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Benton 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...........................................     41,444

Year Structure Built


          1989 to March 1990..................................................      1,209
          1985 to 1988........................................................      5,722
          1980 to 1984........................................................      6,881
          1970 to 1979........................................................     13,643
          1960 to 1969........................................................      5,962
          1950 to 1959........................................................      2,719
          1940 to 1949........................................................      1,542
          1939 or earlier.....................................................      3,766

Bedrooms


          No bedroom..........................................................        293
          1 bedroom...........................................................      2,884
          2 bedrooms..........................................................     15,011
          3 bedrooms..........................................................     19,709
          4 bedrooms..........................................................      3,080
          5 or more bedrooms..................................................        467

Selected Characteristics


          Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................        321
          Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................        389
          Condominium housing units...........................................        814

Source of Water


          Public system or private company....................................     31,857
          Individual drilled well.............................................      8,086
          Individual dug well.................................................        732
          Some other source...................................................        769

Sewage Disposal


          Public sewer........................................................     20,661
          Septic tank or cesspool.............................................     20,506
          Other means.........................................................        277
                Occupied housing units........................................     37,555

House Heating Fuel


          Utility gas.........................................................     20,508
          Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................      4,404
          Electricity.........................................................      7,561
          Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................         27
          Coal or coke........................................................          2
          Wood................................................................      4,988
          Solar energy........................................................         16
          Other fuel..........................................................         29
          No fuel used........................................................         20

Year Householder Moved Into Unit


          1989 to March 1990..................................................      8,645
          1985 to 1988........................................................     12,410
          1980 to 1984........................................................      5,998
          1970 to 1979........................................................      7,151
          1960 to 1969........................................................      1,844
          1959 or earlier.....................................................      1,507

Telephone


          No telephone in unit................................................      3,310

Vehicles Available


          Occupied housing units..............................................     37,555
          None................................................................      1,842
          1...................................................................     11,605
          2...................................................................     16,847
          3 or more...........................................................      7,261

Mortgage Status and Selected Monthly Owner Costs


          Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................     19,821
            With a mortgage...................................................     11,502
              Less than $300..................................................        599
              $300 to $499....................................................      4,107
              $500 to $699....................................................      3,811
              $700 to $999....................................................      2,189
              $1,000 to $1,499................................................        584
              $1,500 to $1,999................................................        134
              $2,000 or more..................................................         78
              Median (dollars)................................................        549
            Not mortgaged.....................................................      8,319
              Less than $100..................................................        647
              $100 to $199....................................................      5,063
              $200 to $299....................................................      2,200
              $300 to $399....................................................        296
              $400 or more....................................................        113
              Median (dollars)................................................        175

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


            Less than 20 percent..............................................     12,828
            20 to 24 percent..................................................      2,529
            25 to 29 percent..................................................      1,558
            30 to 34 percent..................................................        756
            35 percent or more................................................      1,984
            Not computed......................................................        166


Gross Rent


            Less than $200....................................................        628
            $200 to $299......................................................      1,764
            $300 to $499......................................................      4,810
            $500 to $749......................................................      1,475
            $750 to $999......................................................        201
            $1,000 or more....................................................         43
            No cash rent......................................................        604
            Median (dollars)..................................................        369


Gross Rent as a percentage of Household Income in 1989


            Less than 20 percent..............................................      3,268
            20 to 24 percent..................................................      1,472
            25 to 29 percent..................................................      1,073
            30 to 34 percent..................................................        748
            35 percent or more................................................      2,299
            Not computed......................................................        665




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