Izard
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 5,224 -- 5,180 -- 5,212 -- 5,232 -- 5,255 -- 5,425 --
  Population
Children (under 18) 2,768 -- 2,681 -- 2,701 -- 2,680 -- 2,689 -- 2,724 --
Adolescents (10 - 17) 1,315 -- 1,297 -- 1,309 -- 1,279 -- 1,267 -- 1,256 --
Adults (18 and Older) 10,509 -- 10,505 -- 10,626 -- 10,607 -- 10,639 -- 10,632 --
Total Population 13,277 -- 13,186 -- 13,327 -- 13,287 -- 13,328 -- 13,356 --
Population under 21 3,177 -- 3,120 -- 3,134 -- 3,106 -- 3,140 -- 3,159 --
School Enrollment
Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) 1,998 -- 1,905 -- 1,890 -- 1,904 -- 1,880 -- 1,872 --
Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 927 -- 868 -- 860 -- 892 -- 886 -- 901 --
Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School 1,071 -- 1,037 -- 1,030 -- 1,012 -- 964 -- 1,281 --
Vital Statistics
Total Births 118 -- 129 -- 154 -- 152 -- 141 -- 128 --
Community Domain
Availability
Beer Permits -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Private Club Permits 6 0.5 6 0.5 7 0.5 6 0.5 6 0.5 6 0.4
Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) -- -- -- -- 3 12.0 12 27.3 8 15.7 5 12.8
Tobacco Distributors 25 1.9 26 2.0 23 1.7 24 1.8 24 1.8 26 1.9
Community Disorganization
Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) 168 3.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Homicide Victims 1 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.1
State Correction Prisoners Received 19 1.4 10 0.8 26 2.0 47 3.5 49 3.7 39 2.9
Total Crime Index Offenses 198 14.9 170 12.9 -- -- 138 10.4 49 3.7 191 14.3
Total Property Crime Offenses 178 13.4 150 11.4 -- -- 125 9.4 45 3.4 185 13.9
Total Violent Crime Offenses 20 1.5 20 1.5 -- -- 13 1.0 4 0.3 6 0.4
Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3 0.3 12 1.1
Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 0.2 4 0.4
Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 0.1 2 0.2
Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0
Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3 0.2 15 1.1
Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 0.2 4 0.3
Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 0.1 2 0.1
Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0
Extreme Economic Deprivation
Unemployment 242 4.6 364 7.0 397 7.6 348 6.7 311 5.9 350 6.5
Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches 1,055 528.0 1,022 536.5 1,057 559.3 1,089 572.0 1,126 598.9 1,089 581.7
Children Receiving TEA 139 50.2 121 45.1 118 43.7 94 35.1 50 18.6 37 13.6
Children Receiving Food Stamps 817 295.2 994 370.8 1,040 385.0 1,067 398.1 1,151 428.0 1,123 412.3
Low Birthweight Births 10 84.7 10 77.5 15 97.4 16 105.3 14 99.3 10 78.1
Infant Mortality 3 25.4 1 7.8 1 6.5 3 19.7 3 21.3 2 15.6
Transitions and Mobility
New Home Construction 16 1.2 16 1.2 12 0.9 13 1.0 22 1.7 43 3.2
Renter-Occupied Housing Units 1,080 198.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 6.9 9 4.8
Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) -- -- -19 -0.1 183 1.4 17 0.1 81 0.6 58 0.4
School Domain
Academic Failure
Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math 67 52.9 42 34.1 18 18.4 30 21.1 63 44.4 37 24.1
Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy 51 40.3 29 23.3 23 23.5 27 18.7 49 34.5 40 26.0
High School Dropouts 8 0.9 16 1.8 15 1.7 9 1.0 11 1.2 12 1.4
Status Dropouts 212 22.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Lack of Commitment to School
Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" 8 0.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.1 1 0.1
Family Domain
Family Conflict
Victims of Child Maltreatment 23 8.3 58 21.6 56 20.7 47 17.5 58 21.6 48 17.6
Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents 193 69.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Children Living With Nonrelatives 56 20.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Children Living in Foster Care 20 7.2 19 7.1 28 10.4 42 15.7 57 21.2 39 14.3
Divorces and Annulments 84 6.3 78 5.9 80 6.0 91 6.8 99 7.4 81 6.1
Children in Single-parent Families 549 198.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Family History of High Risk Behavior
Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment 30 2.9 38 3.6 43 4.0 49 4.6 58 5.5 48 4.5
Educational Attainment:  Below 9th grade 965 10.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  9th - 12th, No diploma 1,575 16.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  High School Graduate 3,477 36.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  Some College 1,986 20.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  College Graduate 1,521 16.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0
Births to Women with <12 Years of Education 25 211.9 23 178.3 29 188.3 25 164.5 21 148.9 15 117.2
Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy -- -- -- -- -- -- 45 296.1 40 283.7 39 304.7
Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 23.4
Peer/Individual Domain
Alienation, Rebelliousness…
Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 78.9 0 0.0
Early Initiation of Problem Behavior
Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions 5 4.7 2 1.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --
Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions 7 6.5 6 5.8 2 1.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 14 10.9
Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions 10 9.3 32 30.9 10 9.7 2 2.0 0 0.0 -- --
Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff 26 24.3 29 28.0 28 27.2 2 2.0 9 9.3 -- --
Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions 6 5.6 3 2.9 2 1.9 0 0.0 1 1.0 -- --
Elementary/Middle School Vandalism 13 12.1 3 2.9 3 2.9 3 3.0 2 2.1 6 4.7
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 3 1.1 3 1.1 6 2.2 7 2.6 8 3.0 5 1.8
Adolescent Pregnancy 8 12.7 5 7.7 8 12.3 14 22.1 6 9.7 6 10.0
Births to Mothers Age 10-17 8 12.7 4 6.2 8 12.3 13 20.5 4 6.5 4 6.6
High School Alcohol Infractions 5 5.4 2 2.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 10.2
High School Drug Infractions 7 7.6 6 6.9 2 2.3 2 2.2 10 11.3 5 8.5
High School Tobacco Infractions 10 10.8 32 36.9 10 11.6 13 14.6 18 20.3 25 42.3
High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff 26 28.0 29 33.4 28 32.6 49 54.9 12 13.5 13 22.0
High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions 6 6.5 3 3.5 2 2.3 3 3.4 3 3.4 2 3.4
High School Vandalism 13 14.0 3 3.5 3 3.5 5 5.6 9 10.2 2 3.4
High School Gang Involvement -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --
Students Leaving School for Incarceration -- -- 1 1.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --
Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0.0 3 2.4
Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0
Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0
Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0
Consequences
Public Health/Safety Outcomes
Sexually Transmitted Diseases 11 0.8 9 0.7 15 1.1 13 1.0 6 0.5 14 1.0
New HIV Cases -- -- -- -- 0 0.0 -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0
New AIDS Cases -- -- -- -- 0 0.0 -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0
Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries -- -- -- -- -- -- 14 1.1 8 0.6 18 1.3
Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities 0 0.0 1 0.1 5 0.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.1
Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes -- -- -- -- -- -- 9 0.7 10 0.8 11 0.8
Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0.0 6 1.9
Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 0.3 3 0.9
Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) 14 105.4 15 113.8 20 150.1 13 97.8 15 112.5 19 142.3
Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) 0 0.0 1 7.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 7.5