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Paragould Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 37,331
Land Area (2000): 1,495.742 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 5.535 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	38,158	50.56%
Rural, Farm	2,421	3.21%
Rural, Non-farm	34,890	46.23%

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Paragould Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Paragould Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	15,568	14,505	1,063	6.82%	68
1991	15,588	14,531	1,057	6.78%	68
1992	15,922	14,838	1,084	6.81%	68
1993	16,227	15,215	1,012	6.24%	62
1994	17,417	16,465	952	5.47%	55
1995	17,910	17,046	864	4.82%	48
1996	18,222	17,169	1,052	5.78%	58
1997	17,886	16,933	953	5.33%	53
1998	18,431	17,486	945	5.12%	51
1999	18,749	17,859	890	4.75%	48
2000	18,136	17,277	858	4.73%	47
2001	17,377	16,212	1,165	6.71%	67
2002	17,133	16,000	1,133	6.61%	66
2003	17,085	15,952	1,134	6.63%	66
2004	17,762	16,682	1,080	6.08%	61
2005	18,668	17,608	1,061	5.68%	57
2006	18,975	17,879	1,096	5.78%	58
2007	18,959	17,722	1,237	6.52%	65
2008	18,937	17,760	1,177	6.21%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	15,008	13,933	1,075	7.16%	72
Feb 1990	15,148	14,118	1,030	6.80%	68
Mar 1990	15,368	14,454	914	5.95%	59
Apr 1990	15,489	14,687	802	5.18%	52
May 1990	15,547	14,776	771	4.96%	50
Jun 1990	15,769	14,878	891	5.65%	57
Jul 1990	15,961	14,776	1,185	7.42%	74
Aug 1990	15,911	14,558	1,353	8.50%	85
Sep 1990	15,862	14,607	1,255	7.91%	79
Oct 1990	15,648	14,556	1,092	6.98%	70
Nov 1990	15,547	14,563	984	6.33%	63
Dec 1990	15,557	14,159	1,398	8.99%	90

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	15,570	14,119	1,451	9.32%	93
Feb 1991	15,445	14,233	1,212	7.85%	78
Mar 1991	15,450	14,363	1,087	7.04%	70
Apr 1991	15,497	14,619	878	5.67%	57
May 1991	15,533	14,572	961	6.19%	62
Jun 1991	15,836	14,821	1,015	6.41%	64
Jul 1991	15,642	14,537	1,105	7.06%	71
Aug 1991	15,590	14,508	1,082	6.94%	69
Sep 1991	15,657	14,608	1,049	6.70%	67
Oct 1991	15,512	14,507	1,005	6.48%	65
Nov 1991	15,610	14,745	865	5.54%	55
Dec 1991	15,716	14,742	974	6.20%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	15,794	14,725	1,069	6.77%	68
Feb 1992	15,800	14,760	1,040	6.58%	66
Mar 1992	15,910	14,945	965	6.07%	61
Apr 1992	16,040	15,143	897	5.59%	56
May 1992	16,277	15,313	964	5.92%	59
Jun 1992	16,428	15,330	1,098	6.68%	67
Jul 1992	16,259	15,079	1,180	7.26%	73
Aug 1992	15,955	14,867	1,088	6.82%	68
Sep 1992	15,818	14,674	1,144	7.23%	72
Oct 1992	15,410	14,363	1,047	6.79%	68
Nov 1992	15,652	14,413	1,239	7.92%	79
Dec 1992	15,715	14,444	1,271	8.09%	81

