| Perry | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4,811 | -- | 4,803 | -- | 4,798 | -- | 4,888 | -- | 5,085 | -- | 5,025 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 2,596 | -- | 2,586 | -- | 2,548 | -- | 2,509 | -- | 2,463 | -- | 2,384 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 1,214 | -- | 1,209 | -- | 1,199 | -- | 1,181 | -- | 1,166 | -- | 1,163 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 7,651 | -- | 7,837 | -- | 7,831 | -- | 7,921 | -- | 7,990 | -- | 8,027 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 10,247 | -- | 10,423 | -- | 10,379 | -- | 10,430 | -- | 10,453 | -- | 10,411 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 2,954 | -- | 2,942 | -- | 2,898 | -- | 2,873 | -- | 2,825 | -- | 2,746 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 1,816 | -- | 1,833 | -- | 1,793 | -- | 1,799 | -- | 1,743 | -- | 1,736 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 834 | -- | 810 | -- | 797 | -- | 826 | -- | 809 | -- | 843 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 1,291 | -- | 1,023 | -- | 996 | -- | 973 | -- | 914 | -- | 1,187 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 123 | -- | 127 | -- | 103 | -- | 101 | -- | 126 | -- | 133 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Private Club Permits | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 21.4 | 4 | 13.8 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 17 | 1.7 | 18 | 1.7 | 13 | 1.3 | 13 | 1.2 | 12 | 1.1 | 16 | 1.5 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 78 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 3 | 0.3 | 66 | 6.3 | 4 | 0.4 | 7 | 0.7 | 13 | 1.2 | 6 | 0.6 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 152 | 14.8 | 118 | 11.3 | -- | -- | 117 | 11.2 | 93 | 8.9 | 104 | 10.0 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 138 | 13.5 | 110 | 10.6 | -- | -- | 88 | 8.4 | 63 | 6.0 | 74 | 7.1 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 14 | 1.4 | 8 | 0.8 | -- | -- | 29 | 2.8 | 30 | 2.9 | 30 | 2.9 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34 | 4.3 | 9 | 1.1 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 2.5 | 2 | 0.2 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37 | 3.5 | 10 | 1.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.4 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 237 | 4.9 | 284 | 5.9 | 329 | 6.9 | 274 | 5.6 | 242 | 4.8 | 250 | 5.0 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 774 | 426.2 | 827 | 451.2 | 837 | 466.8 | 856 | 475.8 | 816 | 468.2 | 801 | 461.4 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 70 | 27.0 | 81 | 31.3 | 86 | 33.8 | 59 | 23.5 | 47 | 19.1 | 60 | 25.2 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 613 | 236.1 | 647 | 250.2 | 740 | 290.4 | 783 | 312.1 | 872 | 354.0 | 887 | 372.1 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 5 | 40.7 | 14 | 110.2 | 5 | 48.5 | 13 | 128.7 | 9 | 71.4 | 8 | 60.2 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 2 | 16.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.9 | 1 | 7.5 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.4 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 713 | 178.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 3 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.2 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | 87 | 0.8 | -28 | -0.3 | 57 | 0.5 | 24 | 0.2 | -52 | -0.5 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 67 | 64.3 | 61 | 64.3 | 40 | 33.9 | 46 | 34.3 | 97 | 70.1 | 65 | 44.6 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 48 | 46.5 | 33 | 34.6 | 29 | 24.8 | 39 | 29.5 | 69 | 50.0 | 49 | 33.6 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 48 | 5.5 | 71 | 8.4 | 55 | 6.8 | 32 | 4.0 | 25 | 3.0 | 15 | 1.9 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 195 | 26.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 6 | 0.7 | 6 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.2 | -- | -- | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 8 | 3.1 | 27 | 10.4 | 24 | 9.4 | 21 | 8.4 | 43 | 17.5 | 33 | 13.8 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 197 | 75.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 49 | 18.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 3.5 | 12 | 4.8 | 20 | 8.1 | 20 | 8.4 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 53 | 5.2 | 63 | 6.0 | 73 | 7.0 | 43 | 4.1 | 74 | 7.1 | 77 | 7.4 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 478 | 184.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 42 | 5.5 | 24 | 3.1 | 34 | 4.3 | 26 | 3.3 | 43 | 5.4 | 44 | 5.5 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 695 | 10.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 1,101 | 16.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 2,843 | 41.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 1,274 | 18.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 946 | 13.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 20 | 162.6 | 31 | 244.1 | 23 | 223.3 | 23 | 227.7 | 23 | 182.5 | 23 | 172.9 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 49.5 | 15 | 119.0 | 10 | 75.2 | ||||
| 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 | 1 | 0.8 | 5 | 4.9 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 4 | 3.1 | 13 | 12.7 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 64 | 49.6 | 30 | 29.3 | 42 | 42.2 | 4 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 9 | 7.0 | 4 | 3.9 | 5 | 5.0 | 3 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 4 | 3.1 | 3 | 2.9 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 5 | 3.9 | 6 | 5.9 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| 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 | 2 | 0.8 | 3 | 1.2 | 3 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 4 | 1.7 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 8 | 13.2 | 10 | 16.8 | 5 | 8.5 | 6 | 10.2 | 8 | 14.0 | 5 | 9.0 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 5 | 8.2 | 9 | 15.2 | 3 | 5.1 | 4 | 6.8 | 8 | 14.0 | 4 | 7.2 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 1 | 1.9 | 5 | 6.2 | 5 | 6.3 | 9 | 10.9 | 2 | 2.5 | -- | -- | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 4 | 7.6 | 13 | 16.0 | 6 | 7.5 | 4 | 4.8 | 19 | 23.5 | 9 | 16.4 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 64 | 121.9 | 30 | 37.0 | 42 | 52.7 | 40 | 48.4 | 35 | 43.3 | 31 | 56.5 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 9 | 17.1 | 4 | 4.9 | 5 | 6.3 | 11 | 13.3 | 4 | 4.9 | 1 | 1.8 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 4 | 7.6 | 3 | 3.7 | 1 | 1.3 | 4 | 4.8 | 1 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.8 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 5 | 9.5 | 6 | 7.4 | 2 | 2.5 | 9 | 10.9 | 1 | 1.2 | -- | -- | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.2 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 2.6 | 1 | 0.9 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.7 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 5 | 0.5 | 10 | 1.0 | 18 | 1.7 | 16 | 1.5 | 20 | 1.9 | 10 | 1.0 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 0.9 | 12 | 1.1 | 5 | 0.5 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.4 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 | 1.2 | 13 | 1.2 | 6 | 0.6 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.4 | -- | -- | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.4 | -- | -- | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 10 | 97.6 | 10 | 95.9 | 18 | 173.4 | 8 | 76.7 | 14 | 133.9 | 11 | 105.7 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.6 | 1 | 9.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.6 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||