Language Spoken At Home in Texarkana City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 27,790 | 100% |
English only | 26,648 | 95.9% |
Language other than English | 1,142 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 328 | 1.2% |
Spanish | 915 | 3.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 248 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 154 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 64 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 62 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 5 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 11 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 11 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Texarkana City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 29,972 | 100% |
American | 2,965 | 9.9% |
Arab | 8 | 0.0% |
Czech | 19 | 0.1% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 494 | 1.6% |
English | 2,117 | 7.1% |
French (except Basque) | 345 | 1.2% |
French Canadian | 11 | 0.0% |
German | 2,344 | 7.8% |
Greek | 6 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 7 | 0.0% |
Irish | 3,423 | 11.4% |
Italian | 707 | 2.4% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 8 | 0.0% |
Polish | 57 | 0.2% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 5 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 295 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 297 | 1.0% |
Slovak | 9 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 925 | 3.1% |
Swedish | 80 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 16 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 70 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 110 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 22 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Texarkana City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 11,819 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,671 | 64.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,255 | 27.5% |
Married-couple family | 4,914 | 41.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,835 | 15.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 507 | 4.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 247 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,250 | 19.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,173 | 9.9% |
Nonfamily households | 4,148 | 35.1% |
Householder living alone | 3,729 | 31.6% |
65 years and over | 1,339 | 11.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,740 | 31.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,759 | 23.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Texarkana City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 28,717 | 100% |
Householder | 11,819 | 41.2% |
Spouse | 4,896 | 17.0% |
Child | 8,578 | 29.9% |
Other relatives | 2,518 | 8.8% |
Nonrelatives | 906 | 3.2% |
Unmarried partner | 638 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Texarkana City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 11,503 | 100% |
Never married | 3,672 | 31.9% |
Now married, except separated | 5,175 | 45.0% |
Separated | 527 | 4.6% |
Widowed | 522 | 4.5% |
Divorced | 1,607 | 14.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 12,264 | 100% |
Never married | 3,160 | 25.8% |
Now married, except separated | 5,364 | 43.7% |
Separated | 468 | 3.8% |
Widowed | 1,636 | 13.3% |
Divorced | 1,636 | 13.3% |
Fertility in Texarkana City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 545 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 196 | 36.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 77 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 84 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 138 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 12 | 0% |
Grandparents in Texarkana City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 780 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 407 | 52.2% |
Less than 1 year | 49 | 6.3% |
1 or 2 years | 25 | 3.2% |
3 or 4 years | 91 | 11.7% |
5 or more years | 242 | 31.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 407 | 100% |
Who are female | 258 | 63.4% |
Who are married | 315 | 77.4% |
School Enrollment in Texarkana City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,140 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 592 | 8.3% |
Kindergarten | 521 | 7.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,097 | 43.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,594 | 22.3% |
College or graduate school | 1,336 | 18.7% |
Educational Attainment in Texarkana City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 19,933 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,184 | 5.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,912 | 9.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,222 | 36.2% |
Some college, no degree | 5,575 | 28.0% |
Associate's degree | 1,205 | 6.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,016 | 10.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 819 | 4.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 14.2% |
Veteran Status in Texarkana City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 22,706 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,335 | 10.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Texarkana City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 28,828 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,899 | 17.0% |
Under 18 years | 7,211 | 100% |
With a disability | 512 | 7.1% |
18 to 64 years | 18,092 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,932 | 16.2% |
65 years and over | 3,525 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,455 | 41.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Texarkana City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 29,412 | 100% |
Same house | 22,138 | 75.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 7,158 | 24.3% |
Same county | 4,087 | 13.9% |
Different county | 3,071 | 10.4% |
Same state | 1,195 | 4.1% |
Different state | 1,876 | 6.4% |
Abroad | 116 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Texarkana City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 29,972 | 100% |
Native | 29,524 | 98.5% |
Born in United States | 29,411 | 98.1% |
State of residence | 11,567 | 38.6% |
Different state | 17,844 | 59.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 113 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 448 | 1.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Texarkana City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 448 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 136 | 30.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 312 | 69.6% |
Year of Entry in Texarkana City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 561 | 100% |
Native | 113 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 35 | 31.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 78 | 69.0% |
Foreign born | 448 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 448 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Texarkana City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 448 | 100% |
Europe | 84 | 18.8% |
Asia | 73 | 16.3% |
Africa | 4 | 0.9% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 240 | 53.6% |
Northern America | 47 | 10.5% |