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Paragould, Arkansas QuickFacts

	Paragould, Arkansas	United States
Total population	22,017	281,421,906
State	Arkansas
City	paragould

Paragould, Arkansas Population

	Paragould, Arkansas	%, Paragould, Arkansas	United States
Male	10,473	47.57%	49.06%
Female	11,544	52.43%	50.94%
Median age (years)	36.1		35.3

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	Paragould, Arkansas	%, Paragould, Arkansas	United States
18 years and over	16,549	75.16%	74.31%
21 years and over	15,630	70.99%	69.97%
62 years and over	4,045	18.37%	14.66%
65 years and over	3,487	15.84%	12.43%

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	Paragould, Arkansas	%, Paragould, Arkansas	United States
White	21,527	97.77%	75.14%
Black or African American	31	0.14%	12.32%
Asian	48	0.22%	3.64%
Some other race	221	1.0%	5.46%
Two or more races	190	0.86%	2.43%

Paragould, Arkansas Housing

	Paragould, Arkansas	%, Paragould, Arkansas	United States
Total households	8,941		105,480,101
Family households (families)	6,135	68.62%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	2,806	31.38%	31.94%

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	Paragould, Arkansas	%, Paragould, Arkansas	United States
Total housing units	9,805		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	848	8.65%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	8,941	91.19%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	5,744	58.58%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	3,197	32.61%	30.77%

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	Paragould, Arkansas	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,180	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	2,706	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	877	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	269	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	206	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	41	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	70,200	119,600

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	Paragould, Arkansas	%, Paragould, Arkansas	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,220	24.83%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,736	30.6%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,308	14.63%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,067	11.93%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	991	11.08%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	644	7.2%	9.65%

Paragould, Arkansas Education

	Paragould, Arkansas	%, Paragould, Arkansas	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,106		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	472	9.24%	6.47%
Kindergarten	257	5.03%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,477	48.51%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,132	22.17%	21.38%
College or graduate school	768	15.04%	22.81%

Paragould, Arkansas Economy

	Paragould, Arkansas	%, Paragould, Arkansas	United States
Population 16 years and over	17,168		217,168,077
In labor force	10,760	62.67%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	10,743	62.58%	63.39%
- - Employed	10,182	59.31%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	561	3.27%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	17	0.1%	0.53%
Not in labor force	6,408	37.33%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	9,145	53.27%	51.66%
In labor force	5,083	29.61%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	5,083	29.61%	29.65%
- - Employed	4,767	27.77%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,733	10.09%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,146		12,787,501

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	Paragould, Arkansas	%, Paragould, Arkansas	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	8,919		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,226	13.75%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	794	8.9%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,597	17.91%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,295	14.52%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,750	19.62%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,352	15.16%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	471	5.28%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	245	2.75%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	59	0.66%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	130	1.46%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	30,815		41,994

	Paragould, Arkansas	%, Paragould, Arkansas	United States
With earnings	6,613	38.52%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	39,808		56,604
With Social Security income	2,888	16.82%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,495		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	657	3.83%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,584		6,320
With public assistance income	293	1.71%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,427		3,032
With retirement income	1,598	9.31%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	24,555		17,376

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