Language Spoken At Home in Paragould City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 24,361 | 100% |
English only | 23,533 | 96.6% |
Language other than English | 828 | 3.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 310 | 1.3% |
Spanish | 697 | 2.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 270 | 1.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 86 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 15 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 31 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 25 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 14 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Paragould City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 26,222 | 100% |
American | 5,950 | 22.7% |
Arab | 171 | 0.7% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 38 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 505 | 1.9% |
English | 1,972 | 7.5% |
French (except Basque) | 709 | 2.7% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 2,751 | 10.5% |
Greek | 17 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 3,246 | 12.4% |
Italian | 217 | 0.8% |
Lithuanian | 8 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 74 | 0.3% |
Polish | 34 | 0.1% |
Portuguese | 4 | 0.0% |
Russian | 9 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 197 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 316 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 57 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 106 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 149 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Paragould City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 10,228 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,718 | 65.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,349 | 32.7% |
Married-couple family | 4,943 | 48.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,339 | 22.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 372 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 114 | 1.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,403 | 13.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 896 | 8.8% |
Nonfamily households | 3,510 | 34.3% |
Householder living alone | 2,931 | 28.7% |
65 years and over | 1,206 | 11.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,720 | 36.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,624 | 25.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Paragould City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 25,613 | 100% |
Householder | 10,228 | 39.9% |
Spouse | 4,906 | 19.2% |
Child | 7,633 | 29.8% |
Other relatives | 1,430 | 5.6% |
Nonrelatives | 1,416 | 5.5% |
Unmarried partner | 576 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Paragould City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,811 | 100% |
Never married | 2,800 | 28.5% |
Now married, except separated | 5,376 | 54.8% |
Separated | 223 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 280 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 1,132 | 11.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 10,900 | 100% |
Never married | 2,052 | 18.8% |
Now married, except separated | 5,014 | 46.0% |
Separated | 469 | 4.3% |
Widowed | 1,263 | 11.6% |
Divorced | 2,102 | 19.3% |
Fertility in Paragould City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 348 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 66 | 19.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 100 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 7 | 0% |
Grandparents in Paragould City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 625 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 382 | 61.1% |
Less than 1 year | 56 | 9.0% |
1 or 2 years | 198 | 31.7% |
3 or 4 years | 41 | 6.6% |
5 or more years | 87 | 13.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 382 | 100% |
Who are female | 242 | 63.4% |
Who are married | 271 | 70.9% |
School Enrollment in Paragould City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,578 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 641 | 9.7% |
Kindergarten | 114 | 1.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,869 | 43.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,511 | 23.0% |
College or graduate school | 1,443 | 21.9% |
Educational Attainment in Paragould City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 16,863 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,185 | 7.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,712 | 10.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,094 | 42.1% |
Some college, no degree | 3,683 | 21.8% |
Associate's degree | 947 | 5.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,499 | 8.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 743 | 4.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 13.3% |
Veteran Status in Paragould City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 19,560 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,290 | 11.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Paragould City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 25,704 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,666 | 18.2% |
Under 18 years | 6,588 | 100% |
With a disability | 405 | 6.1% |
18 to 64 years | 15,785 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,891 | 18.3% |
65 years and over | 3,331 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,370 | 41.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Paragould City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 25,954 | 100% |
Same house | 20,035 | 77.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,873 | 22.6% |
Same county | 4,182 | 16.1% |
Different county | 1,691 | 6.5% |
Same state | 1,075 | 4.1% |
Different state | 616 | 2.4% |
Abroad | 46 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Paragould City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 26,222 | 100% |
Native | 25,856 | 98.6% |
Born in United States | 25,806 | 98.4% |
State of residence | 17,169 | 65.5% |
Different state | 8,637 | 32.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 50 | 0.2% |
Foreign born | 366 | 1.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Paragould City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 366 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 73 | 19.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 293 | 80.1% |
Year of Entry in Paragould City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 416 | 100% |
Native | 50 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 50 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 366 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 366 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Paragould City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 366 | 100% |
Europe | 26 | 7.1% |
Asia | 32 | 8.7% |
Africa | 56 | 15.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 221 | 60.4% |
Northern America | 31 | 8.5% |