Sevier
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 7,242 -- 7,372 -- 7,427 -- 7,573 -- 7,789 -- 7,700 --
  Population
Children (under 18) 4,437 -- 4,482 -- 4,546 -- 4,617 -- 4,704 -- 4,714 --
Adolescents (10 - 17) 1,890 -- 1,875 -- 1,899 -- 1,939 -- 1,997 -- 1,997 --
Adults (18 and Older) 11,311 -- 11,277 -- 11,341 -- 11,429 -- 11,623 -- 11,583 --
Total Population 15,748 -- 15,759 -- 15,887 -- 16,046 -- 16,327 -- 16,297 --
Population under 21 5,113 -- 5,099 -- 5,139 -- 5,214 -- 5,281 -- 5,253 --
School Enrollment
Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) 3,013 -- 3,083 -- 3,097 -- 3,322 -- 3,417 -- 3,292 --
Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 1,420 -- 1,260 -- 1,442 -- 1,328 -- 1,371 -- 1,424 --
Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School 2,005 -- 2,220 -- 2,237 -- 2,295 -- 2,366 -- 2,414 --
Vital Statistics
Total Births 276 -- 303 -- 309 -- 244 -- 300 -- 287 --
Community Domain
Availability
Beer Permits -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Private Club Permits 1 0.1 1 0.1 2 0.1 2 0.1 2 0.1 1 0.1
Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) -- -- 20 31.3 -- -- 4 18.2 0 0.0 2 6.9
Tobacco Distributors 27 1.7 31 2.0 27 1.7 29 1.8 28 1.7 26 1.6
Community Disorganization
Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) 97 1.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Homicide Victims 3 0.2 3 0.2 0 0.0 5 0.3 0 0.0 3 0.2
State Correction Prisoners Received 48 3.0 39 2.5 57 3.6 60 3.7 48 2.9 39 2.4
Total Crime Index Offenses 381 24.2 127 8.1 -- -- 215 13.4 107 6.6 590 36.2
Total Property Crime Offenses 335 21.3 116 7.4 -- -- 190 11.8 96 5.9 530 32.5
Total Violent Crime Offenses 46 2.9 11 0.7 -- -- 25 1.6 11 0.7 60 3.7
Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 12 1.0 73 6.3
Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2.8 64 5.5
Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 11 0.9 59 5.1
Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 0.2 4 0.3
Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 14 0.9 74 4.5
Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 2.1 64 3.9
Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 12 0.7 62 3.8
Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 7 0.4 5 0.3
Extreme Economic Deprivation
Unemployment 274 3.8 321 4.4 349 4.7 352 4.6 315 4.0 325 4.2
Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches 1,643 545.3 1,731 561.5 1,865 602.2 1,852 557.5 2,203 644.7 2,195 666.8
Children Receiving TEA 131 29.5 101 22.5 147 32.3 163 35.3 133 28.3 109 23.1
Children Receiving Food Stamps 953 214.8 1,116 249.0 1,259 276.9 1,517 328.6 1,784 379.3 1,758 372.9
Low Birthweight Births 21 76.1 28 92.4 40 129.4 24 98.4 25 83.3 29 101.0
Infant Mortality 4 14.5 2 6.6 2 6.5 1 4.1 4 13.3 5 17.4
Transitions and Mobility
New Home Construction 7 0.4 5 0.3 8 0.5 8 0.5 11 0.7 13 0.8
Renter-Occupied Housing Units 1,474 258.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School -- -- 11 3.6 17 5.5 19 5.7 17 5.0 6 1.8
Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) -- -- -28 -0.2 -7 0.0 45 0.3 212 1.3 -108 -0.7
School Domain
Academic Failure
Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math 81 53.7 88 48.6 93 42.2 86 34.2 98 43.9 79 33.3
Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy 76 50.1 49 27.0 72 32.8 71 28.3 91 41.0 76 32.0
High School Dropouts 222 17.2 52 4.1 59 4.7 45 3.1 53 4.0 23 1.7
Status Dropouts 531 35.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Lack of Commitment to School
Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" 18 1.3 2 0.2 5 0.3 7 0.5 5 0.4 1 0.1
Family Domain
Family Conflict
Victims of Child Maltreatment 40 9.0 47 10.5 47 10.3 53 11.5 47 10.0 58 12.3
Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents 432 97.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Children Living With Nonrelatives 105 23.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Children Living in Foster Care 18 4.1 13 2.9 29 6.4 30 6.5 21 4.5 32 6.8
