Polk County, AR Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Polk county arkansas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,834 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 271 | 5.6 |
Kindergarten | 295 | 6.1 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,346 | 48.5 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,211 | 25.1 |
College or graduate school | 711 | 14.7 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 13,505 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 1,508 | 11.2 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,198 | 16.3 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,887 | 36.2 |
Some college, no degree | 2,901 | 21.5 |
Associate degree | 533 | 3.9 |
Bachelor's degree | 891 | 6.6 |
Graduate or professional degree | 587 | 4.3 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 72.6 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 10.9 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 15,998 | 100.0 |
Never married | 2,516 | 15.7 |
Now married, except separated | 10,229 | 63.9 |
Separated | 194 | 1.2 |
Widowed | 1,418 | 8.9 |
Female | 1,187 | 7.4 |
Divorced | 1,641 | 10.3 |
Female | 772 | 4.8 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 391 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 235 | 60.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 15,056 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 2,622 | 17.4 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 4,540 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 429 | 9.4 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 10,907 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 2,725 | 25.0 |
Percent employed | 48.5 | (X) |
No disability | 8,182 | 75.0 |
Percent employed | 74.3 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 3,262 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,713 | 52.5 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 18,902 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 10,654 | 56.4 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 8,073 | 42.7 |
Same county | 4,799 | 25.4 |
Different county | 3,274 | 17.3 |
Same state | 1,166 | 6.2 |
Different state | 2,108 | 11.2 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 175 | 0.9 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 20,229 | 100.0 |
Native | 19,691 | 97.3 |
Born in United States | 19,628 | 97.0 |
State of residence | 10,689 | 52.8 |
Different state | 8,939 | 44.2 |
Born outside United States | 63 | 0.3 |
Foreign born | 538 | 2.7 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 221 | 1.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 227 | 1.1 |
Not a citizen | 311 | 1.5 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 538 | 100.0 |
Europe | 95 | 17.7 |
Asia | 45 | 8.4 |
Africa | 4 | 0.7 |
Oceania | 8 | 1.5 |
Latin America | 350 | 65.1 |
Northern America | 36 | 6.7 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 18,902 | 100.0 |
English only | 18,055 | 95.5 |
Language other than English | 847 | 4.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 283 | 1.5 |
Spanish | 613 | 3.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 238 | 1.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 144 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 34 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 52 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 9 | 0.0 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 20,229 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 16,569 | 81.9 |
Arab | 6 | 0.0 |
Czech1 | 38 | 0.2 |
Danish | 58 | 0.3 |
Dutch | 409 | 2.0 |
English | 2,135 | 10.6 |
French (except Basque)1 | 476 | 2.4 |
French Canadian1 | 115 | 0.6 |
German | 1,999 | 9.9 |
Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
Irish1 | 2,423 | 12.0 |
Italian | 166 | 0.8 |
Lithuanian | 2 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 124 | 0.6 |
Polish | 54 | 0.3 |
Portuguese | 43 | 0.2 |
Russian | 23 | 0.1 |
Scotch-Irish | 360 | 1.8 |
Scottish | 261 | 1.3 |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 12 | 0.1 |
Swedish | 107 | 0.5 |
Swiss | 54 | 0.3 |
Ukrainian | 4 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 4,234 | 20.9 |
Welsh | 64 | 0.3 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 52 | 0.3 |
Other ancestries | 3,350 | 16.6 |
(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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