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Desha 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...............................................     16,798
    Urban Population....................................................     10,517
        Percent Of Total Population.....................................       62.6
    Rural Population....................................................      6,281
        Percent Of Total Population.....................................       37.4
      Farm Population...................................................        568

School Enrollment

         Persons 3 Years And Over Enrolled In School....................      4,633
    Preprimary School...................................................        234
    Elementary Or High School...........................................      3,768
      Percent In Private School.........................................        0.6
    College.............................................................        631

Educational Attainment

      Persons 25 Years And Over.........................................      9,953
    Less Than 9th Grade.................................................      2,145
    9th To 12th Grade, No Diploma.......................................      2,181
    High School Graduate................................................      3,027
    Some College, No Degree.............................................      1,381
    Associates Degree...................................................        187
    Bachelor'S Degree...................................................        744
    Graduate Or Professional Degree.....................................        288

    Percent High School Graduate Or Higher..............................       56.5
    Percent Bachelor'S Degree Or Higher.................................       10.4

Residence In 1985

          Persons 5 Years And Over......................................     15,449
    Lived In Same House.................................................     10,057
    Lived In Different House In U.S.....................................      5,280
      Same State........................................................      4,553
        Same County.....................................................      3,313
        Different County................................................      1,240

Different State................................................... 727 Lived Abroad........................................................ 112

Disability Of Civilian Noninstitutionalized Persons

          Persons 16 To 64 Years........................................      9,577
    With A Mobility Or Self-Care Limitation.............................        809
      With A Mobility Limitation........................................        325
      With A Self-Care Limitation.......................................        631
    With A Work Disability..............................................        937
        In Labor Force..................................................        224
      Prevented From Working............................................        614
          Persons 65 Years And Over.....................................      2,326
    With A Mobility Or Self-Care Limitation.............................        781
      With A Mobility Limitation........................................        528
      With A Self-Care Limitation.......................................        546

Children Ever Born Per 1,000 Women

    Women 15 To 24 Years................................................        542
    Women 25 To 34 Years................................................      2,005
    Women 35 To 44 Years................................................      2,701

Veteran Status

    Civilian Veterans 16 Years And Over.................................      1,337
      65 Years And Over.................................................        496

Nativity And Place Of Birth

    Native Population...................................................     16,620
        Percent Born In State Of Residence..............................       84.6
    Foreign-Born Population.............................................        178
      Entered The U.S. 1980 To 1990.....................................         61

Language Spoken At Home

        Persons 5 Years And Over........................................     15,449
    Speak A Language Other Than English.................................        517
        Do Not Speak English 'Very Well'................................        177
      Speak Spanish.....................................................        232
        Do Not Speak English 'Very Well'................................        103
      Speak Asian Or Pacific Island Language............................         98
        Do Not Speak English 'Very Well'................................         16

Ancestry

      Total Ancestries Reported.........................................     16,181
    Arab................................................................         10
    Austrian............................................................         20
    Belgian.............................................................          2
    Canadian............................................................          0
    Czech...............................................................         17
    Danish..............................................................          0
    Dutch...............................................................        306
    English.............................................................        773
    Finnish.............................................................         17
    French (Except Basque)..............................................        210
    French Canadian.....................................................        110
    German..............................................................      1,454
    Greek...............................................................         19
    Hungarian...........................................................         18
    Irish...............................................................      2,554
    Italian.............................................................         47
    Lithuanian..........................................................          0
    Norwegian...........................................................          8
    Polish..............................................................         70
    Portuguese..........................................................          0
    Romanian............................................................          0
    Russian.............................................................          0
    Scotch-Irish........................................................        386
    Scottish............................................................         76
    Slovak..............................................................          0
    Subsaharan African..................................................         28
    Swedish.............................................................          8
    Swiss...............................................................          0
    Ukrainian...........................................................          0
    United States Or American...........................................      2,529
    Welsh...............................................................         14
    West Indian (Excluding Hispanic Origin Groups)......................          6
    Yugoslavian.........................................................          0
    Other Ancestries....................................................      7,499


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