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Arkansas County Housing Statistics

1990 Census of Population and Housing
STF-3A, (one in six sample data)

For more detailed data please contact Jerry Bell (jlbell@ualr.edu), UALR IEA.

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                Total housing units...........................................      9,575

Year Structure Built

          1989 to March 1990..................................................         71
          1985 to 1988........................................................        467
          1980 to 1984........................................................        836
          1970 to 1979........................................................      2,250
          1960 to 1969........................................................      1,953
          1950 to 1959........................................................      1,610
          1940 to 1949........................................................      1,023
          1939 or earlier.....................................................      1,365

Bedrooms

          No bedroom..........................................................         93
          1 bedroom...........................................................        685
          2 bedrooms..........................................................      3,374
          3 bedrooms..........................................................      4,581
          4 bedrooms..........................................................        775
          5 or more bedrooms..................................................         67

Selected Characteristics


          Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................        131
          Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................         76
          Condominium housing units...........................................         17

Source of Water


          Public system or private company....................................      8,753
          Individual drilled well.............................................        749
          Individual dug well.................................................         44
          Some other source...................................................         29

Sewage Disposal


          Public sewer........................................................      6,871
          Septic tank or cesspool.............................................      2,579
          Other means.........................................................        125
                Occupied housing units........................................      8,389

House Heating Fuel


          Utility gas.........................................................      4,613
          Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................      1,032
          Electricity.........................................................      2,136
          Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................         18
          Coal or coke........................................................          0
          Wood................................................................        559
          Solar energy........................................................          0
          Other fuel..........................................................         22
          No fuel used........................................................          9

Year Householder Moved Into Unit


          1989 to March 1990..................................................      1,460
          1985 to 1988........................................................      2,002
          1980 to 1984........................................................      1,045
          1970 to 1979........................................................      1,556
          1960 to 1969........................................................      1,107
          1959 or earlier.....................................................      1,219

Telephone


          No telephone in unit................................................      1,123

Vehicles Available


          Occupied housing units............................................        8,389
          None................................................................      1,014
          1...................................................................      2,684
          2...................................................................      3,527
          3 or more...........................................................      1,164

Mortgage Status and Selected Monthly Owner Costs


          Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................      4,243
            With a mortgage...................................................      2,051
              Less than $300..................................................        255
              $300 to $499....................................................        849
              $500 to $699....................................................        500
              $700 to $999....................................................        336
              $1,000 to $1,499................................................        105
              $1,500 to $1,999................................................          6
              $2,000 or more..................................................          0
              Median (dollars)................................................        482
            Not mortgaged.....................................................      2,192
              Less than $100..................................................        148
              $100 to $199....................................................      1,111
              $200 to $299....................................................        655
              $300 to $399....................................................        163
              $400 or more....................................................        115
              Median (dollars)................................................        187

Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income in 1989


            Less than 20 percent..............................................      2,448
            20 to 24 percent..................................................        589
            25 to 29 percent..................................................        392
            30 to 34 percent..................................................        178
            35 percent or more................................................        531
            Not computed......................................................        105


Gross Rent


            Less than $200....................................................        542
            $200 to $299......................................................        591
            $300 to $499......................................................        803
            $500 to $749......................................................        205
            $750 to $999......................................................          2
            $1,000 or more....................................................         12
            No cash rent......................................................        475
            Median (dollars)..................................................        293


Gross Rent as a percentage of Household Income in 1989


            Less than 20 percent..............................................        658
            20 to 24 percent..................................................        311
            25 to 29 percent..................................................        284
            30 to 34 percent..................................................        178
            35 percent or more................................................        680
            Not computed......................................................        519




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