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	15,621	14,306	1,315	8.42%	84
Feb 1993	15,665	14,635	1,030	6.58%	66
Mar 1993	15,963	15,065	898	5.63%	56
Apr 1993	16,093	15,234	859	5.34%	53
May 1993	16,269	15,307	962	5.91%	59
Jun 1993	16,662	15,704	958	5.75%	57
Jul 1993	16,579	15,538	1,041	6.28%	63
Aug 1993	16,413	15,542	871	5.31%	53
Sep 1993	16,296	15,246	1,050	6.44%	64
Oct 1993	16,253	15,202	1,051	6.47%	65
Nov 1993	16,334	15,307	1,027	6.29%	63
Dec 1993	16,574	15,494	1,080	6.52%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	16,775	15,617	1,158	6.90%	69
Feb 1994	17,010	15,938	1,072	6.30%	63
Mar 1994	17,080	16,130	950	5.56%	56
Apr 1994	17,422	16,578	844	4.84%	48
May 1994	17,634	16,867	767	4.35%	43
Jun 1994	17,668	16,767	901	5.10%	51
Jul 1994	17,768	16,531	1,237	6.96%	70
Aug 1994	17,600	16,475	1,125	6.39%	64
Sep 1994	17,563	16,674	889	5.06%	51
Oct 1994	17,517	16,560	957	5.46%	55
Nov 1994	17,431	16,721	710	4.07%	41
Dec 1994	17,531	16,719	812	4.63%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	17,641	16,754	887	5.03%	50
Feb 1995	17,872	17,087	785	4.39%	44
Mar 1995	17,937	17,321	616	3.43%	34
Apr 1995	17,950	17,253	697	3.88%	39
May 1995	18,141	17,508	633	3.49%	35
Jun 1995	18,265	17,342	923	5.05%	51
Jul 1995	17,857	16,929	928	5.20%	52
Aug 1995	17,873	16,888	985	5.51%	55
Sep 1995	17,890	16,883	1,007	5.63%	56
Oct 1995	17,712	16,694	1,018	5.75%	57
Nov 1995	18,037	17,084	953	5.28%	53
Dec 1995	17,745	16,809	936	5.27%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	17,743	16,797	946	5.33%	53
Feb 1996	17,926	17,009	917	5.12%	51
Mar 1996	18,234	17,345	889	4.88%	49
Apr 1996	18,179	17,380	799	4.40%	44
May 1996	18,486	17,369	1,117	6.04%	60
Jun 1996	18,803	17,637	1,166	6.20%	62
Jul 1996	18,566	17,286	1,280	6.89%	69
Aug 1996	18,387	17,214	1,173	6.38%	64
Sep 1996	18,225	17,067	1,158	6.35%	64
Oct 1996	18,184	17,048	1,136	6.25%	62
Nov 1996	18,004	17,006	998	5.54%	55
Dec 1996	17,921	16,872	1,049	5.85%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	17,806	16,633	1,173	6.59%	66
Feb 1997	17,896	16,852	1,044	5.83%	58
Mar 1997	17,965	17,050	915	5.09%	51
Apr 1997	18,048	17,231	817	4.53%	45
May 1997	18,077	17,253	824	4.56%	46
Jun 1997	18,237	17,163	1,074	5.89%	59
Jul 1997	17,989	17,022	967	5.38%	54
Aug 1997	17,959	16,911	1,048	5.84%	58
Sep 1997	17,883	16,892	991	5.54%	55
Oct 1997	17,376	16,459	917	5.28%	53
Nov 1997	17,558	16,669	889	5.06%	51
Dec 1997	17,837	17,065	772	4.33%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	18,169	17,243	926	5.10%	51
Feb 1998	18,484	17,632	852	4.61%	46
Mar 1998	18,572	17,807	765	4.12%	41
Apr 1998	18,539	17,823	716	3.86%	39
May 1998	18,441	17,728	713	3.87%	39
Jun 1998	18,775	17,899	876	4.67%	47
Jul 1998	18,542	17,518	1,024	5.52%	55
Aug 1998	18,400	17,307	1,093	5.94%	59
Sep 1998	18,249	17,101	1,148	6.29%	63
Oct 1998	18,303	17,163	1,140	6.23%	62
Nov 1998	18,261	17,089	1,172	6.42%	64
Dec 1998	18,436	17,527	909	4.93%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	18,176	17,106	1,070	5.89%	59
Feb 1999	18,411	17,436	975	5.30%	53
Mar 1999	18,301	17,486	815	4.45%	45
Apr 1999	18,455	17,705	750	4.06%	41
May 1999	18,661	17,957	704	3.77%	38
Jun 1999	19,125	18,300	825	4.31%	43
Jul 1999	19,271	18,254	1,017	5.28%	53
Aug 1999	19,087	17,919	1,168	6.12%	61
Sep 1999	18,716	17,708	1,008	5.39%	54
Oct 1999	18,725	17,908	817	4.36%	44
Nov 1999	19,051	18,265	786	4.13%	41
Dec 1999	19,005	18,262	743	3.91%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	18,151	17,228	923	5.09%	51
Feb 2000	18,229	17,319	910	4.99%	50
Mar 2000	18,219	17,421	798	4.38%	44
Apr 2000	18,487	17,746	741	4.01%	40
May 2000	18,490	17,759	731	3.95%	40
Jun 2000	18,718	17,828	890	4.75%	48
Jul 2000	18,471	17,543	928	5.02%	50
Aug 2000	18,001	17,114	887	4.93%	49
Sep 2000	17,781	16,956	825	4.64%	46
Oct 2000	17,752	16,874	878	4.95%	49
Nov 2000	17,733	16,853	880	4.96%	50
Dec 2000	17,595	16,686	909	5.17%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	17,491	16,381	1,110	6.35%	63
Feb 2001	17,834	16,395	1,439	8.07%	81
Mar 2001	17,780	16,468	1,312	7.38%	74
Apr 2001	17,627	16,678	949	5.38%	54
May 2001	17,714	16,678	1,036	5.85%	58
Jun 2001	17,675	16,588	1,087	6.15%	61
Jul 2001	17,544	16,386	1,158	6.60%	66
Aug 2001	17,171	16,068	1,103	6.42%	64
Sep 2001	17,076	16,009	1,067	6.25%	62
Oct 2001	16,920	15,716	1,204	7.12%	71
Nov 2001	16,767	15,532	1,235	7.37%	74
Dec 2001	16,929	15,644	1,285	7.59%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	16,800	15,331	1,469	8.74%	87
Feb 2002	16,969	15,593	1,376	8.11%	81
Mar 2002	17,172	15,865	1,307	7.61%	76
Apr 2002	17,445	16,278	1,167	6.69%	67
May 2002	17,267	16,178	1,089	6.31%	63
Jun 2002	17,418	16,271	1,147	6.59%	66
Jul 2002	17,346	16,235	1,111	6.40%	64
Aug 2002	17,141	16,202	939	5.48%	55
Sep 2002	17,074	16,207	867	5.08%	51
Oct 2002	16,941	16,004	937	5.53%	55
Nov 2002	17,042	16,007	1,035	6.07%	61
Dec 2002	16,976	15,827	1,149	6.77%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	17,026	15,803	1,223	7.18%	72
