercial (daily)
White Hall Journal (weekly)
Radio stations:
AM Stations: 1
FM Stations: 2
Television stations accessed by antenna:
ABC
CBS
NBC
PBS
KASN
KLRT
KVTN
Cable Television:
Basic & tier cable TV: 175 channels available
Digital cable TV: numerous providers of satellite and digital service
Telephone service:
Primary Provider: AT& T
Fiber optic transmission & digitalized switching gear
Cellular service throughout Pine Bluff by a variety of national providers
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 (12/07): $774,913,119
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
Labor Force
Radius of labor drawing area: 30 miles
MSA* nonfarm labor force (03/09): 43,850
Jefferson County unemployment rate (03/09): 8.4%
Annual no. of high school graduates: 850
Union workers as % of labor force: < 8%
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, Northwest, Southwest, United Express, USAirways Express
Nearest general aviation airport:
Grider Field, Pine Bluff
Distance: local;runway length 6,000 ft.; lighted
Surface: asphalt
Instrument Landing: 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 Navigation System
Channel depth:9 feet
Service 8 barge lines
Facilities:
Public terminal with all weather loading:
harbor tow service, barge fleeting and mid-stream service also available
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 - 2008 tax year, payable 2009:
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 in place
Sites: 1 to 100 acres
Harbor Industrial District:
Size: 372 acres
Infrastructure: utilities, streets, rail in place
Elevation: flood-free (hydraulically filled)
Sites: waterfront or landward
Major Employers
- Tyson Foods; poultry products: 1,925 employees
- Jefferson Regional Medical Center; medical center: 1,850 employees
- U.S. Army - Pine Bluff Arsenal; army depot: 1,700 employees
- Ark. Dept. of Correction; correctional facility: 1,490 employees
- Evergreen Packaging, Inc; paperboard mill: 1,100 employees
- Pine Bluff School District; public education: 900 employees
- URS/Washington Group Division; (chemical weapons disposal):735 employees
- Central Moloney, Inc.; electric transformers: 730 employees
- University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; state university: 645 employees
- Union Pacific Railroad; main line railroad: 630 employees
- NCTR; federal research laboratory: 525 employees
Contacts
rdishner@pinebluffchamber.com
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