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Helena 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...............................................      7,491
    Urban Population....................................................      7,491
        Percent Of Total Population.....................................      100.0
    Rural Population....................................................          0
        Percent Of Total Population.....................................        0.0
      Farm Population...................................................          0

School Enrollment

         Persons 3 Years And Over Enrolled In School....................      2,364
    Preprimary School...................................................        139
    Elementary Or High School...........................................      1,875
      Percent In Private School.........................................        8.1
    College.............................................................        350

Educational Attainment

      Persons 25 Years And Over.........................................      4,240
    Less Than 9th Grade.................................................      1,135
    9th To 12th Grade, No Diploma.......................................        850
    High School Graduate................................................        798
    Some College, No Degree.............................................        593
    Associates Degree...................................................        284
    Bachelor'S Degree...................................................        393
    Graduate Or Professional Degree.....................................        187

    Percent High School Graduate Or Higher..............................       53.2
    Percent Bachelor'S Degree Or Higher.................................       13.7

Residence In 1985

          Persons 5 Years And Over......................................      6,780
    Lived In Same House.................................................      3,779
    Lived In Different House In U.S.....................................      3,001
      Same State........................................................      2,578
        Same County.....................................................      2,230
        Different County................................................        348
      Different State...................................................        423
    Lived Abroad........................................................          0

Disability Of Civilian Noninstitutionalized Persons

          Persons 16 To 64 Years........................................      3,866
    With A Mobility Or Self-Care Limitation.............................        285
      With A Mobility Limitation........................................        155
      With A Self-Care Limitation.......................................        213
    With A Work Disability..............................................        561
        In Labor Force..................................................        124
      Prevented From Working............................................        424
          Persons 65 Years And Over.....................................      1,108
    With A Mobility Or Self-Care Limitation.............................        276
      With A Mobility Limitation........................................        241
      With A Self-Care Limitation.......................................        122

Children Ever Born Per 1,000 Women

    Women 15 To 24 Years................................................        813
    Women 25 To 34 Years................................................      2,883
    Women 35 To 44 Years................................................      2,435

Veteran Status

    Civilian Veterans 16 Years And Over.................................        525
      65 Years And Over.................................................        235

Nativity And Place Of Birth

    Native Population...................................................      7,439
        Percent Born In State Of Residence..............................       74.3
    Foreign-Born Population.............................................         52
      Entered The U.S. 1980 To 1990.....................................          0

Language Spoken At Home

        Persons 5 Years And Over........................................      6,780
    Speak A Language Other Than English.................................        135
        Do Not Speak English 'Very Well'................................         48
      Speak Spanish.....................................................         76
        Do Not Speak English 'Very Well'................................         36
      Speak Asian Or Pacific Island Language............................         31
        Do Not Speak English 'Very Well'................................          0

Ancestry

      Total Ancestries Reported.........................................      7,019
    Arab................................................................          9
    Austrian............................................................          0
    Belgian.............................................................          0
    Canadian............................................................          0
    Czech...............................................................          0
    Danish..............................................................          7
    Dutch...............................................................         11
    English.............................................................        612
    Finnish.............................................................          0
    French (Except Basque)..............................................        137
    French Canadian.....................................................          7
    German..............................................................        490
    Greek...............................................................         23
    Hungarian...........................................................          7
    Irish...............................................................        555
    Italian.............................................................        104
    Lithuanian..........................................................         16
    Norwegian...........................................................          0
    Polish..............................................................          0
    Portuguese..........................................................          0
    Romanian............................................................          0
    Russian.............................................................          0
    Scotch-Irish........................................................        113
    Scottish............................................................        156
    Slovak..............................................................          7
    Subsaharan African..................................................        119
    Swedish.............................................................         11
    Swiss...............................................................          0
    Ukrainian...........................................................          0
    United States Or American...........................................        380
    Welsh...............................................................         69
    West Indian (Excluding Hispanic Origin Groups)......................          0
    Yugoslavian.........................................................          0
    Other Ancestries....................................................      4,186


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