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Clay County Social Statistics

1990 Census of Population and Housing
STF-3A, (one in six sample data)

For more detailed data please contact Jerry Bell (jlbell@ualr.edu), UALR IEA.

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Urban And Rural Residence


         Total Population...............................................     18,107
    Urban Population....................................................      7,100
        Percent Of Total Population.....................................       39.2
    Rural Population....................................................     11,007
        Percent Of Total Population.....................................       60.8
      Farm Population...................................................      1,241

School Enrollment


         Persons 3 Years And Over Enrolled In School....................      3,384
    Preprimary School...................................................        184
    Elementary Or High School...........................................      2,839
      Percent In Private School.........................................        0.8
    College.............................................................        361

Educational Attainment


      Persons 25 Years And Over.........................................     12,450
    Less Than 9th Grade.................................................      4,117
    9th To 12th Grade, No Diploma.......................................      2,365
    High School Graduate................................................      3,927
    Some College, No Degree.............................................      1,087
    Associates Degree...................................................        309
    Bachelor'S Degree...................................................        402
    Graduate Or Professional Degree.....................................        243

    Percent High School Graduate Or Higher..............................       47.9
    Percent Bachelor'S Degree Or Higher.................................        5.2

Residence In 1985


          Persons 5 Years And Over......................................     17,072
    Lived In Same House.................................................     10,070
    Lived In Different House In U.S.....................................      6,958
      Same State........................................................      5,087
        Same County.....................................................      4,393
        Different County................................................        694
      Different State...................................................      1,871
    Lived Abroad........................................................         44

Disability Of Civilian Noninstitutionalized Persons


          Persons 16 To 64 Years........................................     10,699
    With A Mobility Or Self-Care Limitation.............................        672
      With A Mobility Limitation........................................        435
      With A Self-Care Limitation.......................................        413
    With A Work Disability..............................................      1,600
        In Labor Force..................................................        450
      Prevented From Working............................................      1,044
          Persons 65 Years And Over.....................................      3,568
    With A Mobility Or Self-Care Limitation.............................        924
      With A Mobility Limitation........................................        744
      With A Self-Care Limitation.......................................        523

Children Ever Born Per 1,000 Women


    Women 15 To 24 Years................................................        416
    Women 25 To 34 Years................................................      1,645
    Women 35 To 44 Years................................................      2,145

Veteran Status


    Civilian Veterans 16 Years And Over.................................      1,969
      65 Years And Over.................................................        609

Nativity And Place Of Birth

    Native Population...................................................     18,062
        Percent Born In State Of Residence..............................       64.3
    Foreign-Born Population.............................................         45
      Entered The U.S. 1980 To 1990.....................................          7

Language Spoken At Home


        Persons 5 Years And Over........................................     17,072
    Speak A Language Other Than English.................................        228
        Do Not Speak English 'Very Well'................................         49
      Speak Spanish.....................................................        129
        Do Not Speak English 'Very Well'................................         14
      Speak Asian Or Pacific Island Language............................          0
        Do Not Speak English 'Very Well'................................          0

Ancestry


      Total Ancestries Reported.........................................     18,623
    Arab................................................................          0
    Austrian............................................................          7
    Belgian.............................................................          0
    Canadian............................................................          5
    Czech...............................................................          8
    Danish..............................................................          0
    Dutch...............................................................        705
    English.............................................................      1,903
    Finnish.............................................................          0
    French (Except Basque)..............................................        439
    French Canadian.....................................................         70
    German..............................................................      3,245
    Greek...............................................................          9
    Hungarian...........................................................          7
    Irish...............................................................      4,335
    Italian.............................................................        129
    Lithuanian..........................................................          0
    Norwegian...........................................................         53
    Polish..............................................................         38
    Portuguese..........................................................          2
    Romanian............................................................          0
    Russian.............................................................         34
    Scotch-Irish........................................................        274
    Scottish............................................................        116
    Slovak..............................................................          8
    Subsaharan African..................................................          0
    Swedish.............................................................         39
    Swiss...............................................................         14
    Ukrainian...........................................................          0
    United States Or American...........................................      4,719
    Welsh...............................................................         20
    West Indian (Excluding Hispanic Origin Groups)......................          6
    Yugoslavian.........................................................          0
    Other Ancestries....................................................      2,438


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