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* TABLE 7B *
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* PERCENT DISTRIBUTION, SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS, 1980 & 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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1980
United States 100.0 2.6 2.4 25.4
Arkansas 100.0 5.2 4.6 17.1
Northwest 100.0 5.2 4.3 16.6
White River 100.0 6.8 5.4 15.3
East 100.0 7.1 6.2 17.0
Western 100.0 3.9 3.4 21.3
West Central 100.0 5.2 4.5 20.1
Central 100.0 2.1 2.1 12.4
Southwest 100.0 7.1 6.3 21.4
Southeast 100.0 6.5 5.9 18.2
1990
United States 100.0 1.1 1.1 21.9
Arkansas 100.0 1.8 1.6 9.4
Northwest 100.0 2.2 1.9 10.0
White River 100.0 2.9 2.6 7.8
East 100.0 1.9 1.6 8.7
Western 100.0 1.3 1.3 12.6
West Central 100.0 1.8 1.8 10.3
Central 100.0 0.9 1.0 7.3
Southwest 100.0 2.7 2.1 11.7
Southeast 100.0 1.9 1.6 9.8
Occupied Housing Units
No
Telephone
Total Owner Renter In Unit
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1980
United States 100.0 64.4 35.6 7.1
Arkansas 100.0 70.5 29.5 12.5
Northwest 100.0 74.7 25.3 9.5
White River 100.0 76.5 23.5 14.9
East 100.0 64.2 35.8 16.4
Western 100.0 72.1 27.9 13.1
West Central 100.0 73.3 26.7 12.6
Central 100.0 66.1 33.9 8.8
Southwest 100.0 74.7 25.3 14.2
Southeast 100.0 71.0 29.0 14.1
1990
United States 100.0 64.2 35.8 5.2
Arkansas 100.0 69.6 30.4 10.9
Northwest 100.0 71.3 28.7 8.4
White River 100.0 76.0 24.0 12.1
East 100.0 64.2 35.8 14.9
Western 100.0 71.2 28.8 11.9
West Central 100.0 73.4 26.6 10.8
Central 100.0 64.9 35.1 7.5
Southwest 100.0 73.5 26.5 12.8
Southeast 100.0 71.0 29.0 13.1
Number of Vehicles Available
None 1 2 3 or More
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1980
United States 12.9 35.5 34.0 17.5
Arkansas 11.1 33.3 34.0 21.6
Northwest 7.0 33.6 35.6 23.7
White River 10.1 32.3 33.6 24.1
East 14.4 34.3 31.5 19.7
Western 9.1 33.4 35.1 22.5
West Central 11.0 33.1 33.6 22.4
Central 9.5 34.7 35.3 20.5
Southwest 13.1 32.2 33.7 21.0
Southeast 14.8 30.5 33.6 21.1
1990
United States 11.5 33.8 37.4 17.3
Arkansas 9.8 33.9 39.6 16.7
Northwest 5.9 32.9 42.4 18.8
White River 8.9 34.3 39.5 17.3
East 13.5 35.1 37.8 13.5
Western 8.1 34.1 39.9 17.9
West Central 9.2 33.9 39.6 17.3
Central 8.8 34.1 40.9 16.2
Southwest 11.9 33.9 37.2 17.0
Southeast 13.4 32.8 36.8 16.9
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