| Howard | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||||||||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| Demographic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 6,633 | -- | 6,559 | -- | 6,550 | -- | 6,412 | -- | 6,310 | -- | 6,475 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 3,826 | -- | 3,776 | -- | 3,803 | -- | 3,781 | -- | 3,781 | -- | 3,724 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 1,806 | -- | 1,735 | -- | 1,752 | -- | 1,706 | -- | 1,689 | -- | 1,638 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 10,441 | -- | 10,521 | -- | 10,635 | -- | 10,620 | -- | 10,749 | -- | 10,691 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 14,267 | -- | 14,297 | -- | 14,438 | -- | 14,401 | -- | 14,530 | -- | 14,415 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 4,409 | -- | 4,305 | -- | 4,347 | -- | 4,316 | -- | 4,316 | -- | 4,251 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 3,115 | -- | 3,036 | -- | 2,947 | -- | 2,944 | -- | 3,090 | -- | 2,938 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 1,439 | -- | 1,458 | -- | 1,421 | -- | 1,404 | -- | 1,435 | -- | 1,354 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 2,144 | -- | 2,081 | -- | 2,015 | -- | 1,985 | -- | 1,982 | -- | 2,021 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 238 | -- | 224 | -- | 204 | -- | 212 | -- | 226 | -- | 161 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | 13 | 29.5 | -- | -- | 1 | 2.1 | 2 | 4.7 | 5 | 11.9 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 31 | 2.2 | 32 | 2.2 | 30 | 2.1 | 34 | 2.4 | 32 | 2.2 | 31 | 2.2 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 68 | 1.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.4 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 66 | 4.6 | 62 | 4.3 | 77 | 5.3 | 81 | 5.6 | 90 | 6.2 | 74 | 5.1 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 280 | 19.6 | 295 | 20.6 | -- | -- | 386 | 26.8 | 395 | 27.2 | 581 | 40.3 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 274 | 19.2 | 287 | 20.1 | -- | -- | 342 | 23.7 | 362 | 24.9 | 549 | 38.1 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 6 | 0.4 | 8 | 0.6 | -- | -- | 44 | 3.1 | 33 | 2.3 | 32 | 2.2 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 61 | 5.7 | 61 | 5.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 71 | 6.6 | 114 | 10.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.1 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14 | 1.3 | 11 | 1.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 67 | 4.6 | 64 | 4.4 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74 | 5.1 | 116 | 8.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 0.8 | 13 | 0.9 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16 | 1.1 | 14 | 1.0 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 279 | 4.2 | 352 | 5.4 | 391 | 6.0 | 382 | 6.0 | 331 | 5.2 | 375 | 5.8 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 1,523 | 488.9 | 1,570 | 517.1 | 1,583 | 537.2 | 1,524 | 517.7 | 1,746 | 565.0 | 1,724 | 586.8 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 168 | 43.9 | 83 | 22.0 | 70 | 18.4 | 85 | 22.5 | 59 | 15.6 | 53 | 14.2 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 981 | 256.4 | 1,044 | 276.5 | 1,085 | 285.3 | 1,078 | 285.1 | 1,247 | 329.8 | 1,235 | 331.6 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 28 | 117.6 | 11 | 49.1 | 15 | 73.5 | 25 | 117.9 | 26 | 115.0 | 14 | 87.0 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 1 | 4.2 | 1 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9.4 | 2 | 8.8 | 1 | 6.2 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 17 | 1.2 | 15 | 1.0 | 14 | 1.0 | 16 | 1.1 | 20 | 1.4 | 14 | 1.0 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 1,531 | 279.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 9.4 | 60 | 20.4 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | -50 | -0.3 | 129 | 0.9 | -47 | -0.3 | 98 | 0.7 | -172 | -1.2 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 139 | 69.5 | 97 | 50.4 | 39 | 25.9 | 54 | 29.3 | 117 | 54.0 | 72 | 33.5 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 110 | 55.2 | 86 | 44.8 | 50 | 32.8 | 61 | 32.9 | 120 | 55.7 | 81 | 37.6 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 24 | 1.7 | 42 | 2.9 | 40 | 2.7 | 29 | 2.0 | 34 | 2.4 | 38 | 2.6 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 361 | 30.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 14 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.4 | 7 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.4 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 28 | 7.3 | 41 | 10.9 | 28 | 7.4 | 34 | 9.0 | 36 | 9.5 | 26 | 7.0 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 338 | 88.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 78 | 20.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 32 | 8.4 | 72 | 19.1 | 70 | 18.4 | 63 | 16.7 | 52 | 13.8 | 45 | 12.1 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 99 | 6.9 | 75 | 5.2 | 71 | 4.9 | 93 | 6.5 | 108 | 7.4 | 92 | 6.4 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 902 | 235.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 59 | 5.7 | 74 | 7.0 | 70 | 6.6 | 49 | 4.6 | 63 | 5.9 | 82 | 7.7 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 1,087 | 11.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 1,626 | 17.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 3,510 | 37.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 1,659 | 17.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 1,389 | 15.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.9 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.2 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 71 | 298.3 | 75 | 334.8 | 54 | 264.7 | 62 | 292.5 | 70 | 309.7 | 66 | 409.9 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27 | 127.4 | 42 | 185.8 | 19 | 118.0 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 18 | 8.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | -- | -- | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 54 | 25.2 | 6 | 2.9 | 31 | 15.4 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 3.0 | 2 | 1.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 22 | 10.3 | 13 | 6.2 | 48 | 23.8 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 2.0 | 8 | 4.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | -- | -- | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.8 | 4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 11 | 12.7 | 24 | 28.4 | 11 | 12.8 | 9 | 10.6 | 10 | 11.8 | 12 | 14.8 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 9 | 10.4 | 21 | 24.9 | 7 | 8.1 | 9 | 10.6 | 9 | 10.6 | 8 | 9.9 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 2 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 14.2 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.4 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 17 | 17.5 | 6 | 6.3 | 23 | 24.7 | 11 | 11.7 | 9 | 9.0 | 13 | 14.2 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 18 | 18.5 | 13 | 13.6 | 4 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 7 | 7.6 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | -- | -- | 2 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.3 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 2 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 7.6 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 3 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 7.8 | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | 3.7 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 3.0 | 3 | 1.8 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.2 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 1.2 | 3 | 1.8 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 98 | 6.9 | 118 | 8.3 | 83 | 5.7 | 173 | 12.0 | 139 | 9.6 | 101 | 7.0 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15 | 1.0 | 16 | 1.1 | 14 | 1.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16 | 1.1 | 15 | 1.0 | 14 | 1.0 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 16 | 112.1 | 17 | 118.9 | 19 | 131.6 | 14 | 97.2 | 17 | 117.0 | 14 | 97.1 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||