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Faulkner County Social Statistics

1990 Census of Population and Housing

Urban And Rural Residence

         Total Population...............................................     60,006 
    Urban Population....................................................     26,481 
        Percent Of Total Population.....................................       44.1 
    Rural Population....................................................     33,525 
        Percent Of Total Population.....................................       55.9 
      Farm Population...................................................      1,300

School Enrollment

         Persons 3 Years And Over Enrolled In School....................     18,315 
    Preprimary School...................................................        901 
    Elementary Or High School...........................................     10,198 
      Percent In Private School.........................................        4.2 
    College.............................................................      7,216

Educational Attainment

      Persons 25 Years And Over.........................................     34,794 
    Less Than 9th Grade.................................................      3,865 
    9th To 12th Grade, No Diploma.......................................      5,750 
    High School Graduate................................................     11,278 
    Some College, No Degree.............................................      6,457 
    Associates Degree...................................................      1,209 
    Bachelor'S Degree...................................................      3,758 
    Graduate Or Professional Degree.....................................      2,477 
        
    Percent High School Graduate Or Higher..............................       72.4 
    Percent Bachelor'S Degree Or Higher.................................       17.9

Residence In 1985

          Persons 5 Years And Over......................................     55,891 
    Lived In Same House.................................................     25,751 
    Lived In Different House In U.S.....................................     29,912 
      Same State........................................................     24,443 
        Same County.....................................................     12,837 
        Different County................................................     11,606

Different State................................................... 5,469 Lived Abroad........................................................ 228

Disability Of Civilian Noninstitutionalized Persons

          Persons 16 To 64 Years........................................     39,308 
    With A Mobility Or Self-Care Limitation.............................      1,136 
      With A Mobility Limitation........................................        713 
      With A Self-Care Limitation.......................................        746 
    With A Work Disability..............................................      3,410 
        In Labor Force..................................................      1,379 
      Prevented From Working............................................      1,656 
          Persons 65 Years And Over.....................................      6,074 
    With A Mobility Or Self-Care Limitation.............................      1,531 
      With A Mobility Limitation........................................      1,252 
      With A Self-Care Limitation.......................................        831

Children Ever Born Per 1,000 Women

    Women 15 To 24 Years................................................        257 
    Women 25 To 34 Years................................................      1,434 
    Women 35 To 44 Years................................................      2,008

Veteran Status

    Civilian Veterans 16 Years And Over.................................      6,202 
      65 Years And Over.................................................      1,578

Nativity And Place Of Birth

    Native Population...................................................     59,569 
        Percent Born In State Of Residence..............................       70.3 
    Foreign-Born Population.............................................        437 
      Entered The U.S. 1980 To 1990.....................................        183

Language Spoken At Home

        Persons 5 Years And Over........................................     55,891 
    Speak A Language Other Than English.................................      1,260 
        Do Not Speak English 'Very Well'................................        486 
      Speak Spanish.....................................................        547 
        Do Not Speak English 'Very Well'................................        192 
      Speak Asian Or Pacific Island Language............................        151 
        Do Not Speak English 'Very Well'................................         73

Ancestry

      Total Ancestries Reported.........................................     65,589 
    Arab................................................................        107 
    Austrian............................................................         43 
    Belgian.............................................................         13 
    Canadian............................................................         15 
    Czech...............................................................        145 
    Danish..............................................................         95
    Dutch...............................................................      1,962
    English.............................................................      7,714
    Finnish.............................................................          0
    French (Except Basque)..............................................      1,978
    French Canadian.....................................................        395
    German..............................................................     12,375
    Greek...............................................................         89
    Hungarian...........................................................         22
    Irish...............................................................     13,190
    Italian.............................................................        956
    Lithuanian..........................................................         29
    Norwegian...........................................................        209
    Polish..............................................................        502
    Portuguese..........................................................         44
    Romanian............................................................          8
    Russian.............................................................         22 
    Scotch-Irish........................................................      1,971 
    Scottish............................................................      1,147 
    Slovak..............................................................         98 
    Subsaharan African..................................................         84 
    Swedish.............................................................        460 
    Swiss...............................................................        367 
    Ukrainian...........................................................          0 
    United States Or American...........................................      8,809 
    Welsh...............................................................        337 
    West Indian (Excluding Hispanic Origin Groups)......................         66 
    Yugoslavian.........................................................          0 
    Other Ancestries....................................................     12,337