Lonoke
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 26,436 -- 26,972 -- 27,535 -- 29,189 -- 30,515 -- 31,150 --
  Population
Children (under 18) 15,239 -- 15,256 -- 15,355 -- 15,658 -- 15,982 -- 16,294 --
Adolescents (10 - 17) 7,129 -- 7,168 -- 7,197 -- 7,247 -- 7,280 -- 7,389 --
Adults (18 and Older) 37,923 -- 40,020 -- 41,296 -- 42,932 -- 44,648 -- 46,608 --
Total Population 53,162 -- 55,276 -- 56,651 -- 58,590 -- 60,630 -- 62,902 --
Population under 21 17,257 -- 17,323 -- 17,475 -- 17,873 -- 18,224 -- 18,611 --
School Enrollment
Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) 10,733 -- 10,691 -- 10,887 -- 11,182 -- 11,716 -- 12,430 --
Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 4,899 -- 4,910 -- 4,990 -- 5,066 -- 5,187 -- 5,568 --
Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School 7,878 -- 8,106 -- 8,215 -- 8,393 -- 8,643 -- 8,833 --
Vital Statistics
Total Births 697 -- 719 -- 806 -- 868 -- 843 -- 907 --
Community Domain
Availability
Beer Permits -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Private Club Permits 4 0.1 4 0.1 4 0.1 4 0.1 4 0.1 4 0.1
Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) -- -- 21 34.4 25 18.5 21 13.6 13 9.0 3 5.8
Tobacco Distributors 67 1.3 71 1.3 62 1.1 70 1.2 66 1.1 65 1.0
Community Disorganization
Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) 221 1.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Homicide Victims 2 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.0 2 0.0 2 0.0 4 0.1
State Correction Prisoners Received 136 2.6 123 2.2 144 2.5 179 3.1 186 3.1 162 2.6
Total Crime Index Offenses 1,537 28.9 1,802 32.6 -- -- 1,924 32.8 1,512 24.9 2,428 38.6
Total Property Crime Offenses 1,418 26.7 1,714 31.0 -- -- 1,735 29.6 1,323 21.8 2,109 33.5
Total Violent Crime Offenses 119 2.2 88 1.6 -- -- 189 3.2 189 3.1 319 5.1
Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 212 4.7 219 4.7
Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 170 3.8 142 3.0
Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 0.9 33 0.7
Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 6 0.1 11 0.2
Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 223 3.7 243 3.9
Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 182 3.0 147 2.3
Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 0.6 36 0.6
Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 7 0.1 15 0.2
Extreme Economic Deprivation
Unemployment 868 3.3 1,146 4.2 1,283 4.7 1,288 4.4 1,228 4.0 1,350 4.3
Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches 3,117 290.4 3,407 318.7 3,536 324.8 4,024 359.9 4,080 348.2 4,470 359.6
Children Receiving TEA 331 21.7 212 13.9 182 11.9 162 10.3 138 8.6 197 12.1
Children Receiving Food Stamps 2,538 166.5 2,706 177.4 3,195 208.1 3,506 223.9 3,953 247.3 4,291 263.3
Low Birthweight Births 59 84.6 43 59.8 70 86.8 64 73.7 76 90.2 58 63.9
Infant Mortality 4 5.7 5 7.0 8 9.9 5 5.8 7 8.3 6 6.6
Transitions and Mobility
New Home Construction 340 6.4 392 7.1 477 8.4 640 10.9 674 11.1 773 12.3
Renter-Occupied Housing Units 4,637 240.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School -- -- 5 0.5 2 0.2 6 0.5 10 0.9 31 2.5
Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) -- -- 942 1.7 1,071 1.9 1,643 2.8 1,694 2.8 1,930 3.1
School Domain
Academic Failure
Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math 348 49.8 250 29.8 218 32.1 235 27.0 405 45.1 297 32.3
Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy 330 47.3 173 20.6 185 27.3 216 24.8 356 39.6 276 30.1
High School Dropouts 134 2.8 180 3.7 167 3.4 185 3.7 194 3.8 245 4.7
Status Dropouts 1,102 26.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Lack of Commitment to School
Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" 90 1.8 36 0.7 38 0.8 35 0.7 43 0.8 54 1.0
Family Domain
Family Conflict
Victims of Child Maltreatment 155 10.2 111 7.3 117 7.6 114 7.3 89 5.6 122 7.5
Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents 1,139 74.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Children Living With Nonrelatives 231 15.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Children Living in Foster Care 53 3.5 92 6.0 87 5.7 99 6.3 112 7.0 81 5.0
