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Conway Social Statistics

1990 Census of Population and Housing

Urban And Rural Residence

         Total Population...............................................     26,481   
    Urban Population....................................................     26,481 
        Percent Of Total Population.....................................      100.0 
    Rural Population....................................................          0 
        Percent Of Total Population.....................................        0.0 
      Farm Population...................................................          0

School Enrollment

         Persons 3 Years And Over Enrolled In School....................      9,779   
    Preprimary School...................................................        447 
    Elementary Or High School...........................................      3,478 
      Percent In Private School.........................................        6.4 
    College.............................................................      5,854

Educational Attainment

      Persons 25 Years And Over.........................................     14,082   
    Less Than 9th Grade.................................................      1,612 
    9th To 12th Grade, No Diploma.......................................      1,729 
    High School Graduate................................................      3,555 
    Some College, No Degree.............................................      2,805 
    Associates Degree...................................................        529 
    Bachelor'S Degree...................................................      2,174 
    Graduate Or Professional Degree.....................................      1,678 
        
    Percent High School Graduate Or Higher..............................       76.3 
    Percent Bachelor'S Degree Or Higher.................................       27.4

Residence In 1985

          Persons 5 Years And Over......................................     24,809   
    Lived In Same House.................................................      9,422 
    Lived In Different House In U.S.....................................     15,291 
      Same State........................................................     12,622 
        Same County.....................................................      6,016 
        Different County................................................      6,606 
      Different State...................................................      2,669 
    Lived Abroad........................................................         96

Disability Of Civilian Noninstitutionalized Persons

          Persons 16 To 64 Years........................................     17,700   
    With A Mobility Or Self-Care Limitation.............................        388 
      With A Mobility Limitation........................................        244 
      With A Self-Care Limitation.......................................        252 
    With A Work Disability..............................................      1,208 
        In Labor Force..................................................        510 
      Prevented From Working............................................        559 
          Persons 65 Years And Over.....................................      2,821 
    With A Mobility Or Self-Care Limitation.............................        696 
      With A Mobility Limitation........................................        534 
      With A Self-Care Limitation.......................................        358

Children Ever Born Per 1,000 Women

    Women 15 To 24 Years................................................        160   
    Women 25 To 34 Years................................................      1,201 
    Women 35 To 44 Years................................................      1,845

Veteran Status

    Civilian Veterans 16 Years And Over.................................      2,264   
      65 Years And Over.................................................        674

Nativity And Place Of Birth

    Native Population...................................................     26,176   
        Percent Born In State Of Residence..............................       69.4 
    Foreign-Born Population.............................................        305 
      Entered The U.S. 1980 To 1990.....................................        157

Language Spoken At Home

        Persons 5 Years And Over........................................     24,809   
    Speak A Language Other Than English.................................        809 
        Do Not Speak English 'Very Well'................................        323 
      Speak Spanish.....................................................        334 
        Do Not Speak English 'Very Well'................................        109 
      Speak Asian Or Pacific Island Language............................        118 
        Do Not Speak English 'Very Well'................................         64

Ancestry

      Total Ancestries Reported.........................................     29,486   
    Arab................................................................         59 
    Austrian............................................................         18 
    Belgian.............................................................          8 
    Canadian............................................................         14 
    Czech...............................................................        112 
    Danish..............................................................         47
    Dutch...............................................................        770
    English.............................................................      3,640
    Finnish.............................................................          0
    French (Except Basque)..............................................        928
    French Canadian.....................................................        208
    German..............................................................      5,721
    Greek...............................................................         15
    Hungarian...........................................................          0
    Irish...............................................................      5,230
    Italian.............................................................        486
    Lithuanian..........................................................         20
    Norwegian...........................................................        106
    Polish..............................................................        196
    Portuguese..........................................................          8
    Romanian............................................................          8
    Russian.............................................................         16 
    Scotch-Irish........................................................      1,066 
    Scottish............................................................        707 
    Slovak..............................................................         44 
    Subsaharan African..................................................         46 
    Swedish.............................................................        212 
    Swiss...............................................................        283 
    Ukrainian...........................................................          0 
    United States Or American...........................................      3,558 
    Welsh...............................................................        113 
    West Indian (Excluding Hispanic Origin Groups)......................         34 
    Yugoslavian.........................................................          0 
    Other Ancestries....................................................      5,813