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Van Buren 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...........................................      7,580

Year Structure Built

    1989 To March 1990..................................................        197
    1985 To 1988........................................................        825
    1980 To 1984........................................................      1,316
    1970 To 1979........................................................      2,631
    1960 To 1969........................................................        964
    1950 To 1959........................................................        548
    1940 To 1949........................................................        492
    1939 Or Earlier.....................................................        607

Bedrooms

    No Bedroom..........................................................        216
    1 Bedroom...........................................................        740
    2 Bedrooms..........................................................      3,081
    3 Bedrooms..........................................................      3,105
    4 Bedrooms..........................................................        384
    5 Or More Bedrooms..................................................         54

Selected Characteristics

    Lacking Complete Plumbing Facilities................................        376
    Lacking Complete Kitchen Facilities.................................        401
    Condominium Housing Units...........................................        496

Source Of Water

    Public System Or Private Company....................................      5,257
    Individual Drilled Well.............................................      2,001
    Individual Dug Well.................................................         88
    Some Other Source...................................................        234

Sewage Disposal

    Public Sewer........................................................      1,876
    Septic Tank Or Cesspool.............................................      5,292
    Other Means.........................................................        412

          Occupied Housing Units........................................      5,698

House Heating Fuel

    Utility Gas.........................................................        934
    Bottled, Tank, Or Lp Gas............................................      1,357
    Electricity.........................................................      1,230
    Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Etc.............................................         32
    Coal Or Coke........................................................          0
    Wood................................................................      2,136
    Solar Energy........................................................          0
    Other Fuel..........................................................          9
    No Fuel Used........................................................          0

Year Householder Moved Into Unit

    1989 To March 1990..................................................      1,024
    1985 To 1988........................................................      1,474
    1980 To 1984........................................................        961
    1970 To 1979........................................................      1,317
    1960 To 1969........................................................        478
    1959 Or Earlier.....................................................        444

Telephone

    No Telephone In Unit................................................        449

Vehicles Available

      Occupied Housing Units............................................      5,698
    None................................................................        380
    1...................................................................      2,183
    2...................................................................      2,184
    3 Or More...........................................................        951

Mortgage Status And Selected Monthly Owner Costs

    Specified Owner-Occupied Housing Units..............................      2,344
      With A Mortgage...................................................        907
        Less Than $300..................................................        135
        $300 To $499....................................................        426
        $500 To $699....................................................        241
        $700 To $999....................................................         96
        $1,000 To $1,499................................................          9
        $1,500 To $1,999................................................          0
        $2,000 Or More..................................................          0
        Median (Dollars)................................................        430
      Not Mortgaged.....................................................      1,437
        Less Than $100..................................................        175
        $100 To $199....................................................        918
        $200 To $299....................................................        319
        $300 To $399....................................................         17
        $400 Or More....................................................          8
        Median (Dollars)................................................        162

Selected Monthly Owner Costs As A Percentage Of Household Income In 1989

    Specified Owner-Occupied Housing Units..............................      2,344
      Less Than 20 Percent..............................................      1,375
      20 To 24 Percent..................................................        248
      25 To 29 Percent..................................................        247
      30 To 34 Percent..................................................        129
      35 Percent Or More................................................        315
      Not Computed......................................................         30

Gross Rent

    Specified Renter-Occupied Housing Units.............................        826
      Less Than $200....................................................         79
      $200 To $299......................................................        290
      $300 To $499......................................................        244
      $500 To $749......................................................         44
      $750 To $999......................................................         11
      $1,000 Or More....................................................          0
      No Cash Rent......................................................        158
      Median (Dollars)..................................................        288

Gross Rent As A Percentage Of Household Income In 1989

    Specified Renter-Occupied Housing Units.............................        826
      Less Than 20 Percent..............................................        248
      20 To 24 Percent..................................................         66
      25 To 29 Percent..................................................         63
      30 To 34 Percent..................................................         87
      35 Percent Or More................................................        194
      Not Computed......................................................        168


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