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Population (year 2000): 22,017. Estimated
population in July 2005: 23,775 (+8.0% change)
Males: 10,473 (47.6%), Females: 11,544 (52.4%)
Greene County
Zip codes:
72450.
Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $30,815 (year 2000)
Median house value: $70,200 (year 2000)
Races in Paragould:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (21.9%), Irish
(10.0%), German (8.6%), English (8.2%), French (1.8%), Dutch
(1.5%).
Elevation: 309 feet
Land area: 30.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Paragould
- High school or higher: 73.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Paragould city
- Never married: 16.5%
- Now married: 58.9%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 12.6%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +3,253 (+17.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Paragould:
- ARKANSAS METHODIST HOSPITAL (900 WEST
KINGSHIGHWAY)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Paragould:
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF JONESBORO (about 20 miles;
JONESBORO, AR)
- REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OF NEA (about 20 miles;
JONESBORO, AR)
- ST BERNARDS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (about 20 miles;
JONESBORO, AR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Paragould:
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 66 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID:
NQA)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 80 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 103 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO; ID: CGI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Paragould:
- KIRK FIELD (about 1 miles; PARAGOULD, AR; ID: PGR)
- RECTOR (about 19 miles; RECTOR, AR; ID: 7M8)
- JONESBORO MUNI (about 19 miles; JONESBORO, AR; ID:
JBR)
College/University in Paragould:
- CROWLEYS RIDGE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
151; Location: 100 COLLEGE DR; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.crc.paragould.ar.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Paragould:
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 19
miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment:
8,696)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 70 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS
(about 70 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
(about 70 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 74 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles; SEARCY, AR; FT
enrollment: 3,959)
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 107
miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
Public high schools in Paragould:
- GREENE CO. TECH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 782;
Location: 5201 W. KINGSHIGHWAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 774;
Location: 1701 W. COURT ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Paragould:
- CROWLEYS RIDGE ACADEMY (Students: 408;
Location: 606 ACADEMY DR; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Paragould:
- GREENE CO. TECH PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students:
939; Location: 5203 W. KINGSHIGHWAY; Grades: KG - 03)
- GREENE CO. TECH INTERM. SCHOOL (Students:
744; Location: 5205 W. KINGSHIGHWAY; Grades: 04 - 06)
- GREEN CO. TECH JR. HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
471; Location: 5207 W. KINGSHIGHWAY; Grades: 07 - 08)
- PARAGOULD JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 468;
Location: 1701 W. COURT ST.; Grades: 07 - 08)
- OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 421;
Location: 5097 HWY. 135 N.; Grades: 05 - 06)
- OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 416;
Location: 5027 HWY. 135 N.; Grades: KG - 04)
- BALDWIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 307;
Location: 612 W. MUELLER ST.; Grades: PK - 04)
- WOODROW WILSON ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 289;
Location: 900 W. EMERSON ST.; Grades: KG - 04)
Private primary/middle school in Paragould:
- ST MARYS SCHOOL (Students: 87; Location: 310
N SECOND STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Paragould:
- NORTHEAST ARKANSAS REGIONAL LIBRARY
(Operating income: $935,075; Location: 120 NORTH 12TH
STREET; 143,681 books; 5,169 audio materials; 1,592
video materials; 330 serial subscriptions)
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