Arkansas Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

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
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
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)

Occupied Housing Units	1,042,696	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
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

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
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
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

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	8,327	0.8
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	7,746	0.7
No telephone service	56,747	5.4

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
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

Specified owner-occupied units	513,483	100.0
VALUE
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)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
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)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
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

Specified renter-occupied units	310,291	100.0
GROSS RENT
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)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
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

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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