Paragould, AR

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0553390, place: Paragould city, Arkansas)

Total Population: 22,017
Male: 10,473 (47.57%)
Female: 11,544 (52.43%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 1,517 (6.89%)
5 to 9 years: 1,568 (7.12%)
10 to 14 years: 1,492 (6.78%)
15 to 19 years: 1,512 (6.87%)
20 to 24 years: 1,502 (6.82%)
25 to 34 years: 3,064 (13.92%)
35 to 44 years: 3,107 (14.11%)
45 to 54 years: 2,747 (12.48%)
55 to 59 years: 1,122 (5.1%)
60 to 64 years: 899 (4.08%)
65 to 74 years: 1,804 (8.19%)
75 to 84 years: 1,231 (5.59%)
85 years and over: 452 (2.05%)

Median age: 36.1 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 16,549 (75.16%)
21 years and over: 15,630 (70.99%)
62 years and over: 4,045 (18.37%)
65 years and over: 3,487 (15.84%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 16,549 (75.16%)
--Male: 7,696 (34.95%)
--Female: 8,853 (40.21%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 3,487 (15.84%)
--Male: 1,291 (5.86%)
--Female: 2,196 (9.97%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 21,827 (99.14%)
--White: 21,370 (97.06%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 292 (1.33%)
--Black or African American: 31 (0.14%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 93 (0.42%)
--Asian: 48 (0.22%)
----Asian Indian: 10 (0.05%)
----Chinese: 6 (0.03%)
----Filipino: 2 (0.01%)
----Japanese: 3 (0.01%)
----Korean: 7 (0.03%)
----Vietnamese: 11 (0.05%)
----Other Asian: 9 (0.04%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 5 (0.02%)
----Native Hawaiian: 2 (0.01%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 3 (0.01%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 123 (0.56%)
Two or more Races: 190 (0.86%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 292 (1.33%)
--Mexican: 169 (0.77%)
--Puerto Rican: 13 (0.06%)
--Cuban: 3 (0.01%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 107 (0.49%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 21,725 (98.67%)
--White Alone: 21,370 (97.06%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 21,453 (97.44%)
--Householder: 8,941 (40.61%)
--Spouse: 4,802 (21.81%)
--Child: 6,145 (27.91%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 4,951 (22.49%)
--Other relatives: 820 (3.72%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 356 (1.62%)
--Nonrelatives: 745 (3.38%)
----Unmarried partner: 352 (1.6%)
Living in group quarters: 564 (2.56%)
--Institutionalized Population: 425 (1.93%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 139 (0.63%)
Total households: 8,941
Family households (families): 6,135 (68.62%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,850 (31.88%)
--Married-couple families: 4,802 (53.71%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,066 (23.11%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 1,016 (11.36%)
----With own children under 18 years: 600 (6.71%)
Nonfamily households: 2,806 (31.38%)
--Householder living alone: 2,462 (27.54%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 1,164 (13.02%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 3,103 (34.71%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 2,424 (27.11%)
Average household size: 2.4 people
Average family size: 2.92 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 9,789
Occupied housing units: 8,941 (91.34%)
Vacant housing units: 848 (8.66%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 14 (0.14%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.2%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 11.9%
Occupied housing units: 8,941 (91.34%)
Owner occupied housing units: 5,744 (58.68%)
Renter occupied housing units: 3,197 (32.66%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.45 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.31 people

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