Divorces and Annulments 124 7.9 76 4.8 84 5.3 79 4.9 108 6.6 99 6.1
Children in Single-parent Families 828 186.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Family History of High Risk Behavior
Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment 93 8.2 59 5.2 41 3.6 32 2.8 40 3.4 38 3.3
Educational Attainment:  Below 9th grade 1,663 16.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  9th - 12th, No diploma 1,816 18.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  High School Graduate 3,324 33.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  Some College 1,749 17.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  College Graduate 1,276 13.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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 129 467.4 154 508.3 154 498.4 122 500.0 140 466.7 147 512.2
Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 114.8 43 143.3 42 146.3
Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy -- -- -- -- -- -- 3 12.3 3 10.0 1 3.5
Peer/Individual Domain
Alienation, Rebelliousness…
Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 100.1 1 50.1
Early Initiation of Problem Behavior
Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions 24 12.0 11 5.0 10 4.5 4 1.7 0 0.0 1 0.4
Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions 54 26.9 136 61.3 59 26.4 0 0.0 3 1.3 1 0.4
Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions 193 96.3 177 79.7 204 91.2 2 0.9 4 1.7 1 0.4
Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff 293 146.1 73 32.9 103 46.0 27 11.8 18 7.6 10 4.1
Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions 6 3.0 23 10.4 13 5.8 4 1.7 6 2.5 2 0.8
Elementary/Middle School Vandalism 62 30.9 75 33.8 52 23.2 1 0.4 9 3.8 7 2.9
Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement 75 37.4 27 12.2 36 16.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --
Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior
Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment 3 0.7 3 0.7 8 1.8 4 0.9 1 0.2 2 0.4
Adolescent Pregnancy 18 20.1 17 18.8 18 19.5 19 20.1 19 19.2 14 14.0
Births to Mothers Age 10-17 16 17.9 16 17.7 18 19.5 17 18.0 17 17.2 13 13.0
High School Alcohol Infractions 19 18.8 9 10.4 9 10.5 1 0.8 3 3.4 -- --
High School Drug Infractions 24 23.8 78 90.4 40 46.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --
High School Tobacco Infractions 135 133.9 122 141.4 171 198.8 8 6.1 5 5.6 7 8.0
High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff 103 102.2 46 53.3 27 31.4 2 1.5 7 7.8 15 17.1
High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions 3 3.0 15 17.4 10 11.6 0 0.0 1 1.1 -- --
High School Vandalism 23 22.8 24 27.8 27 31.4 1 0.8 0 0.0 -- --
High School Gang Involvement 20 19.8 16 18.5 12 14.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --
Students Leaving School for Incarceration -- -- 4 3.2 2 1.4 1 0.8 1 0.7 -- --
Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 1.0 1 0.5
Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 1.0 0 0.0
Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 0.5 3 1.5
Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5 2.5 1 0.5
Consequences
Public Health/Safety Outcomes
Sexually Transmitted Diseases 53 3.4 61 3.9 84 5.3 56 3.5 69 4.2 34 2.1
New HIV Cases -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 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 -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 1.9 44 2.7 19 1.2
Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 0.4 3 0.2 1 0.1 3 0.2
Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes -- -- -- -- -- -- 26 1.6 27 1.7 11 0.7
Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4 0.8 4 0.8
Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3 0.6 1 0.2
Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) 10 63.5 13 82.5 6 37.8 6 37.4 8 49.0 7 43.0
Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) 1 6.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0