Arkansas Workforce Centers

Clark County

Arkansas Dept. of Health and Human Services

 

 

502 South 6th St.               Arkadelphia, AR 71923

Phone: (870) 246-3772          Fax: (870) 246-9270

TTY: (800) 285-1131 (ARS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arkansas Dept. of Health and Human Services

 

Experience Works

Henderson State University

 

STAFF

Jill Ward

Case Manager

 

Email: jillwia4753@yahoo.com

 

 

Key Economic Development Contacts

 

Clark County Industrial Council

Brown Hardman

P.O. Box 67 Arkadelphia, AR 71923

Phone: 870-245-2242

 

Southwest Arkansas Technology Learning Center

518 Clay Street Arkadelphia, AR 71923

Phone: 870-246-7400

 

Arkadelphia Chamber of Commerce

C. Blain Smith, Executive Director

P.O. Box 38 Arkadelphia, AR 71923-0038

Phone: 870-246-5542

blain@cityofarkadelphia.com

 

Population

 

22,916                 (2005 estimate)           

 

Population, percent change                   

April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005           - 2.7%

 

Ages     (2004)

Persons under 5 years old        5.8%

                     Persons under 18 years old     20.9%               

                    Persons 65 years old and over   14.1%  

Gender    (2004)

Female persons 51.5%  Male persons 48.5% 

 

Ethnicity  (2004)

White persons 75.3%  Black persons 22.4%  Asian persons 0.9%

American Indian and Alaska Native persons 0.5%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander   0.1% 

Persons reporting two or more races  0.9%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin   3.5%

                                Education   (2004)

Bachelor's degree or higher age 25+, 19.8%

High School Graduates age 25+,       75.3%

 

Poverty  (2003)

Persons Living Below Poverty Level   17.2%

 

Population Density

Persons per Sq. Mile.             27.2

 

Unemployment   (2005)    5.7%

                         Arkansas Dept. of Workforce Education

 

Job Corps

Ouachita Baptist University
AARP

Arkansas Rehabilitation Services