Arkansas Housing Characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE NUMBER % Total housing units  1,173,043  100.0 1-unit, detached  809,373  69.0 1-unit, attached  20,908  1.8 2 units  37,702  3.2 3 or 4 units  35,068  3.0 5 to 9 units  31,193  2.7 10 to 19 units  26,935  2.3 20 or more units  32,535  2.8 Mobile home  174,831  14.9 Boat, RV, van, etc.  4,498  0.4 YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT NUMBER % 1999 to March 2000  35,750  3.0 1995 to 1998  118,105  10.1 1990 to 1994  105,115  9.0 1980 to 1989  211,664  18.0 1970 to 1979  265,647  22.6 1960 to 1969  169,228  14.4 1940 to 1959  185,070  15.8 1939 or earlier  82,464  7.0 ROOMS NUMBER % 1 room  12,236  1.0 2 rooms  36,072  3.1 3 rooms  90,692  7.7 4 rooms  230,032  19.6 5 rooms  337,303  28.8 6 rooms  243,277  20.7 7 rooms  119,876  10.2 8 rooms  57,995  4.9 9 or more rooms  45,560  3.9 Median (rooms)  5.1  (X) VEHICLES AVAILABLE NUMBER % None  84,225  8.1 1  363,481  34.9 2  423,901  40.7 3 or more  171,089  16.4 HOUSE HEATING FUEL NUMBER % Utility gas  506,400  48.6 Bottled, tank, or LP gas  140,936  13.5 Electricity  340,734  32.7 Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.  1,206  0.1 Coal or coke  46  0.0 Wood  49,379  4.7 Solar energy  278  0.0 Other fuel  1,809  0.2 No fuel used  1,908  0.2 OCCUPANTS PER ROOM NUMBER % Occupied housing units  1,042,696  100.0 1.00 or less  1,004,615  96.3 1.01 to 1.50  26,153  2.5 1.51 or more  11,928  1.1 VALUE NUMBER % Specified owner-occupied units  513,483  100.0 Less than $50,000  140,655  27.4 $50,000 to $99,999  230,751  44.9 $100,000 to $149,999  81,850  15.9 $150,000 to $199,999  31,081  6.1 $200,000 to $299,999  19,075  3.7 $300,000 to $499,999  7,608  1.5 $500,000 to $999,999  1,880  0.4 $1,000,000 or more  583  0.1 Median (dollars)  72,800  (X) SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 NUMBER % Less than 15 percent  232,789  45.3 15 to 19 percent  88,819  17.3 20 to 24 percent  59,900  11.7 25 to 29 percent  37,590  7.3 30 to 34 percent  22,942  4.5 35 percent or more  65,454  12.7 Not computed  5,989  1.2 GROSS RENT NUMBER % Specified renter-occupied units  310,291  100.0 Less than $200  23,965  7.7 $200 to $299  27,449  8.8 $300 to $499  115,273  37.1 $500 to $749  85,190  27.5 $750 to $999  17,842  5.8 $1,000 to $1,499  5,257  1.7 $1,500 or more  1,078  0.3 No cash rent  34,237  11.0 Median (dollars)  453  (X) YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT NUMBER % Occupied Housing Units  1,042,696  100.0 1999 to March 2000  224,881  21.6 1995 to 1998  297,863  28.6 1990 to 1994  168,988  16.2 1980 to 1989  155,061  14.9 1970 to 1979  106,005  10.2 1969 or earlier  89,898  8.6 SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS NUMBER % Lacking complete plumbing facilities  8,327  0.8 Lacking complete kitchen facilities  7,746  0.7 No telephone service  56,747  5.4 MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS NUMBER % With a mortgage  312,244  60.8 Less than $300  5,845  1.1 $300 to $499  48,139  9.4 $500 to $699  87,598  17.1 $700 to $999  94,841  18.5 $1,000 to $1,499  53,250  10.4 $1,500 to $1,999  14,208  2.8 $2,000 or more  8,363  1.6 Median (dollars)  737  (X) Not mortgaged  201,239  39.2 Median (dollars)  240  (X) GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 NUMBER % Less than 15 percent  60,335  19.4 15 to 19 percent  42,416  13.7 20 to 24 percent  35,458  11.4 25 to 29 percent  28,074  9.0 30 to 34 percent  19,553  6.3 35 percent or more  82,778  26.7 Not computed  41,677  13.4 Source: Source U.S. Census Bureau (2009)  (http://factfinder.census.gov). Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report.