Feb 2003	17,159	15,899	1,260	7.34%	73
Mar 2003	17,115	16,007	1,108	6.47%	65
Apr 2003	17,126	16,061	1,065	6.22%	62
May 2003	17,098	16,005	1,093	6.39%	64
Jun 2003	17,375	16,140	1,235	7.11%	71
Jul 2003	17,277	16,026	1,251	7.24%	72
Aug 2003	16,978	15,867	1,111	6.54%	65
Sep 2003	16,846	15,802	1,044	6.20%	62
Oct 2003	16,947	15,882	1,065	6.28%	63
Nov 2003	17,018	16,015	1,003	5.89%	59
Dec 2003	17,055	15,911	1,144	6.71%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	17,091	15,805	1,286	7.52%	75
Feb 2004	17,267	15,955	1,312	7.60%	76
Mar 2004	17,380	16,208	1,172	6.74%	67
Apr 2004	17,627	16,527	1,100	6.24%	62
May 2004	17,719	16,670	1,049	5.92%	59
Jun 2004	17,915	16,772	1,143	6.38%	64
Jul 2004	17,971	16,840	1,131	6.29%	63
Aug 2004	17,711	16,745	966	5.45%	55
Sep 2004	17,902	16,978	924	5.16%	52
Oct 2004	18,020	17,129	891	4.94%	49
Nov 2004	18,144	17,210	934	5.15%	51
Dec 2004	18,401	17,348	1,053	5.72%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	18,245	17,077	1,168	6.40%	64
Feb 2005	18,530	17,309	1,221	6.59%	66
Mar 2005	18,462	17,391	1,071	5.80%	58
Apr 2005	18,677	17,693	984	5.27%	53
May 2005	18,863	17,828	1,035	5.49%	55
Jun 2005	18,763	17,646	1,117	5.95%	60
Jul 2005	18,950	17,791	1,159	6.12%	61
Aug 2005	18,744	17,716	1,028	5.48%	55
Sep 2005	18,628	17,653	975	5.23%	52
Oct 2005	18,695	17,743	952	5.09%	51
Nov 2005	18,747	17,762	985	5.25%	53
Dec 2005	18,714	17,683	1,031	5.51%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	18,496	17,287	1,209	6.54%	65
Feb 2006	18,774	17,460	1,314	7.00%	70
Mar 2006	18,750	17,605	1,145	6.11%	61
Apr 2006	19,052	17,939	1,113	5.84%	58
May 2006	19,209	18,141	1,068	5.56%	56
Jun 2006	19,127	17,979	1,148	6.00%	60
Jul 2006	19,044	17,850	1,194	6.27%	63
Aug 2006	18,803	17,778	1,025	5.45%	55
Sep 2006	18,973	18,015	958	5.05%	50
Oct 2006	19,015	18,129	886	4.66%	47
Nov 2006	19,193	18,221	972	5.06%	51
Dec 2006	19,265	18,146	1,119	5.81%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	18,930	17,622	1,308	6.91%	69
Feb 2007	19,086	17,838	1,248	6.54%	65
Mar 2007	18,886	17,721	1,165	6.17%	62
Apr 2007	19,128	17,990	1,138	5.95%	59
May 2007	19,396	18,247	1,149	5.92%	59
Jun 2007	18,918	17,648	1,270	6.71%	67
Jul 2007	18,740	17,420	1,320	7.04%	70
Aug 2007	18,289	17,096	1,193	6.52%	65
Sep 2007	18,994	17,856	1,138	5.99%	60
Oct 2007	18,960	17,801	1,159	6.11%	61
Nov 2007	19,102	17,778	1,324	6.93%	69
Dec 2007	19,082	17,651	1,431	7.50%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	18,870	17,295	1,575	8.35%	83
Feb 2008	18,889	17,472	1,417	7.50%	75
Mar 2008	18,946	17,704	1,242	6.56%	66
Apr 2008	19,145	18,085	1,060	5.54%	55
May 2008	19,551	18,450	1,101	5.63%	56
Jun 2008	18,970	17,789	1,181	6.23%	62
Jul 2008	18,869	17,806	1,063	5.63%	56
Aug 2008	18,417	17,461	956	5.19%	52
Sep 2008	18,776	17,782	994	5.29%	53
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Paragould Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	1,940	10.49%
2.	Construction	1,808	9.78%
3.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	1,464	7.92%
4.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	968	5.23%
5.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	960	5.19%
6.	Repair and Maintenance	716	3.87%
7.	Truck Transportation	696	3.76%
8.	Educational Services	614	3.32%
9.	Metal Manufactuing	602	3.26%
10.	Accommodation and Food Services	576	3.11%
11.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	540	2.92%
12.	Machinery Manufacturing	506	2.74%
13.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	452	2.44%
14.	Public Administration	430	2.33%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	428	2.31%
16.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	388	2.10%
17.	Health Care	326	1.76%
18.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	302	1.63%
19.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	298	1.61%
20.	Food and Beverage Stores	262	1.42%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	2,414	15.58%
2.	Educational Services	1,876	12.11%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,146	7.40%
4.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	1,034	6.67%
5.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	798	5.15%
6.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	794	5.12%
7.	Finance and Insurance	690	4.45%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	620	4.00%
9.	Public Administration	382	2.47%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	378	2.44%
11.	Social Assistance	376	2.43%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	346	2.23%
13.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	340	2.19%
14.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	334	2.16%
15.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	278	1.79%
16.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	242	1.56%
17.	Apparel Manufacturing	204	1.32%
18.	Florists	194	1.25%
19.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	182	1.17%
20.	Construction	172	1.11%

