Arkansas Profile and Statistics

Arkansas Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Arkansas had 1096622 total households with the average home having 2.49 residents and the average family coming in at 3.01.

Of those homes reported, 30.2% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 20.3% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 24436 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 85043 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Arkansas, 297737 people live alone, and of that, 109908 are 65 and over.

There were 374127 (34.1%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 274065 (25%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Arkansas

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 2725899, 40.2 percent are the main “Householder,” while 20.6 are spouses. There are 780645 children, and 165855 comprise “other relatives.” 120210 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 47033 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Arkansas Census Marital Status data

In Arkansas, there are 1078343 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 297523 have never married; 604335 are currently still married, but have separated. 21981 are legally separated, 123152 are divorced and 31352 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (1150546), 21.4% never married, 51.1% are married but separated while 2.8% are legally still separated. 12.9% are divorced and 11.9% are widowed.

Arkansas Fertility Rates and AR Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Arkansas (AR): In the 2007 report, 40598 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Arkansas (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 15267 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 47 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 59 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 47 babies, while there were 114 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 14.

Arkansas Grandparents Statistics

There are 63746 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 38529 (60.4%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 61.2% are the grandmothers and 73.1% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 8686 have done it for less than a year; 8282 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 6871 handling things 3 or 4 years and 14690 doing the job 5 or more years.

Arkansas School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (AR)

In Arkansas, 703521 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 47551 (6.8%) are in nursery or preschool; 39649 (5.6%) are in kindergarten, while 299681 (42.6%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 154156 (21.9%) are slogging through High School, while 162484 (23.1%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 35.9% (661218); 12.4% (227914) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (1842453), 135555 (7.4%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 221527 (12%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 661218 (35.9%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 377734 (20.5%) have some college experience but no degree; 102571 (5.6%) reached an Associate’s degree; 227914 (12.4%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 115934 (6.3%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Arkansas is 2103387. Of that, 256756 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 2557099 (100%) – of that, 550976 (21.5%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (417434), 39265 (9.4%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (1769247), 326669 (18.5%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (370418), 185042 (50%) have a disability.

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