Language Spoken At Home in Arkansas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 17,868 | 100% |
English only | 17,345 | 97.1% |
Language other than English | 523 | 2.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 385 | 2.2% |
Spanish | 389 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 266 | 1.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 26 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 11 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 108 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 108 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Arkansas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,029 | 100% |
American | 2,276 | 12.0% |
Arab | 9 | 0.0% |
Czech | 46 | 0.2% |
Danish | 12 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 301 | 1.6% |
English | 1,059 | 5.6% |
French (except Basque) | 481 | 2.5% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 2,740 | 14.4% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 60 | 0.3% |
Irish | 2,110 | 11.1% |
Italian | 264 | 1.4% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 6 | 0.0% |
Polish | 69 | 0.4% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 23 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 142 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 272 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 32 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 27 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 65 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 26 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 5 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Arkansas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,997 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,201 | 65.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,711 | 21.4% |
Married-couple family | 3,875 | 48.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,111 | 13.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 272 | 3.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 100 | 1.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,054 | 13.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 500 | 6.3% |
Nonfamily households | 2,796 | 35.0% |
Householder living alone | 2,446 | 30.6% |
65 years and over | 947 | 11.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,014 | 25.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,321 | 29.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Arkansas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 18,678 | 100% |
Householder | 7,997 | 42.8% |
Spouse | 3,811 | 20.4% |
Child | 4,790 | 25.6% |
Other relatives | 1,170 | 6.3% |
Nonrelatives | 910 | 4.9% |
Unmarried partner | 412 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Arkansas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,323 | 100% |
Never married | 1,890 | 25.8% |
Now married, except separated | 4,322 | 59.0% |
Separated | 177 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 237 | 3.2% |
Divorced | 697 | 9.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 8,076 | 100% |
Never married | 1,601 | 19.8% |
Now married, except separated | 3,992 | 49.4% |
Separated | 271 | 3.4% |
Widowed | 1,114 | 13.8% |
Divorced | 1,098 | 13.6% |
Fertility in Arkansas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 241 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 186 | 77.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 93 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 128 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 81 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 9 | 0% |
Grandparents in Arkansas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 367 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 231 | 62.9% |
Less than 1 year | 127 | 34.6% |
1 or 2 years | 10 | 2.7% |
3 or 4 years | 16 | 4.4% |
5 or more years | 78 | 21.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 231 | 100% |
Who are female | 173 | 74.9% |
Who are married | 149 | 64.5% |
School Enrollment in Arkansas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,241 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 237 | 5.6% |
Kindergarten | 397 | 9.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,888 | 44.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,057 | 24.9% |
College or graduate school | 662 | 15.6% |
Educational Attainment in Arkansas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 13,162 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 873 | 6.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,438 | 10.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,621 | 42.7% |
Some college, no degree | 2,753 | 20.9% |
Associate's degree | 764 | 5.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,032 | 7.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 681 | 5.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 13.0% |
Veteran Status in Arkansas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 14,621 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,427 | 9.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Arkansas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 18,715 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,605 | 19.3% |
Under 18 years | 4,389 | 100% |
With a disability | 304 | 6.9% |
18 to 64 years | 11,320 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,062 | 18.2% |
65 years and over | 3,006 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,239 | 41.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Arkansas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 18,816 | 100% |
Same house | 15,182 | 80.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,398 | 18.1% |
Same county | 2,348 | 12.5% |
Different county | 1,050 | 5.6% |
Same state | 588 | 3.1% |
Different state | 462 | 2.5% |
Abroad | 236 | 1.3% |
Place Of Birth in Arkansas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,029 | 100% |
Native | 18,599 | 97.7% |
Born in United States | 18,523 | 97.3% |
State of residence | 15,758 | 82.8% |
Different state | 2,765 | 14.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 76 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 430 | 2.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Arkansas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 430 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 48 | 11.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 382 | 88.8% |
Year of Entry in Arkansas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 506 | 100% |
Native | 76 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 76 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 430 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 67 | 15.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 363 | 84.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Arkansas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 430 | 100% |
Europe | 11 | 2.6% |
Asia | 112 | 26.0% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 307 | 71.4% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |