IEA Home

Van Buren 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.

Help on Printing Census Statistics

Urban And Rural Residence

         Total Population...............................................     14,008
    Urban Population....................................................          0
        Percent Of Total Population.....................................        0.0
    Rural Population....................................................     14,008
        Percent Of Total Population.....................................      100.0
      Farm Population...................................................        777

School Enrollment

         Persons 3 Years And Over Enrolled In School....................      2,765
    Preprimary School...................................................        155
    Elementary Or High School...........................................      2,288
      Percent In Private School.........................................        3.1
    College.............................................................        322

Educational Attainment

      Persons 25 Years And Over.........................................      9,918
    Less Than 9th Grade.................................................      1,831
    9th To 12th Grade, No Diploma.......................................      1,883
    High School Graduate................................................      3,466
    Some College, No Degree.............................................      1,435
    Associates Degree...................................................        260
    Bachelor'S Degree...................................................        682
    Graduate Or Professional Degree.....................................        361

    Percent High School Graduate Or Higher..............................       62.6
    Percent Bachelor'S Degree Or Higher.................................       10.5

Residence In 1985

          Persons 5 Years And Over......................................     13,290
    Lived In Same House.................................................      7,764
    Lived In Different House In U.S.....................................      5,504
      Same State........................................................      3,570
        Same County.....................................................      2,193
        Different County................................................      1,377

Different State................................................... 1,934 Lived Abroad........................................................ 22

Disability Of Civilian Noninstitutionalized Persons

          Persons 16 To 64 Years........................................      7,913
    With A Mobility Or Self-Care Limitation.............................        604
      With A Mobility Limitation........................................        419
      With A Self-Care Limitation.......................................        336
    With A Work Disability..............................................      1,393
        In Labor Force..................................................        362
      Prevented From Working............................................        912
          Persons 65 Years And Over.....................................      3,216
    With A Mobility Or Self-Care Limitation.............................        693
      With A Mobility Limitation........................................        605
      With A Self-Care Limitation.......................................        374

Children Ever Born Per 1,000 Women

    Women 15 To 24 Years................................................        348
    Women 25 To 34 Years................................................      1,955
    Women 35 To 44 Years................................................      2,339

Veteran Status

    Civilian Veterans 16 Years And Over.................................      2,140
      65 Years And Over.................................................        889

Nativity And Place Of Birth

    Native Population...................................................     13,857
        Percent Born In State Of Residence..............................       55.9
    Foreign-Born Population.............................................        151
      Entered The U.S. 1980 To 1990.....................................         18

Language Spoken At Home

        Persons 5 Years And Over........................................     13,290
    Speak A Language Other Than English.................................        289
        Do Not Speak English 'Very Well'................................        119
      Speak Spanish.....................................................         96
        Do Not Speak English 'Very Well'................................         48
      Speak Asian Or Pacific Island Language............................         33
        Do Not Speak English 'Very Well'................................         17

Ancestry

      Total Ancestries Reported.........................................     15,359
    Arab................................................................         28
    Austrian............................................................          0
    Belgian.............................................................          0
    Canadian............................................................          5
    Czech...............................................................         49
    Danish..............................................................         83
    Dutch...............................................................        583
    English.............................................................      2,162
    Finnish.............................................................          0
    French (Except Basque)..............................................        374
    French Canadian.....................................................        122
    German..............................................................      2,850
    Greek...............................................................         14
    Hungarian...........................................................         15
    Irish...............................................................      3,063
    Italian.............................................................        157
    Lithuanian..........................................................          0
    Norwegian...........................................................        122
    Polish..............................................................        181
    Portuguese..........................................................         33
    Romanian............................................................         19
    Russian.............................................................         49
    Scotch-Irish........................................................        586
    Scottish............................................................        297
    Slovak..............................................................         27
    Subsaharan African..................................................          0
    Swedish.............................................................        134
    Swiss...............................................................         19
    Ukrainian...........................................................          0
    United States Or American...........................................      2,284
    Welsh...............................................................        134
    West Indian (Excluding Hispanic Origin Groups)......................         16
    Yugoslavian.........................................................         16
    Other Ancestries....................................................      1,937


Census Data Center UALR Institute For Economic Advancement Contact the IEA Search the IEA IEA Site Index Services Resources News and Coming Events UALR Institute For Economic Advancement IEA Staff Directory University of Arkansas at Little Rock UALR College of Business