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Ashley 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...........................................      9,820

Year Structure Built


          1989 to March 1990..................................................        159
          1985 to 1988........................................................        691
          1980 to 1984........................................................        787
          1970 to 1979........................................................      2,815
          1960 to 1969........................................................      1,967
          1950 to 1959........................................................      1,637
          1940 to 1949........................................................        926
          1939 or earlier.....................................................        838

Bedrooms


          No bedroom..........................................................         61
          1 bedroom...........................................................        753
          2 bedrooms..........................................................      2,940
          3 bedrooms..........................................................      5,194
          4 bedrooms..........................................................        785
          5 or more bedrooms..................................................         87

Selected Characteristics


          Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................        185
          Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................        141
          Condominium housing units...........................................          0

Source of Water


          Public system or private company....................................      7,289
          Individual drilled well.............................................      2,134
          Individual dug well.................................................        367
          Some other source...................................................         30

Sewage Disposal


          Public sewer........................................................      6,179
          Septic tank or cesspool.............................................      3,517
          Other means.........................................................        124
                Occupied housing units........................................      8,890

House Heating Fuel


          Utility gas.........................................................      4,566
          Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................      1,270
          Electricity.........................................................      1,899
          Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................         20
          Coal or coke........................................................          0
          Wood................................................................      1,119
          Solar energy........................................................          0
          Other fuel..........................................................          9
          No fuel used........................................................          7

Year Householder Moved Into Unit


          1989 to March 1990..................................................      1,499
          1985 to 1988........................................................      2,018
          1980 to 1984........................................................      1,273
          1970 to 1979........................................................      1,865
          1960 to 1969........................................................      1,054
          1959 or earlier.....................................................      1,181

Telephone


          No telephone in unit................................................      1,052

Vehicles Available


            Occupied housing units............................................      8,890
          None................................................................        981
          1...................................................................      2,896
          2...................................................................      3,540
          3 or more...........................................................      1,473

Mortgage Status and Selected Monthly Owner Costs


          Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................      4,691
            With a mortgage...................................................      2,507
              Less than $300..................................................        424
              $300 to $499....................................................        835
              $500 to $699....................................................        686
              $700 to $999....................................................        465
              $1,000 to $1,499................................................         94
              $1,500 to $1,999................................................          3
              $2,000 or more..................................................          0
              Median (dollars)................................................        499
            Not mortgaged.....................................................      2,184
              Less than $100..................................................        204
              $100 to $199....................................................      1,277
              $200 to $299....................................................        587
              $300 to $399....................................................         74
              $400 or more....................................................         42
              Median (dollars)................................................        167

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


            Less than 20 percent..............................................      2,820
            20 to 24 percent..................................................        553
            25 to 29 percent..................................................        405
            30 to 34 percent..................................................        260
            35 percent or more................................................        571
            Not computed......................................................         82


Gross Rent


            Less than $200....................................................        313
            $200 to $299......................................................        531
            $300 to $499......................................................        640
            $500 to $749......................................................         77
            $750 to $999......................................................         34
            $1,000 or more....................................................          8
            No cash rent......................................................        346
            Median (dollars)..................................................        291


Gross Rent as a percentage of Household Income in 1989


            Less than 20 percent..............................................        502
            20 to 24 percent..................................................        253
            25 to 29 percent..................................................        192
            30 to 34 percent..................................................        140
            35 percent or more................................................        491
            Not computed......................................................        371




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