Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Independence county arkansas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,165 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 515 | 6.3 |
| Kindergarten | 485 | 5.9 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,709 | 45.4 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,074 | 25.4 |
| College or graduate school | 1,382 | 16.9 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 22,705 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 2,154 | 9.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,408 | 15.0 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,021 | 39.7 |
| Some college, no degree | 4,346 | 19.1 |
| Associate degree | 658 | 2.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,961 | 8.6 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,157 | 5.1 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 75.5 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 13.7 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 27,437 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 4,648 | 16.9 |
| Now married, except separated | 17,055 | 62.2 |
| Separated | 401 | 1.5 |
| Widowed | 2,230 | 8.1 |
Female | 1,813 | 6.6 |
| Divorced | 3,103 | 11.3 |
Female | 1,570 | 5.7 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 614 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 350 | 57.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 25,796 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 3,718 | 14.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 7,586 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 686 | 9.0 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 19,258 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,408 | 22.9 |
Percent employed | 42.4 | (X) |
| No disability | 14,850 | 77.1 |
Percent employed | 78.5 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 4,672 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,282 | 48.8 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 32,016 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 18,417 | 57.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 13,186 | 41.2 |
Same county | 7,818 | 24.4 |
Different county | 5,368 | 16.8 |
Same state | 3,157 | 9.9 |
Different state | 2,211 | 6.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 413 | 1.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 34,233 | 100.0 |
| Native | 33,813 | 98.8 |
Born in United States | 33,646 | 98.3 |
State of residence | 24,119 | 70.5 |
Different state | 9,527 | 27.8 |
Born outside United States | 167 | 0.5 |
| Foreign born | 420 | 1.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 279 | 0.8 |
Naturalized citizen | 100 | 0.3 |
Not a citizen | 320 | 0.9 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 420 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 92 | 21.9 |
| Asia | 218 | 51.9 |
| Africa | 9 | 2.1 |
| Oceania | 2 | 0.5 |
| Latin America | 82 | 19.5 |
| Northern America | 17 | 4.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 32,016 | 100.0 |
| English only | 31,050 | 97.0 |
| Language other than English | 966 | 3.0 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 320 | 1.0 |
Spanish | 434 | 1.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 116 | 0.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 300 | 0.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 45 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 229 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 159 | 0.5 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 34,233 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 26,253 | 76.7 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 102 | 0.3 |
| Danish | 46 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 506 | 1.5 |
| English | 2,752 | 8.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 647 | 1.9 |
| French Canadian1 | 77 | 0.2 |
| German | 3,028 | 8.8 |
| Greek | 48 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 40 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 3,296 | 9.6 |
| Italian | 314 | 0.9 |
| Lithuanian | 8 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 108 | 0.3 |
| Polish | 195 | 0.6 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 7 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 499 | 1.5 |
| Scottish | 582 | 1.7 |
| Slovak | 43 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 28 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 116 | 0.3 |
| Swiss | 37 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 7,805 | 22.8 |
| Welsh | 172 | 0.5 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 2 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 5,795 | 16.9 |
| (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 |
