Jackson County, AR Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Jackson county arkansas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,023 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 278 | 6.9 |
Kindergarten | 286 | 7.1 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,868 | 46.4 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,046 | 26.0 |
College or graduate school | 545 | 13.5 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 12,204 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 1,778 | 14.6 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,366 | 19.4 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,679 | 38.3 |
Some college, no degree | 1,748 | 14.3 |
Associate degree | 375 | 3.1 |
Bachelor's degree | 840 | 6.9 |
Graduate or professional degree | 418 | 3.4 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 66.0 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 10.3 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 15,078 | 100.0 |
Never married | 2,949 | 19.6 |
Now married, except separated | 8,604 | 57.1 |
Separated | 212 | 1.4 |
Widowed | 1,432 | 9.5 |
Female | 1,202 | 8.0 |
Divorced | 1,881 | 12.5 |
Female | 1,131 | 7.5 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 403 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 275 | 68.2 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 14,317 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 1,563 | 10.9 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 3,573 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 342 | 9.6 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 9,430 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 2,793 | 29.6 |
Percent employed | 45.0 | (X) |
No disability | 6,637 | 70.4 |
Percent employed | 74.3 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 2,726 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,472 | 54.0 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 17,369 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 11,395 | 65.6 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 5,927 | 34.1 |
Same county | 3,845 | 22.1 |
Different county | 2,082 | 12.0 |
Same state | 1,449 | 8.3 |
Different state | 633 | 3.6 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 47 | 0.3 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 18,418 | 100.0 |
Native | 18,331 | 99.5 |
Born in United States | 18,296 | 99.3 |
State of residence | 15,186 | 82.5 |
Different state | 3,110 | 16.9 |
Born outside United States | 35 | 0.2 |
Foreign born | 87 | 0.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 28 | 0.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 18 | 0.1 |
Not a citizen | 69 | 0.4 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 87 | 100.0 |
Europe | 61 | 70.1 |
Asia | 21 | 24.1 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
Latin America | 3 | 3.4 |
Northern America | 2 | 2.3 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 17,369 | 100.0 |
English only | 16,999 | 97.9 |
Language other than English | 370 | 2.1 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 105 | 0.6 |
Spanish | 249 | 1.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 76 | 0.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 109 | 0.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 29 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 5 | 0.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 18,418 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 11,318 | 61.5 |
Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
Czech1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Danish | 20 | 0.1 |
Dutch | 176 | 1.0 |
English | 1,053 | 5.7 |
French (except Basque)1 | 162 | 0.9 |
French Canadian1 | 12 | 0.1 |
German | 973 | 5.3 |
Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
Hungarian | 15 | 0.1 |
Irish1 | 1,339 | 7.3 |
Italian | 57 | 0.3 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 13 | 0.1 |
Polish | 32 | 0.2 |
Portuguese | 22 | 0.1 |
Russian | 12 | 0.1 |
Scotch-Irish | 234 | 1.3 |
Scottish | 182 | 1.0 |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 17 | 0.1 |
Swedish | 7 | 0.0 |
Swiss | 1 | 0.0 |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 3,649 | 19.8 |
Welsh | 3 | 0.0 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
Other ancestries | 3,339 | 18.1 |
(X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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