Fulton
2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
Demographic Data
Economic Data
Civilian Labor Force 4,970 -- 4,845 -- 4,975 -- 5,003 -- 5,199 -- 5,125 --
  Population
Children (under 18) 2,654 -- 2,528 -- 2,443 -- 2,468 -- 2,419 -- 2,393 --
Adolescents (10 - 17) 1,291 -- 1,246 -- 1,238 -- 1,225 -- 1,185 -- 1,177 --
Adults (18 and Older) 9,009 -- 9,070 -- 9,189 -- 9,370 -- 9,406 -- 9,363 --
Total Population 11,663 -- 11,598 -- 11,632 -- 11,838 -- 11,825 -- 11,756 --
Population under 21 3,025 -- 2,928 -- 2,870 -- 2,896 -- 2,839 -- 2,790 --
School Enrollment
Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) 1,643 -- 1,632 -- 1,606 -- 1,569 -- 1,571 -- 1,628 --
Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 763 -- 775 -- 781 -- 745 -- 774 -- 787 --
Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School 880 -- 857 -- 825 -- 824 -- 797 -- 1,110 --
Vital Statistics
Total Births 118 -- 134 -- 108 -- 103 -- 109 -- 119 --
Community Domain
Availability
Beer Permits -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Private Club Permits 1 0.1 2 0.2 2 0.2 2 0.2 2 0.2 2 0.2
Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) -- -- -- -- 2 5.9 1 2.6 7 21.9 2 11.1
Tobacco Distributors 19 1.6 21 1.8 18 1.5 17 1.4 17 1.4 17 1.4
Community Disorganization
Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) 80 1.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Homicide Victims 2 0.2 1 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
State Correction Prisoners Received 22 1.9 23 2.0 33 2.8 26 2.2 38 3.2 28 2.4
Total Crime Index Offenses 160 13.7 149 12.8 -- -- 147 12.4 48 4.1 134 11.4
Total Property Crime Offenses 147 12.6 135 11.6 -- -- 136 11.5 40 3.4 129 11.0
Total Violent Crime Offenses 13 1.1 14 1.2 -- -- 11 0.9 8 0.7 5 0.4
Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 24 2.6 23 2.5
Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 4.3 56 6.0
Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 23 2.4 30 3.2
Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0.0 8 0.9
Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 24 2.0 24 2.0
Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 3.4 61 5.2
Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 24 2.0 30 2.6
Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 0.2 8 0.7
Extreme Economic Deprivation
Unemployment 192 3.9 327 6.7 301 6.1 290 5.8 249 4.8 275 5.4
Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches 871 530.1 889 544.7 863 537.4 860 548.1 875 557.0 907 557.1
Children Receiving TEA 294 110.8 186 73.6 179 73.3 188 76.2 126 52.1 102 42.6
Children Receiving Food Stamps 973 366.6 1,050 415.3 1,061 434.3 1,043 422.6 1,138 470.4 1,086 453.8
Low Birthweight Births 9 76.3 9 67.2 13 120.4 9 87.4 4 36.7 8 67.2
Infant Mortality 0 0.0 4 29.9 0 0.0 1 9.7 1 9.2 2 16.8
Transitions and Mobility
New Home Construction 9 0.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.1 0 0.0
Renter-Occupied Housing Units 908 188.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 1.9 15 9.5 4 2.5
Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) -- -- 63 0.5 62 0.5 273 2.3 59 0.5 -29 -0.2
School Domain
Academic Failure
Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math 44 38.9 14 12.5 15 14.6 15 12.9 26 26.0 16 13.3
Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy 43 38.1 19 16.3 18 18.0 21 18.1 35 35.5 25 20.9
High School Dropouts 8 1.0 9 1.2 8 1.0 8 1.0 4 0.5 4 0.5
Status Dropouts 208 28.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Lack of Commitment to School
Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" 4 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.3 -- --
Family Domain
Family Conflict
Victims of Child Maltreatment 37 13.9 64 25.3 50 20.5 37 15.0 57 23.6 32 13.4
Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents 198 74.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Children Living With Nonrelatives 43 16.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Children Living in Foster Care 50 18.8 41 16.2 35 14.3 35 14.2 48 19.8 41 17.1
Divorces and Annulments 70 6.0 59 5.1 81 7.0 68 5.7 56 4.7 78 6.6
Children in Single-parent Families 491 185.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Family History of High Risk Behavior
Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment 48 5.3 35 3.9 20 2.2 33 3.5 36 3.8 41 4.4
Educational Attainment:  Below 9th grade 1,068 13.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  9th - 12th, No diploma 1,227 14.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  High School Graduate 3,216 39.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  Some College 1,640 19.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  College Graduate 1,092 13.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment 1 8.5 2 14.9 0 0.0 -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0
Births to Women with <12 Years of Education 17 144.1 26 194.0 16 148.1 13 126.2 14 128.4 21 176.5
Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 281.6 30 275.2 34 285.7
Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 9.7 1 9.2 0 0.0
Peer/Individual Domain
Alienation, Rebelliousness…
Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Early Initiation of Problem Behavior
Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions -- -- 1 1.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --
Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions 4 4.5 8 9.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --
Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions 8 9.1 5 5.8 12 14.5 1 1.2 0 0.0 1 0.9
Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff -- -- 0 0.0 1 1.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 32 28.8
Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --
Elementary/Middle School Vandalism 2 2.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --
Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --
Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior
Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment 12 4.5 4 1.6 0 0.0 2 0.8 5 2.1 3 1.3
Adolescent Pregnancy 7 10.9 6 10.1 5 8.5 3 5.3 7 12.8 9 16.3
Births to Mothers Age 10-17 7 10.9 3 5.0 5 8.5 2 3.5 4 7.3 9 16.3
High School Alcohol Infractions -- -- 1 1.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.3 -- --
High School Drug Infractions 4 5.2 8 10.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 7.7
High School Tobacco Infractions 8 10.5 5 6.5 12 15.4 3 4.0 10 12.9 1 1.9
High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff -- -- 0 0.0 1 1.3 2 2.7 0 0.0 -- --
High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --
High School Vandalism 2 2.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 4.0 0 0.0 -- --
High School Gang Involvement -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --
Students Leaving School for Incarceration -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.3 0 0.0 1 1.3
Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0.0 1 0.8
Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0.0 5 4.2
Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 0.8 0 0.0
Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 1.7 0 0.0
Consequences
Public Health/Safety Outcomes
Sexually Transmitted Diseases 4 0.3 14 1.2 6 0.5 13 1.1 13 1.1 17 1.4
New HIV Cases -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
New AIDS Cases -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries -- -- -- -- -- -- 18 1.5 14 1.2 14 1.2
Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities 1 0.1 1 0.1 7 0.6 1 0.1 2 0.2 2 0.2
Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes -- -- -- -- -- -- 24 2.0 11 0.9 17 1.4
Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0.0 -- --
Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0.0 -- --
Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) 13 111.5 18 155.2 13 111.8 13 109.8 18 152.2 12 102.1
Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 8.6 0 0.0 2 16.9 0 0.0