Pulaski
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 184,404 -- 182,244 -- 181,920 -- 187,378 -- 195,396 -- 193,075 --
  Population
Children (under 18) 91,172 -- 91,421 -- 91,796 -- 92,298 -- 93,255 -- 94,363 --
Adolescents (10 - 17) 39,582 -- 39,091 -- 39,145 -- 39,038 -- 38,756 -- 39,068 --
Adults (18 and Older) 270,535 -- 271,897 -- 272,188 -- 272,027 -- 272,019 -- 272,956 --
Total Population 361,707 -- 363,318 -- 363,984 -- 364,325 -- 365,274 -- 367,319 --
Population under 21 105,449 -- 104,870 -- 105,104 -- 105,435 -- 106,078 -- 107,184 --
School Enrollment
Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) 53,588 -- 52,177 -- 51,448 -- 53,449 -- 54,356 -- 53,497 --
Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 23,543 -- 23,313 -- 23,007 -- 23,314 -- 23,376 -- 23,906 --
Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School 38,668 -- 37,051 -- 36,746 -- 36,997 -- 36,922 -- 37,510 --
Vital Statistics
Total Births 5,843 -- 5,683 -- 5,762 -- 5,821 -- 5,725 -- 6,009 --
Community Domain
Availability
Beer Permits 518 1.4 518 1.4 518 1.4 532 1.5 524 1.4 532 1.4
Private Club Permits 58 0.2 59 0.2 55 0.2 59 0.2 61 0.2 58 0.2
Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) -- -- 35 13.6 79 12.2 135 11.2 64 5.5 13 1.7
Tobacco Distributors 518 1.4 559 1.5 520 1.4 557 1.5 556 1.5 620 1.7
Community Disorganization
Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) 1,592 1.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Homicide Victims 51 0.1 54 0.1 59 0.2 54 0.1 52 0.1 80 0.2
State Correction Prisoners Received 1,108 3.1 97 0.3 1,207 3.3 1,217 3.3 921 2.5 1,005 2.7
Total Crime Index Offenses 29,008 80.2 31,222 85.9 -- -- 31,799 87.3 32,793 89.8 32,622 88.8
Total Property Crime Offenses 26,192 72.4 27,949 76.9 -- -- 27,376 75.1 27,947 76.5 27,622 75.2
Total Violent Crime Offenses 2,816 7.8 3,273 9.0 -- -- 4,423 12.1 4,846 13.3 5,000 13.6
Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,134 4.2 1,130 4.1
Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 499 1.8 591 2.2
Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 19 0.1 621 2.3
Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 567 2.1 325 1.2
Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,179 3.2 1,171 3.2
Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 501 1.4 599 1.6
Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 21 0.1 628 1.7
Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 583 1.6 329 0.9
Extreme Economic Deprivation
Unemployment 6,827 3.7 8,920 4.9 9,541 5.2 9,768 5.2 8,967 4.6 9,300 4.8
Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches 27,080 505.3 26,182 501.8 26,836 521.6 26,837 502.1 30,463 560.4 30,612 572.2
Children Receiving TEA 8,517 93.4 8,128 88.9 7,831 85.3 7,230 78.3 6,412 68.8 6,253 66.3
Children Receiving Food Stamps 24,164 265.0 26,873 293.9 27,283 297.2 29,049 314.7 33,277 356.8 34,392 364.5
Low Birthweight Births 563 96.4 569 100.1 580 100.7 642 110.3 591 103.2 629 104.7
Infant Mortality 65 11.1 61 10.7 50 8.7 47 8.1 48 8.4 57 9.5
Transitions and Mobility
New Home Construction 1,096 3.0 1,260 3.5 1,581 4.3 1,709 4.7 1,912 5.2 1,489 4.1
Renter-Occupied Housing Units 57,874 391.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School -- -- 647 12.4 561 10.9 270 5.1 368 6.8 803 15.0
Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) -- -- -1,027 -0.3 -1,478 -0.4 -1,743 -0.5 -1,441 -0.4 -732 -0.2
School Domain
Academic Failure
Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math 2,359 68.3 1,896 59.8 1,442 45.3 1,869 47.4 2,284 59.4 1,948 49.7
Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy 2,065 59.8 1,396 44.0 1,122 35.2 1,505 38.2 2,154 56.0 1,863 47.5
High School Dropouts 505 2.2 1,051 4.6 1,600 6.9 970 4.2 1,202 5.2 892 3.8
Status Dropouts 8,391 24.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Lack of Commitment to School
Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" 140 0.6 17 0.1 62 0.3 181 0.8 362 1.5 281 1.2
Family Domain
Family Conflict
Victims of Child Maltreatment 953 10.5 1,054 11.5 937 10.2 1,053 11.4 911 9.8 994 10.5
Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents 8,679 95.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Children Living With Nonrelatives 1,512 16.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Children Living in Foster Care 884 9.7 1,024 11.2 925 10.1 1,094 11.9 1,037 11.1 1,082 11.5
