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| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| Demographic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 3,759 | -- | 3,606 | -- | 3,624 | -- | 3,592 | -- | 3,695 | -- | 3,700 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 2,143 | -- | 1,977 | -- | 1,933 | -- | 1,875 | -- | 1,812 | -- | 1,779 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 1,046 | -- | 980 | -- | 941 | -- | 902 | -- | 858 | -- | 826 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 6,496 | -- | 6,523 | -- | 6,650 | -- | 6,587 | -- | 6,575 | -- | 6,632 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 8,639 | -- | 8,500 | -- | 8,583 | -- | 8,462 | -- | 8,387 | -- | 8,411 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 2,455 | -- | 2,286 | -- | 2,244 | -- | 2,157 | -- | 2,083 | -- | 2,050 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 1,424 | -- | 1,286 | -- | 1,284 | -- | 1,262 | -- | 1,378 | -- | 1,311 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 719 | -- | 640 | -- | 638 | -- | 619 | -- | 688 | -- | 626 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 703 | -- | 646 | -- | 646 | -- | 643 | -- | 669 | -- | 864 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 94 | -- | 82 | -- | 102 | -- | 79 | -- | 75 | -- | 79 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Private Club Permits | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 5.9 | 3 | 8.3 | 2 | 6.3 | 1 | 5.3 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 16 | 1.9 | 16 | 1.9 | 15 | 1.7 | 14 | 1.7 | 16 | 1.9 | 16 | 1.9 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 375 | 10.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 3 | 0.3 | 9 | 1.1 | 15 | 1.7 | 11 | 1.3 | 6 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.8 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 75 | 8.7 | 49 | 5.8 | -- | -- | 84 | 9.9 | 29 | 3.5 | 68 | 8.1 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 59 | 6.8 | 48 | 5.6 | -- | -- | 70 | 8.3 | 23 | 2.7 | 51 | 6.1 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 16 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.1 | -- | -- | 14 | 1.7 | 6 | 0.7 | 17 | 2.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.2 | 7 | 1.1 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.1 | 8 | 1.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 160 | 4.3 | 199 | 5.5 | 207 | 5.7 | 218 | 6.1 | 175 | 4.7 | 200 | 5.4 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 930 | 653.1 | 829 | 644.6 | 827 | 644.1 | 749 | 593.5 | 924 | 670.5 | 836 | 637.7 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 108 | 50.4 | 51 | 25.8 | 64 | 33.1 | 75 | 40.0 | 67 | 37.0 | 44 | 24.7 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 745 | 347.6 | 776 | 392.5 | 773 | 399.9 | 800 | 426.7 | 891 | 491.7 | 815 | 458.1 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 10 | 106.4 | 5 | 61.0 | 4 | 39.2 | 7 | 88.6 | 3 | 40.0 | 6 | 75.9 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 648 | 185.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 5.3 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | -2 | 0.0 | 94 | 1.1 | -122 | -1.4 | -56 | -0.7 | 37 | 0.4 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 46 | 60.3 | 44 | 48.6 | 17 | 23.8 | 23 | 29.0 | 35 | 35.4 | 36 | 40.3 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 43 | 56.9 | 19 | 20.9 | 16 | 22.7 | 25 | 31.5 | 40 | 40.6 | 30 | 33.8 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 6 | 0.8 | 17 | 2.5 | 19 | 3.0 | 8 | 1.3 | 16 | 2.6 | 15 | 2.2 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 182 | 28.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.4 | -- | -- | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 26 | 12.1 | 22 | 11.1 | 20 | 10.3 | 25 | 13.3 | 15 | 8.3 | 12 | 6.7 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 128 | 59.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 26 | 12.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 21 | 9.8 | 48 | 24.3 | 28 | 14.5 | 26 | 13.9 | 21 | 11.6 | 13 | 7.3 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 43 | 5.0 | 47 | 5.5 | 29 | 3.4 | 43 | 5.1 | 59 | 7.0 | 36 | 4.3 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 391 | 182.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 19 | 2.9 | 55 | 8.4 | 37 | 5.6 | 29 | 4.4 | 37 | 5.6 | 25 | 3.8 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 873 | 15.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 860 | 14.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 2,199 | 37.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 1,000 | 17.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 882 | 15.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 24.4 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 20 | 212.8 | 20 | 243.9 | 24 | 235.3 | 12 | 151.9 | 11 | 146.7 | 14 | 177.2 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21 | 265.8 | 13 | 173.3 | 18 | 227.8 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 25.3 | 1 | 13.3 | 1 | 12.7 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 106.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | -- | -- | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 3 | 4.3 | 2 | 3.1 | 7 | 10.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.5 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 12 | 17.1 | 28 | 43.3 | 28 | 43.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 34 | 48.4 | 17 | 26.3 | 23 | 35.6 | 10 | 15.6 | 3 | 4.5 | 3 | 3.5 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 2 | 2.8 | 2 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | -- | -- | 2 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| 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 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 5 | 10.7 | 4 | 8.7 | 8 | 17.8 | 3 | 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7.6 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 4 | 8.5 | 3 | 6.5 | 7 | 15.6 | 3 | 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7.6 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | -- | -- | 1 | 1.6 | 2 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.9 | 2 | 4.5 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 3 | 4.2 | 2 | 3.1 | 7 | 11.0 | 5 | 8.1 | 2 | 2.9 | 2 | 4.5 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 12 | 16.6 | 28 | 43.8 | 28 | 43.9 | 40 | 64.6 | 31 | 45.1 | 11 | 24.7 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 34 | 47.2 | 17 | 26.6 | 23 | 36.1 | 26 | 42.0 | 15 | 21.8 | 15 | 33.6 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 2 | 2.8 | 2 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.6 | 4 | 5.8 | 3 | 6.7 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | -- | -- | 2 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.2 | 1 | 1.5 | -- | -- | ||||
| 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 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.2 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.2 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 10 | 1.2 | 7 | 0.8 | 5 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.7 | 8 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.7 | ||||
| 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 0.9 | 17 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.8 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13 | 1.5 | 17 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.7 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.5 | -- | -- | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 1.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 5 | 57.9 | 6 | 70.6 | 6 | 69.9 | 10 | 118.2 | 9 | 107.3 | 5 | 59.4 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 23.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||