Pettus' Livability
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B
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Job Market -
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Diversity -
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Crime -
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Commute -
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About Pettus, AR
Pettus, AR is located in Lonoke County in the state of Arkansas.
The total City Population for Pettus is about 10,727 with about 5 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $121,100, which is roughly 14% higher than the Average Home Value of $104,207 for the state of Arkansas, and roughly 44% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $52,191, which is roughly 13% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $45,376 for the state of Arkansas, and roughly 20% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.62Male Population Estimate: 49.5%
Female Population Estimate: 50.5%
Median Age: 38.7
Male Median Age: 37.3
Female Median Age: 40.1
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:13.5%
Hispanic:3.9%
Other:2.6%
Indian:1%
Asian:0.7%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 21.81%
Other: 2.01%
Libertarian: 1.31%
Green: 0.23%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Pettus specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Lonoke County: About 3.75459 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Lonoke County: About 340.312 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Lonoke County is about 5% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 15% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Arkansas is ranked #34 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 30.43 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 46.91The average living wage for the state of Arkansas is $30.85/hr, while the states minimum wage is $11.00/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Arkansas a minimum wage score of 71.73 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.63/hr, which gives Arkansas a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 1.92 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Arkansas is $220.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 54.07 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Arkansas does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Arkansas does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Arkansas does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Arkansas does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Arkansas does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Arkansas does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Arkansas does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Arkansas does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Arkansas does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Arkansas does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Arkansas does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Arkansas does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Arkansas does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Arkansas does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Arkansas does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
X Arkansas does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Arkansas does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X Arkansas does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 72086Latitude: 34.677300
Longitude: -91.912600
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 236.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 501