West Central Arkansas PUMA, AR

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    US Senator
    N/AJohn Boozman
    Republican Party
    US Senator
    N/ATom Cotton
    Republican Party

    About

    N/A of the households in West Central Arkansas PUMA, AR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

    Population & Diversity

    Global Diversity

    Most Common Origin
    1. Mexico
      2,181 ± N/A people
    2. El Salvador
      606 ± N/A people
    3. Vietnam
      409 ± N/A people

    In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of West Central Arkansas PUMA, AR was Mexico, the natal country of 2,181 West Central Arkansas PUMA, AR residents, followed by El Salvador with 606 and Vietnam with 409.

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    Economy

    Employment by Industry Sector

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    Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during N/A, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall N/A in employment by N/A%.

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    Civics

    John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing the state of Arkansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

    US Senators from Arkansas

    N/AJohn Boozman
    Senator from Arkansas3
    Assumed office on January 3, 2011
    N/ATom Cotton
    Senator from Arkansas2
    Assumed office on January 3, 2015

    John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing Arkansas.

    In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    The following chart shows elected senators in Arkansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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    Education

    Most students graduating from Universities in West Central Arkansas PUMA, AR are White (2,026 and 69%), Black or African American (446 and 15.2%), Hispanic or Latino (263 and 8.96%), and Two or More Races (135 and 4.6%).

    Enrollments by Gender and Races

    In 2024 there were 7,933 students enrolled in West Central Arkansas PUMA, AR, 43.7% men and 56.3% women.

    By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 5,276 records, of which 57.2% were women and 42.8% men.

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    Student Diversity

    In 2024, 1,168 men were awarded degrees from institutions in West Central Arkansas PUMA, AR, which is 0.646 times less than the 1,809 female students who received degrees in the same year.

    In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,026 degrees mean that there were 4.54 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 446 degrees awarded.

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