Paragould Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	2,190	11.84%
2.	Other Production Occupations	1,784	9.65%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,264	6.83%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	862	4.66%
5.	Vehicle Mechanics	704	3.81%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	642	3.47%
7.	Other Management Occupations	632	3.42%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	632	3.42%
9.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	608	3.29%
10.	Assemblers and Fabricators	596	3.22%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	532	2.88%
12.	Farmers and Farm Managers	514	2.78%
13.	Other Construction Trades	458	2.48%
14.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	430	2.33%
15.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	394	2.13%
16.	Carpenters	368	1.99%
17.	Other Material Moving Workers	334	1.81%
18.	Construction Laborers	312	1.69%
19.	Engineers	310	1.68%
20.	Agricultural Workers	304	1.64%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Production Occupations	1,102	7.11%
2.	Assemblers and Fabricators	954	6.16%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	792	5.11%
4.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	704	4.54%
5.	Health Technologists and Technicians	694	4.48%
6.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	640	4.13%
7.	Secretaries and Admins	634	4.09%
8.	Other Office and Admin Support	624	4.03%
9.	Cashiers	572	3.69%
10.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	556	3.59%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	462	2.98%
12.	Registered Nurses	458	2.96%
13.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	442	2.85%
14.	Waiters and Waitresses	416	2.68%
15.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	360	2.32%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	348	2.25%
17.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	336	2.17%
18.	Child Care Workers	312	2.01%
19.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	300	1.94%
20.	Other Management Occupations	264	1.70%

