Census State Data Center

Garland 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.

Urban And Rural Residence

         Total Population...............................................     73,397
    Urban Population....................................................     42,708
        Percent Of Total Population.....................................       58.2
    Rural Population....................................................     30,689
        Percent Of Total Population.....................................       41.8
      Farm Population...................................................        524

School Enrollment

         Persons 3 Years And Over Enrolled In School....................     14,792
    Preprimary School...................................................      1,072
    Elementary Or High School...........................................     10,716
      Percent In Private School.........................................        4.0
    College.............................................................      3,004

Educational Attainment

      Persons 25 Years And Over.........................................     51,901
    Less Than 9th Grade.................................................      6,221
    9th To 12th Grade, No Diploma.......................................      9,258
    High School Graduate................................................     16,498
    Some College, No Degree.............................................     10,241
    Associates Degree...................................................      2,308
    Bachelor'S Degree...................................................      4,873
    Graduate Or Professional Degree.....................................      2,502

    Percent High School Graduate Or Higher..............................       70.2
    Percent Bachelor'S Degree Or Higher.................................       14.2

Residence In 1985

          Persons 5 Years And Over......................................     69,179
    Lived In Same House.................................................     36,532
    Lived In Different House In U.S.....................................     32,469
      Same State........................................................     23,226
        Same County.....................................................     17,620
        Different County................................................      5,606

Different State................................................... 9,243 Lived Abroad........................................................ 178

Disability Of Civilian Noninstitutionalized Persons

          Persons 16 To 64 Years........................................     42,761
    With A Mobility Or Self-Care Limitation.............................      2,416
      With A Mobility Limitation........................................      1,439
      With A Self-Care Limitation.......................................      1,709
    With A Work Disability..............................................      5,767
        In Labor Force..................................................      2,062
      Prevented From Working............................................      3,195
          Persons 65 Years And Over.....................................     15,563
    With A Mobility Or Self-Care Limitation.............................      2,929
      With A Mobility Limitation........................................      2,260
      With A Self-Care Limitation.......................................      1,814

Children Ever Born Per 1,000 Women

    Women 15 To 24 Years................................................        399
    Women 25 To 34 Years................................................      1,553
    Women 35 To 44 Years................................................      1,935

Veteran Status

    Civilian Veterans 16 Years And Over.................................     11,055
      65 Years And Over.................................................      4,422

Nativity And Place Of Birth

    Native Population...................................................     71,962
        Percent Born In State Of Residence..............................       60.7
    Foreign-Born Population.............................................      1,435
      Entered The U.S. 1980 To 1990.....................................        238

Language Spoken At Home

        Persons 5 Years And Over........................................     69,179
    Speak A Language Other Than English.................................      2,648
        Do Not Speak English 'Very Well'................................        989
      Speak Spanish.....................................................        900
        Do Not Speak English 'Very Well'................................        340
      Speak Asian Or Pacific Island Language............................        235
        Do Not Speak English 'Very Well'................................        122

Ancestry

      Total Ancestries Reported.........................................     81,419
    Arab................................................................         38
    Austrian............................................................        102
    Belgian.............................................................         36
    Canadian............................................................         60
    Czech...............................................................        242
    Danish..............................................................        351
    Dutch...............................................................      2,488
    English.............................................................     11,285
    Finnish.............................................................         24
    French (Except Basque)..............................................      3,079
    French Canadian.....................................................        355
    German..............................................................     14,415
    Greek...............................................................        211
    Hungarian...........................................................        156
    Irish...............................................................     15,373
    Italian.............................................................      1,229
    Lithuanian..........................................................        213
    Norwegian...........................................................        560
    Polish..............................................................      1,077
    Portuguese..........................................................         12
    Romanian............................................................         10
    Russian.............................................................         67
    Scotch-Irish........................................................      2,671
    Scottish............................................................      1,330
    Slovak..............................................................        175
    Subsaharan African..................................................         44
    Swedish.............................................................        809
    Swiss...............................................................        208
    Ukrainian...........................................................         75
    United States Or American...........................................      9,835
    Welsh...............................................................        469
    West Indian (Excluding Hispanic Origin Groups)......................         50
    Yugoslavian.........................................................        137
    Other Ancestries....................................................     14,233