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Baxter 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...........................................     15,549

Year Structure Built


          1989 to March 1990..................................................        335
          1985 to 1988........................................................      1,649
          1980 to 1984........................................................      2,178
          1970 to 1979........................................................      6,633
          1960 to 1969........................................................      2,590
          1950 to 1959........................................................      1,041
          1940 to 1949........................................................        618
          1939 or earlier.....................................................        505

Bedrooms


          No bedroom..........................................................        186
          1 bedroom...........................................................      1,048
          2 bedrooms..........................................................      7,553
          3 bedrooms..........................................................      5,890
          4 bedrooms..........................................................        646
          5 or more bedrooms..................................................        226

Selected Characteristics


          Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................        206
          Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................        128
          Condominium housing units...........................................        185

Source of Water


          Public system or private company....................................      9,411
          Individual drilled well.............................................      5,683
          Individual dug well.................................................        240
          Some other source...................................................        215

Sewage Disposal


          Public sewer........................................................      5,742
          Septic tank or cesspool.............................................      9,644
          Other means.........................................................        163
                Occupied housing units........................................     13,486

House Heating Fuel


          Utility gas.........................................................      4,074
          Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................      1,841
          Electricity.........................................................      4,509
          Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................         28
          Coal or coke........................................................          0
          Wood................................................................      3,011
          Solar energy........................................................          5
          Other fuel..........................................................         12
          No fuel used........................................................          6

Year Householder Moved Into Unit


          1989 to March 1990..................................................      2,486
          1985 to 1988........................................................      3,848
          1980 to 1984........................................................      2,339
          1970 to 1979........................................................      3,644
          1960 to 1969........................................................        799
          1959 or earlier.....................................................        370

Telephone


          No telephone in unit................................................        657

Vehicles Available


          Occupied housing units............................................       13,486
          None................................................................        869
          1...................................................................      5,360
          2...................................................................      5,454
          3 or more...........................................................      1,803

Mortgage Status and Selected Monthly Owner Costs


          Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................      7,368
            With a mortgage...................................................      2,930
              Less than $300..................................................        401
              $300 to $499....................................................      1,306
              $500 to $699....................................................        812
              $700 to $999....................................................        348
              $1,000 to $1,499................................................         62
              $1,500 to $1,999................................................          1
              $2,000 or more..................................................          0
              Median (dollars)................................................        465
            Not mortgaged.....................................................      4,438
              Less than $100..................................................        226
              $100 to $199....................................................      2,904
              $200 to $299....................................................      1,159
              $300 to $399....................................................        108
              $400 or more....................................................         41
              Median (dollars)................................................        174

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


            Less than 20 percent..............................................      4,750
            20 to 24 percent..................................................        855
            25 to 29 percent..................................................        517
            30 to 34 percent..................................................        367
            35 percent or more................................................        778
            Not computed......................................................        101


Gross Rent


            Less than $200....................................................        262
            $200 to $299......................................................        587
            $300 to $499......................................................      1,173
            $500 to $749......................................................        229
            $750 to $999......................................................          0
            $1,000 or more....................................................          5
            No cash rent......................................................        217
            Median (dollars)..................................................        344


Gross Rent as a percentage of Household Income in 1989


            Less than 20 percent..............................................        578
            20 to 24 percent..................................................        326
            25 to 29 percent..................................................        345
            30 to 34 percent..................................................        121
            35 percent or more................................................        846
            Not computed......................................................        257




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