Paragould Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	32,000	54.43%
15-35 hours	5,581	9.49%
1-14 hours	1,323	2.25%
No regular hours	19,888	33.83%

Paragould Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,170	3.53%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,245	3.76%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,779	5.37%
6 AM-6:29 AM	3,095	9.34%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	4,934	14.89%
7 AM-7:29 AM	5,062	15.28%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	5,027	15.18%
8 AM-8:29 AM	2,355	7.11%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	790	2.38%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,028	3.10%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	441	1.33%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	192	0.58%
Noon-3:59 PM	3,066	9.26%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,942	8.88%

Paragould Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,760	5.31%
5-9	6,025	18.19%
10-14	7,385	22.29%
15-19	5,780	17.45%
20-24	4,073	12.30%
25-29	1,168	3.53%
30-34	3,270	9.87%
35-39	647	1.95%
40-44	478	1.44%
45-59	1,282	3.87%
60-89	604	1.82%
At least 90	654	1.97%

Paragould Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	32	0.10%	26,159	78.97%
30-44	0	0.00%	4,395	13.27%
45-59	0	0.00%	1,282	3.87%
At least 60	4	0.01%	1,254	3.79%

Paragould Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	54	0.16%
Car / truck / van, carpool	4,309	12.69%
Car / truck / van, solo	28,173	82.95%
Motorcycle	12	0.04%
Other	218	0.64%
Public transportation	36	0.11%
Walked	324	0.95%
Worked at home	836	2.46%

Paragould Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Paragould Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 29,378 (73,492 people)
: 21,242 (63,058 people)
: 8,785
: 37,399
Paragould Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	4,014	13.50%
$10,000-$14,999	2,589	8.71%
$15,000-$19,999	2,497	8.40%
$20,000-$24,999	2,873	9.66%
$25,000-$29,999	2,463	8.28%
$30,000-$34,999	2,083	7.01%
$35,000-$39,999	2,129	7.16%
$40,000-$44,999	2,050	6.90%
$45,000-$49,999	1,734	5.83%
$50,000-$59,999	2,317	7.79%
$60,000-$74,999	2,278	7.66%
$75,000-$99,999	1,538	5.17%
$100,000-$124,999	394	1.33%
$125,000-$149,999	240	0.81%
$150,000-$199,999	232	0.78%
$200,000 or more	298	1.00%

Paragould Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,542	24.01%
Family, 2 people	4,810	32.61%
Nonfamily, 2 people	430	2.92%
Family, 3 people	2,698	18.29%
Nonfamily, 3 people	49	0.33%
Family, 4 people	2,086	14.14%
Nonfamily, 4 people	20	0.14%
Family, 5 people	797	5.40%
Nonfamily, 5 people	4	0.03%
Family, 6 people	202	1.37%
Nonfamily, 6 people	1	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	110	0.75%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.01%

Paragould Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	22,643	28.97%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	7,887	10.09%
Public Assistance	744	0.95%
Retirement	5,324	6.81%
Self Employment	4,312	5.52%
Social Security	9,419	12.05%
Supplemental Security	2,012	2.57%
Wage / Salary	21,481	27.48%
Other	4,337	5.55%

