Poinsett County, AR Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Poinsett county arkansas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,948 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 273 | 4.6 |
Kindergarten | 370 | 6.2 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,086 | 51.9 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,541 | 25.9 |
College or graduate school | 678 | 11.4 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 16,674 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 3,095 | 18.6 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,240 | 19.4 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,580 | 39.5 |
Some college, no degree | 2,340 | 14.0 |
Associate degree | 366 | 2.2 |
Bachelor's degree | 696 | 4.2 |
Graduate or professional degree | 357 | 2.1 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 62.0 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 6.3 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 20,076 | 100.0 |
Never married | 3,764 | 18.7 |
Now married, except separated | 11,578 | 57.7 |
Separated | 391 | 1.9 |
Widowed | 1,814 | 9.0 |
Female | 1,479 | 7.4 |
Divorced | 2,529 | 12.6 |
Female | 1,339 | 6.7 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 712 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 462 | 64.9 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 18,952 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 2,316 | 12.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 5,851 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 659 | 11.3 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 14,150 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 4,424 | 31.3 |
Percent employed | 49.1 | (X) |
No disability | 9,726 | 68.7 |
Percent employed | 75.5 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 3,453 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 2,069 | 59.9 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 23,862 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 14,094 | 59.1 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 9,672 | 40.5 |
Same county | 6,296 | 26.4 |
Different county | 3,376 | 14.1 |
Same state | 2,317 | 9.7 |
Different state | 1,059 | 4.4 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 96 | 0.4 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 25,614 | 100.0 |
Native | 25,393 | 99.1 |
Born in United States | 25,346 | 99.0 |
State of residence | 18,628 | 72.7 |
Different state | 6,718 | 26.2 |
Born outside United States | 47 | 0.2 |
Foreign born | 221 | 0.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 165 | 0.6 |
Naturalized citizen | 37 | 0.1 |
Not a citizen | 184 | 0.7 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 221 | 100.0 |
Europe | 31 | 14.0 |
Asia | 23 | 10.4 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
Latin America | 167 | 75.6 |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 23,862 | 100.0 |
English only | 23,252 | 97.4 |
Language other than English | 610 | 2.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 230 | 1.0 |
Spanish | 486 | 2.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 220 | 0.9 |
Other Indo-European languages | 85 | 0.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 8 | 0.0 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 33 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2 | 0.0 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 25,614 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 17,734 | 69.2 |
Arab | 2 | 0.0 |
Czech1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Danish | 0 | 0.0 |
Dutch | 485 | 1.9 |
English | 1,275 | 5.0 |
French (except Basque)1 | 163 | 0.6 |
French Canadian1 | 43 | 0.2 |
German | 1,419 | 5.5 |
Greek | 23 | 0.1 |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
Irish1 | 2,499 | 9.8 |
Italian | 231 | 0.9 |
Lithuanian | 4 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 32 | 0.1 |
Polish | 76 | 0.3 |
Portuguese | 13 | 0.1 |
Russian | 7 | 0.0 |
Scotch-Irish | 189 | 0.7 |
Scottish | 142 | 0.6 |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 54 | 0.2 |
Swedish | 45 | 0.2 |
Swiss | 15 | 0.1 |
Ukrainian | 5 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 6,069 | 23.7 |
Welsh | 18 | 0.1 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 1 | 0.0 |
Other ancestries | 4,924 | 19.2 |
(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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