| Benton | ||||||||||||||||
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| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| Demographic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 76,889 | -- | 84,785 | -- | 88,009 | -- | 93,537 | -- | 100,724 | -- | 102,800 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 41,188 | -- | 44,002 | -- | 45,860 | -- | 47,866 | -- | 49,972 | -- | 52,282 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 17,926 | -- | 19,030 | -- | 19,771 | -- | 20,544 | -- | 21,301 | -- | 22,236 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 113,593 | -- | 121,453 | -- | 126,539 | -- | 132,078 | -- | 137,409 | -- | 143,763 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 154,781 | -- | 165,455 | -- | 172,399 | -- | 179,944 | -- | 187,381 | -- | 196,045 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 47,114 | -- | 50,080 | -- | 52,155 | -- | 54,438 | -- | 56,659 | -- | 59,193 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 24,346 | -- | 26,039 | -- | 27,339 | -- | 28,983 | -- | 30,554 | -- | 33,570 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 10,703 | -- | 11,481 | -- | 12,038 | -- | 12,650 | -- | 13,381 | -- | 14,598 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 18,704 | -- | 20,088 | -- | 20,844 | -- | 22,456 | -- | 23,599 | -- | 24,053 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 2,273 | -- | 2,595 | -- | 2,682 | -- | 2,896 | -- | 3,033 | -- | 3,226 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 47 | 0.3 | 57 | 0.3 | 62 | 0.4 | 75 | 0.4 | 85 | 0.5 | 108 | 0.6 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23 | 19.0 | 40 | 18.2 | 56 | 19.4 | 24 | 12.8 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 121 | 0.8 | 137 | 0.8 | 118 | 0.7 | 125 | 0.7 | 134 | 0.7 | 147 | 0.7 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 550 | 0.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 7 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 150 | 1.0 | 150 | 0.9 | 274 | 1.6 | 373 | 2.1 | 392 | 2.1 | 356 | 1.8 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 3,608 | 23.3 | 3,551 | 21.5 | -- | -- | 5,075 | 28.2 | 5,347 | 28.5 | 5,801 | 29.6 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 3,402 | 22.0 | 3,348 | 20.2 | -- | -- | 4,781 | 26.6 | 5,034 | 26.9 | 5,403 | 27.6 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 206 | 1.3 | 203 | 1.2 | -- | -- | 294 | 1.6 | 313 | 1.7 | 398 | 2.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 86 | 0.6 | 392 | 2.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 175 | 1.3 | 670 | 4.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36 | 0.3 | 81 | 0.6 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 0.1 | 19 | 0.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 99 | 0.5 | 418 | 2.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 180 | 1.0 | 686 | 3.5 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38 | 0.2 | 83 | 0.4 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17 | 0.1 | 30 | 0.2 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 2,125 | 2.8 | 2,582 | 3.0 | 2,962 | 3.4 | 3,070 | 3.3 | 2,760 | 2.7 | 3,450 | 3.4 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 8,571 | 352.0 | 9,232 | 354.5 | 9,866 | 360.9 | 10,810 | 373.0 | 12,163 | 398.1 | 13,923 | 414.7 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 666 | 16.2 | 381 | 8.7 | 300 | 6.5 | 253 | 5.3 | 235 | 4.7 | 200 | 3.8 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 5,209 | 126.5 | 5,911 | 134.3 | 6,433 | 140.3 | 7,473 | 156.1 | 9,279 | 185.7 | 9,469 | 181.1 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 169 | 74.4 | 183 | 70.5 | 150 | 55.9 | 198 | 68.4 | 212 | 69.9 | 218 | 67.6 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 10 | 4.4 | 17 | 6.6 | 16 | 6.0 | 28 | 9.7 | 14 | 4.6 | 13 | 4.0 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 1,085 | 7.0 | 1,546 | 9.3 | 1,620 | 9.4 | 2,306 | 12.8 | 3,709 | 19.8 | 2,897 | 14.8 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 16,184 | 278.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 23 | 0.9 | 247 | 9.0 | 233 | 8.0 | 392 | 12.8 | 401 | 11.9 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | 4,622 | 2.8 | 5,359 | 3.1 | 6,167 | 3.4 | 5,761 | 3.1 | 7,015 | 3.6 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 583 | 40.2 | 384 | 24.3 | 240 | 15.5 | 524 | 24.7 | 911 | 41.5 | 739 | 31.0 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 577 | 39.8 | 370 | 23.4 | 249 | 16.1 | 487 | 23.0 | 866 | 39.4 | 750 | 31.5 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 389 | 3.7 | 370 | 3.3 | 364 | 3.2 | 366 | 3.0 | 331 | 2.6 | 381 | 2.8 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 3,797 | 28.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 134 | 1.3 | 16 | 0.1 | 22 | 0.2 | 22 | 0.2 | 39 | 0.3 | 60 | 0.4 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 371 | 9.0 | 507 | 11.5 | 496 | 10.8 | 496 | 10.4 | 451 | 9.0 | 379 | 7.2 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 2,411 | 58.