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Jackson 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...............................................     18,944
    Urban Population....................................................      7,235
        Percent Of Total Population.....................................       38.2
    Rural Population....................................................     11,709
        Percent Of Total Population.....................................       61.8
      Farm Population...................................................        719

School Enrollment

         Persons 3 Years And Over Enrolled In School....................      4,099
    Preprimary School...................................................        181
    Elementary Or High School...........................................      3,496
      Percent In Private School.........................................        0.9
    College.............................................................        422

Educational Attainment

      Persons 25 Years And Over.........................................     12,651
    Less Than 9th Grade.................................................      3,171
    9th To 12th Grade, No Diploma.......................................      2,946
    High School Graduate................................................      4,191
    Some College, No Degree.............................................      1,293
    Associates Degree...................................................        208
    Bachelor'S Degree...................................................        636
    Graduate Or Professional Degree.....................................        206

    Percent High School Graduate Or Higher..............................       51.6
    Percent Bachelor'S Degree Or Higher.................................        6.7

Residence In 1985

          Persons 5 Years And Over......................................     17,762
    Lived In Same House.................................................     10,394
    Lived In Different House In U.S.....................................      7,327
      Same State........................................................      6,426
        Same County.....................................................      4,635
        Different County................................................      1,791

Different State................................................... 901 Lived Abroad........................................................ 41

Disability Of Civilian Noninstitutionalized Persons

          Persons 16 To 64 Years........................................     11,264
    With A Mobility Or Self-Care Limitation.............................        869
      With A Mobility Limitation........................................        540
      With A Self-Care Limitation.......................................        581
    With A Work Disability..............................................      1,657
        In Labor Force..................................................        417
      Prevented From Working............................................      1,168
          Persons 65 Years And Over.....................................      3,137
    With A Mobility Or Self-Care Limitation.............................        886
      With A Mobility Limitation........................................        715
      With A Self-Care Limitation.......................................        469

Children Ever Born Per 1,000 Women

    Women 15 To 24 Years................................................        459
    Women 25 To 34 Years................................................      1,741
    Women 35 To 44 Years................................................      2,243

Veteran Status

    Civilian Veterans 16 Years And Over.................................      1,977
      65 Years And Over.................................................        598

Nativity And Place Of Birth

    Native Population...................................................     18,903
        Percent Born In State Of Residence..............................       88.1
    Foreign-Born Population.............................................         41
      Entered The U.S. 1980 To 1990.....................................          2

Language Spoken At Home

        Persons 5 Years And Over........................................     17,762
    Speak A Language Other Than English.................................        380
        Do Not Speak English 'Very Well'................................        148
      Speak Spanish.....................................................        206
        Do Not Speak English 'Very Well'................................         89
      Speak Asian Or Pacific Island Language............................         16
        Do Not Speak English 'Very Well'................................          2

Ancestry

      Total Ancestries Reported.........................................     19,456
    Arab................................................................          0
    Austrian............................................................          0
    Belgian.............................................................          2
    Canadian............................................................          2
    Czech...............................................................          8
    Danish..............................................................          5
    Dutch...............................................................        775
    English.............................................................      1,777
    Finnish.............................................................          5
    French (Except Basque)..............................................        289
    French Canadian.....................................................         82
    German..............................................................      2,326
    Greek...............................................................          2
    Hungarian...........................................................          6
    Irish...............................................................      3,837
    Italian.............................................................         68
    Lithuanian..........................................................          0
    Norwegian...........................................................          2
    Polish..............................................................         26
    Portuguese..........................................................          0
    Romanian............................................................          0
    Russian.............................................................          0
    Scotch-Irish........................................................        337
    Scottish............................................................        157
    Slovak..............................................................          0
    Subsaharan African..................................................          2
    Swedish.............................................................         35
    Swiss...............................................................         11
    Ukrainian...........................................................          0
    United States Or American...........................................      4,054
    Welsh...............................................................         53
    West Indian (Excluding Hispanic Origin Groups)......................          0
    Yugoslavian.........................................................          7
    Other Ancestries....................................................      5,588


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