Divorces and Annulments 367 6.9 401 7.3 396 7.0 385 6.6 394 6.5 398 6.3
Children in Single-parent Families 2,850 187.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Family History of High Risk Behavior
Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment 236 6.2 233 5.8 190 4.6 169 3.9 182 4.1 193 4.1
Educational Attainment:  Below 9th grade 2,639 7.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  9th - 12th, No diploma 4,844 14.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  High School Graduate 11,944 35.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  Some College 7,394 22.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  College Graduate 6,647 19.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment 2 2.9 1 1.4 0 0.0 -- -- 0 0.0 4 4.4
Births to Women with <12 Years of Education 109 156.4 115 159.9 154 191.1 161 185.5 126 149.5 132 145.5
Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy -- -- -- -- -- -- 200 230.4 164 194.5 164 180.8
Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy -- -- -- -- -- -- 7 8.1 6 7.1 4 4.4
Peer/Individual Domain
Alienation, Rebelliousness…
Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) 0 0.0 1 14.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 13.7 1 13.5
Early Initiation of Problem Behavior
Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions 8 1.0 13 1.6 15 1.8 5 0.6 11 1.3 6 0.7
Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions 28 3.6 60 7.4 23 2.8 27 3.2 52 6.0 36 4.1
Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions 104 13.2 154 19.0 191 23.3 28 3.3 57 6.6 47 5.3
Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff 172 21.8 320 39.5 223 27.1 174 20.7 58 6.7 63 7.1
Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions 9 1.1 14 1.7 8 1.0 10 1.2 8 0.9 7 0.8
Elementary/Middle School Vandalism 9 1.1 24 3.0 20 2.4 9 1.1 11 1.3 23 2.6
Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement -- -- 4 0.5 3 0.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.1
Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior
Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment 37 2.4 24 1.6 16 1.0 22 1.4 7 0.4 10 0.6
Adolescent Pregnancy 33 9.7 32 9.3 52 15.0 41 11.7 35 10.0 42 11.7
Births to Mothers Age 10-17 23 6.7 24 6.9 33 9.5 28 8.0 26 7.4 29 8.1
High School Alcohol Infractions 2 0.7 10 3.9 9 3.4 0 0.0 16 5.6 13 3.6
High School Drug Infractions 8 2.8 26 10.1 10 3.7 22 7.9 48 16.8 30 8.3
High School Tobacco Infractions 96 33.6 128 49.5 122 45.7 104 37.3 82 28.6 98 27.2
High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff 89 31.2 65 25.1 50 18.7 74 26.6 49 17.1 87 24.2
High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions 7 2.5 8 3.1 3 1.1 7 2.5 5 1.7 4 1.1
High School Vandalism 2 0.7 17 6.6 5 1.9 18 6.5 20 7.0 21 5.8
High School Gang Involvement -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --
Students Leaving School for Incarceration -- -- 1 0.2 3 0.6 5 1.0 4 0.8 3 0.5
Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5 0.7 24 3.2
Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 10 1.4 5 0.7
Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0.0 3 0.4
Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 0.1 4 0.5
Consequences
Public Health/Safety Outcomes
Sexually Transmitted Diseases 87 1.6 117 2.1 100 1.8 136 2.3 144 2.4 144 2.3
New HIV Cases -- -- 0 0.0 -- -- -- -- 4 0.1 2 0.0
New AIDS Cases -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- -- -- -- 3 0.0
Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries -- -- -- -- -- -- 114 1.9 79 1.3 76 1.2
Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities 5 0.1 13 0.2 20 0.4 9 0.2 4 0.1 7 0.1
Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes -- -- -- -- -- -- 105 1.8 87 1.4 82 1.3
Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 11 0.6 14 0.8
Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 17 0.9 15 0.8
Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) 42 79.0 32 57.9 39 68.8 46 78.5 36 59.4 41 65.2
Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) 1 1.9 1 1.8 1 1.8 1 1.7 0 0.0 2 3.2