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 722 | 17.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 223 | 5.4 | 255 | 5.8 | 261 | 5.7 | 274 | 5.7 | 229 | 4.6 | 309 | 5.9 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 926 | 6.0 | 954 | 5.8 | 966 | 5.6 | 1,021 | 5.7 | 1,080 | 5.8 | 1,008 | 5.1 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 7,207 | 175.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 346 | 3.0 | 407 | 3.4 | 444 | 3.5 | 356 | 2.7 | 258 | 1.9 | 775 | 5.4 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 7,651 | 7.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 11,814 | 11.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 32,644 | 32.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 22,539 | 22.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 24,788 | 24.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.7 | -- | -- | 3 | 1.0 | 8 | 2.5 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 577 | 253.8 | 622 | 239.7 | 655 | 244.2 | 740 | 255.5 | 750 | 247.3 | 711 | 220.4 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 358 | 123.6 | 331 | 109.1 | 339 | 105.1 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19 | 6.6 | 10 | 3.3 | 23 | 7.1 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.3 | 1 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.7 | 2 | 9.0 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 45 | 2.4 | 32 | 1.6 | 29 | 1.4 | 23 | 1.0 | 15 | 0.6 | 13 | 0.5 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 58 | 3.1 | 161 | 8.0 | 133 | 6.4 | 78 | 3.5 | 73 | 3.1 | 71 | 3.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 252 | 13.5 | 144 | 7.2 | 177 | 8.5 | 61 | 2.7 | 87 | 3.7 | 44 | 1.8 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 275 | 14.7 | 139 | 6.9 | 88 | 4.2 | 63 | 2.8 | 61 | 2.6 | 156 | 6.5 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 34 | 1.8 | 15 | 0.7 | 17 | 0.8 | 36 | 1.6 | 30 | 1.3 | 24 | 1.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 76 | 4.1 | 81 | 4.0 | 67 | 3.2 | 55 | 2.4 | 55 | 2.3 | 49 | 2.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | 22 | 1.2 | 15 | 0.7 | 56 | 2.7 | 33 | 1.5 | 43 | 1.8 | 43 | 1.8 | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 26 | 0.6 | 94 | 2.1 | 68 | 1.5 | 71 | 1.5 | 85 | 1.7 | 58 | 1.1 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 103 | 11.8 | 117 | 12.6 | 115 | 11.9 | 130 | 13.0 | 118 | 11.4 | 139 | 12.8 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 83 | 9.5 | 102 | 11.0 | 100 | 10.4 | 125 | 12.5 | 103 | 9.9 | 107 | 9.9 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 37 | 6.6 | 25 | 4.2 | 18 | 2.8 | 43 | 6.8 | 29 | 4.3 | 39 | 4.1 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 25 | 4.4 | 45 | 7.6 | 64 | 9.9 | 78 | 12.3 | 76 | 11.1 | 71 | 7.5 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 157 | 27.8 | 92 | 15.5 | 144 | 22.2 | 124 | 19.5 | 76 | 11.1 | 107 | 11.2 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 102 | 18.1 | 41 | 6.9 | 22 | 3.4 | 35 | 5.5 | 39 | 5.7 | 90 | 9.5 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 14 | 2.5 | 3 | 0.5 | 10 | 1.5 | 19 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.7 | 13 | 1.4 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 30 | 5.3 | 30 | 5.0 | 28 | 4.3 | 36 | 5.7 | 17 | 2.5 | 16 | 1.7 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | 7 | 1.2 | 8 | 1.3 | 8 | 1.2 | 5 | 0.8 | 6 | 0.9 | 8 | 0.8 | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 5 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.3 | 7 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.3 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 | 0.6 | 26 | 1.2 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0.1 | 16 | 0.7 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 0.3 | 11 | 0.5 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 149 | 1.0 | 180 | 1.1 | 173 | 1.0 | 202 | 1.1 | 238 | 1.3 | 251 | 1.3 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | 5 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 4 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 262 | 1.5 | 272 | 1.5 | 293 | 1.5 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 9 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.0 | 21 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.1 | 13 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 230 | 1.3 | 244 | 1.3 | 235 | 1.2 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 55 | 1.0 | 47 | 0.8 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33 | 0.6 | 33 | 0.6 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 82 | 53.0 | 88 | 53.2 | 96 | 55.7 | 96 | 53.3 | 95 | 50.7 | 78 | 39.8 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 1 | 0.6 | 4 | 2.4 | 3 | 1.7 | 2 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.5 | 5 | 2.6 | ||||