Paragould Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	10,322	58.39%
With children under 18	7,357	41.61%

Paragould Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,318	11.56%
Married	18,904	65.88%
Never Married	5,965	20.79%
Widowed	508	1.77%

Paragould Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,455	11.12%
Married	19,462	62.66%
Never Married	3,818	12.29%
Widowed	4,326	13.93%

Paragould Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Paragould Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Paragould Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	5,862	10.35%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	9,733	17.18%
High school diploma or equivalent	23,454	41.40%
Some college, no degree	10,452	18.45%
Associate degree	1,580	2.79%
Bachelors degree	3,830	6.76%
Graduate or professional degree	1,748	3.09%

Paragould Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	956	2.56%	290	0.78%	1,246	3.34%
Kindergarten	934	2.50%	18	0.05%	952	2.55%
Grades 1-4	4,277	11.46%	312	0.84%	4,589	12.29%
Grades 5-8	4,035	10.81%	146	0.39%	4,181	11.20%
Grades 9-12	3,716	9.95%	278	0.74%	3,994	10.70%
Undergrad college	1,649	4.42%	420	1.13%	2,069	5.54%
Graduate or professional school	348	0.93%	62	0.17%	410	1.10%
Total	15,915	42.63%	1,526	4.09%	17,441	46.72%

Paragould Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Paragould Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Paragould Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	75	64
2004	71	74

Paragould Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Paragould Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Paragould Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	64,363	86.70%
Below Poverty Level	9,874	13.30%

Paragould Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Paragould Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 90

Paragould Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Paragould Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Paragould Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	5,168	13.84%
10-19 Years	5,277	14.14%
20-29 Years	4,952	13.27%
30-39 Years	5,461	14.63%
40-49 Years	5,200	13.93%
50-59 Years	4,415	11.83%
60-69 Years	3,152	8.44%
70-79 Years	2,399	6.43%
80-89 Years	1,127	3.02%
90+ Years	180	0.48%

Paragould Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	18,217	48.80%
Female	19,114	51.20%

Paragould Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	36,145	96.82%
Multiracial	479	1.28%
Hispanic/Latino	434	1.16%
Amerindian	147	0.39%
Asian	61	0.16%
African-American	48	0.13%
Other Race	13	0.03%
Pacific Islander	4	0.01%

Paragould Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	16,221	37.92%
2.	Irish	7,569	17.69%
3.	German	6,240	14.59%
4.	English	5,438	12.71%
5.	Dutch	1,289	3.01%
6.	French Non-Basque	1,097	2.56%
7.	Scotch Irish	981	2.29%
8.	European	910	2.13%
9.	Italian	569	1.33%
10.	Scottish	447	1.04%

Paragould Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	69,074	98.07%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	740	1.05%
3.	French	290	0.41%
4.	German	196	0.28%
5.	Korean	58	0.08%
6.	Greek	30	0.04%
7.	Other Native North American	28	0.04%
8.	Other Asian	20	0.03%

Paragould Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	75,063	99.46%
Naturalized immigrant	196	0.26%
Not a citizen	210	0.28%

Paragould Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Paragould Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Paragould Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Greene County

Paragould Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Beech Grove	Hays	Poland
Blue Cane	Hopewell	Reynolds
Breckenridge	Hurricane	Salem
Bryan	Jones	Shady Grove
Cache	Lafe	Spring Grove
Clark	Lake	St. Francis
Collier	Light	Sugar Creek
Crowley	Main Shore	Union
Delaplaine	Marmaduke	Walcott
Evening Shade	Oak Grove Heights	Walnut Corner
Friendship	Paragould

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Paragould (22,017)	Collier (384)	Union
Cache (2,145)	Hopewell (313)	St. Francis
Marmaduke (1,158)	Crowley (308)	Clark
Poland (1,150)	Main Shore (284)	Beech Grove
Breckenridge (1,125)	Hays (147)	Hurricane
Friendship (978)	Delaplaine (127)	Lake
Oak Grove Heights (727)	Walnut Corner (126)	Light
Spring Grove (679)	Reynolds (84)	Bryan
Jones (626)	Blue Cane	Evening Shade
Lafe (385)	Sugar Creek	Salem
Shady Grove (384)	Walcott