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* TABLE 7A *
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* PERCENT CHANGE, SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS, 1980 TO 1990 *
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COMPARISON OF UNITED STATES, STATE OF ARKANSAS,
AND PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS
Prepared by the Census State Data Center, Arkansas Institute for
Economic Advancement, College of Business Administration,
University of Arkansas at Little Rock from the 1980 and 1990
Census of Population and Housing, Bureau of the Census,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
Housing Units
Lacking Lacking Built
Total Complete Complete Prior to
Housing Plumbing Kitchen 1939
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United States 15.7 -52.8 -47.9 0.0
Arkansas 11.4 -60.6 -60.1 -38.8
Northwest 21.4 -48.9 -47.9 -26.4
White River 12.3 -52.8 -44.6 -42.6
East 5.3 -71.4 -73.5 -46.2
Western 12.9 -61.3 -56.5 -33.4
West Central 11.7 -60.6 -55.1 -42.7
Central 17.4 -47.5 -43.7 -31.1
Southwest 4.4 -60.0 -65.8 -42.8
Southeast 0.04 -70.7 -73.3 -46.0
Occupied Housing Units
No
Telephone
Total Owner Renter In Unit
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United States 14.4 14.0 15.1 -15.0
Arkansas 9.2 7.7 12.7 -4.7
Northwest 20.6 15.1 36.9 7.2
White River 9.0 8.3 11.0 -11.8
East 4.2 4.2 4.2 -5.7
Western 11.5 10.2 14.9 1.4
West Central 9.6 9.8 8.9 -6.4
Central 14.6 12.6 18.5 -2.2
Southwest 1.3 -0.4 6.3 -8.5
Southeast -2.6 -2.5 -2.7 -9.5
Number of Vehicles Available
None 1 2 3 or More
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United States 2.0 8.7 25.6 13.2
Arkansas -3.1 11.3 26.9 -15.6
Northwest 1.6 18.2 43.3 -4.5
White River -3.4 15.7 28.1 -21.6
East -2.2 6.7 25.0 -28.6
Western -0.7 13.8 26.9 -11.0
West Central -8.4 12.4 29.1 -15.2
Central 5.9 12.5 32.9 -9.5
Southwest -7.9 6.5 11.9 -17.9
Southeast -11.9 4.8 6.9 -21.8
This page was compiled by the Institute for Economic Advancement and funded in part by the Economic Development Administration.