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Boone 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...........................................     12,380

Year Structure Built


          1989 to March 1990..................................................        235
          1985 to 1988........................................................        988
          1980 to 1984........................................................      1,622
          1970 to 1979........................................................      3,916
          1960 to 1969........................................................      2,112
          1950 to 1959........................................................      1,254
          1940 to 1949........................................................        786
          1939 or earlier.....................................................      1,467

Bedrooms


          No bedroom..........................................................        171
          1 bedroom...........................................................        895
          2 bedrooms..........................................................      4,415
          3 bedrooms..........................................................      5,619
          4 bedrooms..........................................................      1,119
          5 or more bedrooms..................................................        161

Selected Characteristics


          Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................        273
          Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................        252
          Condominium housing units...........................................         25

Source of Water


          Public system or private company....................................      8,520
          Individual drilled well.............................................      3,377
          Individual dug well.................................................        196
          Some other source...................................................        287

Sewage Disposal


          Public sewer........................................................      4,370
          Septic tank or cesspool.............................................      7,820
          Other means.........................................................        190
                Occupied housing units........................................     11,131

House Heating Fuel


          Utility gas.........................................................      4,850
          Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................      1,158
          Electricity.........................................................      2,525
          Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................         46
          Coal or coke........................................................          0
          Wood................................................................      2,543
          Solar energy........................................................          8
          Other fuel..........................................................          1
          No fuel used........................................................          0

Year Householder Moved Into Unit


          1989 to March 1990..................................................      2,164
          1985 to 1988........................................................      2,939
          1980 to 1984........................................................      1,796
          1970 to 1979........................................................      2,576
          1960 to 1969........................................................        884
          1959 or earlier.....................................................        772

Telephone


          No telephone in unit................................................        791

Vehicles Available


          Occupied housing units............................................       11,131
          None................................................................        730
          1...................................................................      3,547
          2...................................................................      4,645
          3 or more...........................................................      2,209

Mortgage Status and Selected Monthly Owner Costs


          Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................      5,268
            With a mortgage...................................................      2,809
              Less than $300..................................................        299
              $300 to $499....................................................      1,262
              $500 to $699....................................................        726
              $700 to $999....................................................        403
              $1,000 to $1,499................................................        107
              $1,500 to $1,999................................................         12
              $2,000 or more..................................................          0
              Median (dollars)................................................        476
            Not mortgaged.....................................................      2,459
              Less than $100..................................................        250
              $100 to $199....................................................      1,516
              $200 to $299....................................................        582
              $300 to $399....................................................         83
              $400 or more....................................................         28
              Median (dollars)................................................        161

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


            Less than 20 percent..............................................      3,144
            20 to 24 percent..................................................        624
            25 to 29 percent..................................................        475
            30 to 34 percent..................................................        268
            35 percent or more................................................        718
            Not computed......................................................         39


Gross Rent


            Less than $200....................................................        345
            $200 to $299......................................................        530
            $300 to $499......................................................      1,124
            $500 to $749......................................................        181
            $750 to $999......................................................          8
            $1,000 or more....................................................          0
            No cash rent......................................................        199
            Median (dollars)..................................................        327


Gross Rent as a percentage of Household Income in 1989


            Less than 20 percent..............................................        723
            20 to 24 percent..................................................        274
            25 to 29 percent..................................................        213
            30 to 34 percent..................................................        160
            35 percent or more................................................        782
            Not computed......................................................        235





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