| Marion | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 6,656 | -- | 6,477 | -- | 6,509 | -- | 6,584 | -- | 6,888 | -- | 6,975 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 3,571 | -- | 3,417 | -- | 3,352 | -- | 3,313 | -- | 3,273 | -- | 3,241 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 1,814 | -- | 1,749 | -- | 1,704 | -- | 1,657 | -- | 1,644 | -- | 1,617 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 12,604 | -- | 12,811 | -- | 12,867 | -- | 13,140 | -- | 13,420 | -- | 13,690 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 16,175 | -- | 16,228 | -- | 16,219 | -- | 16,453 | -- | 16,693 | -- | 16,931 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 4,065 | -- | 3,925 | -- | 3,872 | -- | 3,852 | -- | 3,826 | -- | 3,818 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 2,326 | -- | 2,288 | -- | 2,251 | -- | 2,222 | -- | 1,928 | -- | 1,832 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 1,124 | -- | 1,118 | -- | 1,109 | -- | 1,120 | -- | 914 | -- | 874 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 1,349 | -- | 1,526 | -- | 1,474 | -- | 1,431 | -- | 1,294 | -- | 1,250 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 138 | -- | 116 | -- | 128 | -- | 144 | -- | 138 | -- | 156 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19 | 1.1 | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 5 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.4 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 8.3 | 7 | 11.1 | 7 | 13.5 | 2 | 6.1 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 29 | 1.8 | 33 | 2.0 | 31 | 1.9 | 28 | 1.7 | 32 | 1.9 | 31 | 1.8 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 241 | 3.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 19 | 1.2 | 15 | 0.9 | 29 | 1.8 | 29 | 1.8 | 29 | 1.7 | 20 | 1.2 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 270 | 16.7 | 148 | 9.1 | -- | -- | 129 | 7.8 | 129 | 7.7 | 167 | 9.9 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 218 | 13.5 | 143 | 8.8 | -- | -- | 118 | 7.2 | 113 | 6.8 | 151 | 8.9 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 52 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.3 | -- | -- | 11 | 0.7 | 16 | 1.0 | 16 | 0.9 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 59 | 4.4 | 22 | 1.6 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 42 | 3.1 | 50 | 3.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21 | 1.6 | 40 | 2.9 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 68 | 4.1 | 23 | 1.4 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43 | 2.6 | 52 | 3.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24 | 1.4 | 40 | 2.4 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.2 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 253 | 3.8 | 396 | 6.1 | 408 | 6.3 | 376 | 5.7 | 319 | 4.6 | 375 | 5.4 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 1,244 | 534.8 | 1,250 | 546.3 | 1,288 | 572.2 | 1,289 | 580.1 | 1,171 | 607.4 | 1,095 | 597.7 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 239 | 66.9 | 208 | 60.9 | 195 | 58.2 | 212 | 64.0 | 152 | 46.4 | 152 | 46.9 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 1,153 | 322.9 | 1,348 | 394.5 | 1,275 | 380.4 | 1,416 | 427.4 | 1,490 | 455.2 | 1,409 | 434.7 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 8 | 58.0 | 4 | 34.5 | 11 | 85.9 | 13 | 90.3 | 7 | 50.7 | 12 | 76.9 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 1 | 7.2 | 1 | 8.6 | 3 | 23.4 | 2 | 13.9 | 1 | 7.2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 175 | 10.8 | 14 | 0.9 | 24 | 1.5 | 29 | 1.8 | 46 | 2.8 | 43 | 2.5 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 1,353 | 199.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 4 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 8.1 | 9 | 4.7 | 16 | 8.7 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | -11 | -0.1 | 48 | 0.3 | 283 | 1.7 | 260 | 1.6 | 259 | 1.5 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 69 | 48.0 | 55 | 62.0 | 55 | 40.4 | 48 | 32.7 | 70 | 45.6 | 49 | 37.7 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 84 | 58.7 | 51 | 57.5 | 49 | 35.7 | 51 | 35.0 | 62 | 40.8 | 50 | 38.0 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 13 | 1.1 | 40 | 3.5 | 36 | 3.2 | 38 | 3.4 | 47 | 4.2 | 37 | 4.0 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 222 | 23.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 54 | 15.1 | 50 | 14.6 | 52 | 15.5 | 49 | 14.8 | 41 | 12.5 | 40 | 12.3 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 244 | 68.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 105 | 29.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 63 | 17.6 | 14 | 4.1 | 51 | 15.2 | 57 | 17.2 | 46 | 14.1 | 44 | 13.6 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 93 | 5.7 | 106 | 6.5 | 84 | 5.2 | 99 | 6.0 | 74 | 4.4 | 85 | 5.0 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 742 | 207.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 53 | 4.2 | 69 | 5.4 | 98 | 7.6 | 81 | 6.2 | 77 | 5.7 | 78 | 5.7 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 752 | 6.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 2,031 | 17.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 4,440 | 38.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 2,616 | 22.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 1,754 | 15.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8.6 | 1 | 7.8 | -- | -- | 1 | 7.2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 35 | 253.6 | 20 | 172.4 | 25 | 195.3 | 33 | 229.2 | 17 | 123.2 | 33 | 211.5 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 45 | 312.5 | 41 | 297.1 | 60 | 384.6 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 13.9 | 1 | 7.2 | 2 | 12.8 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 57.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | -- | -- | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.5 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 2 | 1.5 | 5 | 3.3 | 6 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 11 | 8.2 | 23 | 15.1 | 35 | 23.7 | 12 | 8.4 | 8 | 6.2 | 3 | 2.4 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 16 | 11.9 | 24 | 15.7 | 32 | 21.7 | 5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3.2 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 3 | 2.2 | 4 | 2.6 | 4 | 2.7 | 2 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.8 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 5 | 3.7 | 11 | 7.2 | 3 | 2.0 | 3 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 4 | 3.2 | ||||
| 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 | 6 | 1.7 | 5 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.6 | 8 | 2.4 | 7 | 2.1 | 2 | 0.6 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 6 | 6.8 | 4 | 4.9 | 6 | 7.6 | 9 | 11.8 | 2 | 2.6 | 11 | 14.5 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 5 | 5.7 | 4 | 4.9 | 6 | 7.6 | 9 | 11.8 | 2 | 2.6 | 10 | 13.2 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.4 | -- | -- | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 2 | 2.0 | 5 | 6.6 | 5 | 6.4 | 2 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.7 | 6 | 10.3 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 11 | 11.3 | 14 | 18.4 | 22 | 28.3 | 36 | 45.5 | 34 | 57.9 | 20 | 34.4 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 16 | 16.4 | 23 | 30.2 | 26 | 33.5 | 19 | 24.0 | 19 | 32.4 | 13 | 22.3 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 3 | 3.1 | 4 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 10.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5.2 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 5 | 5.1 | 11 | 14.4 | 3 | 3.9 | 4 | 5.1 | 5 | 8.5 | 5 | 8.6 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | 1.1 | -- | -- | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 4.3 | 1 | 0.6 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.2 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 11 | 0.7 | 12 | 0.7 | 14 | 0.9 | 16 | 1.0 | 16 | 1.0 | 18 | 1.1 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22 | 1.3 | 21 | 1.3 | 30 | 1.8 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15 | 0.9 | 22 | 1.3 | 19 | 1.1 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 14 | 86.6 | 23 | 141.7 | 12 | 74.0 | 10 | 60.8 | 19 | 113.8 | 17 | 100.4 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.1 | 2 | 12.0 | 1 | 5.9 | ||||