| Monroe | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4,075 | -- | 4,021 | -- | 3,986 | -- | 3,863 | -- | 3,906 | -- | 3,800 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 2,833 | -- | 2,596 | -- | 2,512 | -- | 2,412 | -- | 2,341 | -- | 2,248 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 1,323 | -- | 1,218 | -- | 1,191 | -- | 1,138 | -- | 1,104 | -- | 1,062 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 7,344 | -- | 7,132 | -- | 7,122 | -- | 6,973 | -- | 6,936 | -- | 6,847 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 10,177 | -- | 9,728 | -- | 9,634 | -- | 9,385 | -- | 9,277 | -- | 9,095 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 3,226 | -- | 2,968 | -- | 2,880 | -- | 2,763 | -- | 2,694 | -- | 2,593 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 1,995 | -- | 1,860 | -- | 1,807 | -- | 1,852 | -- | 1,707 | -- | 1,529 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 906 | -- | 860 | -- | 849 | -- | 830 | -- | 809 | -- | 757 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 1,089 | -- | 1,000 | -- | 958 | -- | 884 | -- | 878 | -- | 1,042 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 127 | -- | 105 | -- | 129 | -- | 122 | -- | 117 | -- | 108 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | 35 | 3.4 | 32 | 3.3 | 31 | 3.2 | 32 | 3.4 | 32 | 3.4 | 31 | 3.4 | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 3 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.3 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 8.7 | 2 | 13.3 | 3 | 9.4 | 2 | 4.9 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 40 | 3.9 | 44 | 4.5 | 31 | 3.2 | 33 | 3.5 | 34 | 3.7 | 28 | 3.1 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 75 | 1.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 46 | 4.5 | 39 | 4.0 | 27 | 2.8 | 32 | 3.4 | 22 | 2.4 | 20 | 2.2 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 111 | 10.9 | 35 | 3.6 | -- | -- | 70 | 7.5 | 54 | 5.8 | 97 | 10.7 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 84 | 8.3 | 29 | 3.0 | -- | -- | 69 | 7.4 | 51 | 5.5 | 96 | 10.6 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 27 | 2.7 | 6 | 0.6 | -- | -- | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.4 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.4 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 206 | 5.1 | 291 | 7.2 | 302 | 7.6 | 279 | 7.2 | 257 | 6.6 | 300 | 7.9 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 1,524 | 763.9 | 1,414 | 760.2 | 1,406 | 778.1 | 1,541 | 832.1 | 1,541 | 902.8 | 1,369 | 895.4 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 348 | 122.8 | 172 | 66.3 | 132 | 52.5 | 97 | 40.2 | 91 | 38.9 | 98 | 43.6 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 1,387 | 489.6 | 1,410 | 543.1 | 1,349 | 537.0 | 1,232 | 510.8 | 1,317 | 562.6 | 1,295 | 576.1 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 12 | 94.5 | 12 | 114.3 | 12 | 93.0 | 15 | 123.0 | 9 | 76.9 | 17 | 157.4 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 1 | 7.9 | 3 | 28.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 16.4 | 2 | 17.1 | 2 | 18.5 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 12 | 1.2 | 7 | 0.7 | 16 | 1.7 | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 1,440 | 350.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 36 | 19.4 | 67 | 37.1 | 53 | 28.6 | 107 | 62.7 | 89 | 58.2 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | -203 | -2.1 | -69 | -0.7 | -258 | -2.7 | -111 | -1.2 | -177 | -1.9 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 98 | 74.1 | 68 | 73.2 | 47 | 44.2 | 86 | 59.7 | 55 | 51.6 | 56 | 53.1 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 82 | 62.1 | 48 | 51.6 | 42 | 39.9 | 76 | 53.0 | 65 | 60.9 | 59 | 55.6 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 48 | 4.9 | 35 | 4.0 | 41 | 4.8 | 40 | 4.7 | 29 | 3.5 | 35 | 4.3 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 235 | 30.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 | -- | -- | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 31 | 10.9 | 18 | 6.9 | 21 | 8.4 | 13 | 5.4 | 21 | 9.0 | 18 | 8.0 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 403 | 142.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 45 | 15.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 17 | 6.0 | 18 | 6.9 | 19 | 7.6 | 21 | 8.7 | 24 | 10.3 | 22 | 9.8 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 49 | 4.8 | 52 | 5.3 | 43 | 4.5 | 45 | 4.8 | 35 | 3.8 | 45 | 4.9 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 991 | 349.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 53 | 7.2 | 139 | 19.5 | 97 | 13.6 | 51 | 7.3 | 27 | 3.9 | 47 | 6.9 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 1,012 | 15.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 1,379 | 20.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 2,520 | 38.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 921 | 14.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 770 | 11.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.5 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 34 | 267.7 | 26 | 247.6 | 31 | 240.3 | 27 | 221.3 | 26 | 222.2 | 26 | 240.7 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28 | 229.5 | 27 | 230.8 | 20 | 185.2 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 8.2 | 3 | 25.6 | 2 | 18.5 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 82.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 3 | 2.8 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 5.2 | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 29 | 26.6 | 2 | 2.0 | 22 | 23.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.9 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 114 | 104.7 | 31 | 31.0 | 33 | 34.4 | 35 | 39.6 | 43 | 49.0 | 72 | 69.1 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 1 | 0.9 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.3 | 2 | 2.3 | 1 | 1.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 3 | 2.8 | 5 | 5.0 | 3 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4.8 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 13 | 20.5 | 7 | 12.1 | 13 | 22.7 | 12 | 22.0 | 4 | 7.5 | 7 | 13.6 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 9 | 14.2 | 7 | 12.1 | 12 | 21.0 | 11 | 20.2 | 4 | 7.5 | 5 | 9.7 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 3 | 3.3 | 1 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.2 | 5 | 5.9 | 2 | 2.4 | 1 | 1.2 | 2 | 4.1 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 29 | 32.0 | 2 | 2.3 | 22 | 25.9 | 8 | 9.6 | 7 | 8.7 | 7 | 14.4 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 114 | 125.8 | 31 | 36.0 | 33 | 38.9 | 22 | 26.5 | 42 | 51.9 | 44 | 90.3 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 1 | 1.1 | 3 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4.1 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 3 | 3.3 | 5 | 5.8 | 3 | 3.5 | 3 | 3.6 | 5 | 6.2 | 5 | 10.3 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 5 | 5.8 | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 2 | 2.3 | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.2 | -- | -- | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.9 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 62 | 6.1 | 103 | 10.6 | 100 | 10.4 | 72 | 7.7 | 90 | 9.7 | 53 | 5.8 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.2 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.8 | 17 | 1.9 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 4 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 1.1 | 7 | 0.8 | 11 | 1.2 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 12 | 117.9 | 11 | 113.1 | 11 | 114.2 | 12 | 127.9 | 14 | 150.9 | 10 | 110.0 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10.8 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||