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Searcy is the largest city and county seat of White County, Arkansas, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 20,663. It is the principal city of the Searcy, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of White County. Like Searcy County, the city takes its name from Richard Searcy, a judge for the Superior Court of the Arkansas Territory. The city is the home of Harding University, a private college affiliated with the Church of Christ and the state's largest private university. Harding College moved to Searcy from Morrilton, Arkansas in the mid 1930s, and it occupied the campus of the former Galloway Women's College. Regional ice cream producer and distributor Yarnell Ice Cream Co. is also headquartered in the city's downtown area. Mike Beebe, Arkansas' current governor, has also lived and worked in Searcy several years, both in private law practice and representing the area in the Arkansas General Assembly. His...more

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Among the most common occupations in Searcy are Management, professional, and related occupations, 26%. Sales and office occupations, 21%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 12%. Approximately 64 percent of workers in Searcy, Arkansas work for companies, 10 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

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The leading industries in Searcy, Arkansas are Educational, health and social services, 23%; Retail trade, 12%; and Manufacturing, 10%. Simply Hired's Searcy job listings indicate that the following industries in Searcy are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, General Merchandise Stores, Crude Oil & Natural Gas Extraction and Home Health Care.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Searcy, Arkansas is $26,794, and the median income of households in Searcy was $32,321.

Searcy has an unemployment rate of 22.1%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Searcy Trends data, the number of Searcy, Arkansas jobs has decreased by 72% since April 2008.

Population of Searcy Total population 18,928 Male 47.12% Female 52.88% Median age 30.5     Searcy Housing Owner-occupied homes 57.5% Median cost of a home $83,400 Median mortgage payment $513 Renter-occupied homes 42.5% Vacant housing 7.9% Median monthly rent $433     Average Income Median for all male full-time $32,445 Median for all female full-time $21,142     Household Income Less than $10,000 13% $10,000 to $14,999 9% $15,000 to $24,999 19% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 17% $75,000 to $99,999 7% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 9% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 12% High school graduate 29% Some college, no degree 18% Associate's degree 4% Bachelor's degree 17% Graduate degree 11%     Marital Status Never married 20% Currently married 63% Separated 1% Widowed 7% Divorced 9%     Race White 91% Black or African American 7% Asian 1% Other 1%     Searcy Commute Carpool 12.0% Public transportation 0.1% Average travel time 16 minutes

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