Divorces and Annulments 1,777 4.9 1,974 5.4 2,071 5.7 1,992 5.5 1,944 5.3 1,864 5.1
Children in Single-parent Families 28,538 313.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Family History of High Risk Behavior
Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment 3,172 11.7 2,887 10.6 2,650 9.7 2,168 8.0 1,974 7.3 2,629 9.6
Educational Attainment:  Below 9th grade 10,206 4.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  9th - 12th, No diploma 26,667 11.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  High School Graduate 63,911 27.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  Some College 57,753 24.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  College Graduate 77,384 32.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment 24 4.1 20 3.5 24 4.2 -- -- 16 2.8 29 4.8
Births to Women with <12 Years of Education 920 157.5 886 155.9 919 159.5 890 152.9 943 164.7 1,030 171.4
Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy -- -- -- -- -- -- 664 114.1 580 101.3 692 115.2
Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy -- -- -- -- -- -- 67 11.5 54 9.4 59 9.8
Peer/Individual Domain
Alienation, Rebelliousness…
Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) 1 2.5 2 5.1 2 5.1 2 5.1 1 2.6 3 7.7
Early Initiation of Problem Behavior
Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions 53 1.4 57 1.5 101 2.7 28 0.8 25 0.7 17 0.5
Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions 83 2.1 147 4.0 192 5.2 99 2.7 75 2.0 48 1.3
Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions 126 3.3 264 7.1 253 6.9 166 4.5 196 5.3 189 5.0
Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff 998 25.8 963 26.0 999 27.2 1,100 29.7 2,353 63.7 899 24.0
Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions 63 1.6 61 1.6 70 1.9 62 1.7 67 1.8 86 2.3
Elementary/Middle School Vandalism 68 1.8 107 2.9 148 4.0 153 4.1 161 4.4 119 3.2
Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement -- -- 7 0.2 8 0.2 20 0.5 27 0.7 15 0.4
Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior
Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment 88 1.0 46 0.5 56 0.6 119 1.3 167 1.8 115 1.2
Adolescent Pregnancy 295 15.4 355 18.8 356 18.7 315 16.5 294 15.5 316 16.4
Births to Mothers Age 10-17 202 10.5 256 13.6 257 13.5 217 11.4 209 11.0 233 12.1
High School Alcohol Infractions 46 3.2 45 3.0 81 5.5 58 3.9 57 3.7 50 3.1
High School Drug Infractions 64 4.4 99 6.5 134 9.1 196 13.1 180 11.8 210 13.1
High School Tobacco Infractions 66 4.5 170 11.2 157 10.7 198 13.2 244 16.0 287 18.0
High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff 353 24.3 309 20.4 303 20.6 188 12.6 530 34.7 282 17.7
High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions 20 1.4 33 2.2 27 1.8 23 1.5 46 3.0 37 2.3
High School Vandalism 23 1.6 32 2.1 41 2.8 72 4.8 68 4.5 56 3.5
High School Gang Involvement -- -- 5 0.3 2 0.1 13 0.9 7 0.5 13 0.8
Students Leaving School for Incarceration -- -- 18 0.8 14 0.6 49 2.1 50 2.1 40 1.7
Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 45 1.2 41 1.0
Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 0.1 8 0.2
Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0.0 7 0.2
Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 15 0.4 4 0.1
Consequences
Public Health/Safety Outcomes
Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2,192 6.1 2,594 7.1 2,725 7.5 2,948 8.1 3,086 8.4 2,966 8.1
New HIV Cases -- -- 129 0.4 78 0.2 93 0.3 106 0.3 103 0.3
New AIDS Cases -- -- 84 0.2 40 0.1 61 0.2 73 0.2 60 0.2
Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries -- -- -- -- -- -- 631 1.7 678 1.9 578 1.6
Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities 22 0.1 22 0.1 38 0.1 31 0.1 26 0.1 38 0.1
Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes -- -- -- -- -- -- 666 1.8 664 1.8 596 1.6
Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 87 0.8 75 0.7
Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 65 0.6 53 0.5
Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) 225 62.2 227 62.5 221 60.7 223 61.2 247 67.6 237 64.5
Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) 9 2.5 9 2.5 11 3.0 10 2.7 7 1.9 9 2.5