Barling, AR (Arkansas) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,439 (Urban population: 4,415, Rural population: 24 (all nonfarm))

Barling, Arkansas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,699 (1,623 occupied: 1,109 owner occupied, 514 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	32%
State:	31%

Housing density: 77 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $102,898.

Median contract rent in 2007: $405 (lower quartile is $312, upper quartile is $529)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $331

Median gross rent in Barling, AR in 2007: $505

Housing units in Barling with a mortgage: 665 (65 second mortgage, 55 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 200

Barling,AR index of house prices

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,000

In family households: 3,463 (882 male householders, 213 female householders)
804 spouses, 1,150 children (1,002 natural, 22 adopted, 126 stepchildren), 149 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 120 other relatives, 73 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 537 (182 male householders (179 living alone)), 306 female householders (267 living alone)), 49 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 113 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 438 2-persons, 283 3-persons, 231 4-persons, 85 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 446 1-person, 39 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

728 married couples with children.
258 single-parent households (70 men, 188 women).

93.8% of residents of Barling speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 174 (4.2%)
(38.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.1
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Barling, Arkansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 16 3 rooms: 26 4 rooms: 148 5 rooms: 605 6 rooms: 232 7 rooms: 56 8 rooms: 26 9 or more rooms: 0

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Barling, Arkansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 48 3 rooms: 96 4 rooms: 123 5 rooms: 137 6 rooms: 70 7 rooms: 24 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 16

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 31
1995 to 1998: 127
1990 to 1994: 197
1980 to 1989: 445
1970 to 1979: 512
1960 to 1969: 227
1950 to 1959: 107
1940 to 1949: 29
1939 or earlier: 24

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Barling:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 32 2 bedrooms: 182 3 bedrooms: 857 4 bedrooms: 38 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Barling:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 134 2 bedrooms: 144 3 bedrooms: 194 4 bedrooms: 26 5 or more bedrooms: 16

Cars and other vehicles available in Barling in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 24 1 vehicle: 403 2 vehicles: 428 3 vehicles: 168 4 vehicles: 86 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Barling in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 101 1 vehicle: 217 2 vehicles: 196 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Barling, AR:

Less than $10,000: 6
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 9
$30,000 to $34,999: 5
$35,000 to $39,999: 17
$40,000 to $49,999: 123
$50,000 to $59,999: 191
$60,000 to $69,999: 191
$70,000 to $79,999: 136
$80,000 to $89,999: 97
$90,000 to $99,999: 73
$100,000 to $124,999: 9
$125,000 to $149,999: 8
$150,000 to $174,999: 0
$175,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 to $249,999: 0
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Barling rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Barling:

Less than $100: 10 people
$100 to $149: 14
$150 to $199: 13
$200 to $249: 12
$250 to $299: 66
$300 to $349: 76
$350 to $399: 59
$400 to $449: 50
$450 to $499: 45
$500 to $549: 42
$550 to $599: 53
$600 to $649: 33
$650 to $699: 19
$700 to $749: 13
$750 to $799: 7
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 32

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 41 1990 to 1994: 61 1985 to 1989: 18 1980 to 1984: 8 1975 to 1979: 39 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 7

Barling, AR Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.3%
Number of people working at home: 35 (1.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 73
5 to 9 minutes: 215
10 to 14 minutes: 325
15 to 19 minutes: 498
20 to 24 minutes: 405
25 to 29 minutes: 58
30 to 34 minutes: 150
35 to 39 minutes: 15
40 to 44 minutes: 15
45 to 59 minutes: 61
60 to 89 minutes: 42
90 or more minutes: 21

Barling mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,560 (82%)
Carpooled: 282 (15%)
Walked: 6 (0%)
Other means: 30 (2%)
Worked at home: 35 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 137
$10,000 to $14,999: 111
$15,000 to $19,999: 127
$20,000 to $24,999: 164
$25,000 to $29,999: 59
$30,000 to $34,999: 143
$35,000 to $39,999: 130
$40,000 to $44,999: 154
$45,000 to $49,999: 92
$50,000 to $59,999: 104
$60,000 to $74,999: 187
$75,000 to $99,999: 105
$100,000 to $124,999: 51
$125,000 to $149,999: 9
$150,000 to $199,999: 10
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 720

United States or American: 600

Irish: 376

German: 327

English: 271

Dutch: 89

Scotch-Irish: 87

Subsaharan African:: 57

African: 57

French (except Basque): 42

Scottish: 36

Polish: 22

French Canadian: 14

British: 13

Swedish: 12

Norwegian: 11

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 10

Dutch West Indian: 10

Swiss: 8

European: 7

Danish: 7

Yugoslavian: 7

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (46%)
El Salvador (24%)
Vietnam (20%)
Korea (5%)
Japan (4%)
Laos (2%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2584
Northeast: 49
Midwest: 459
South: 504
West: 343

45% of Barling residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Arkansas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 13
5th and 6th grade: 21
7th and 8th grade: 44
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 52
11th grade: 66
12th grade, no diploma: 93
High school graduate (or equivalency): 496
Less than 1 year of college: 77
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 171
Associate degree: 41
Bachelor's degree: 109
Master's degree: 35
Professional school degree: 16
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 34
Nursery to 4th grade: 14
5th and 6th grade: 24
7th and 8th grade: 48
9th grade: 51
10th grade: 44
11th grade: 31
12th grade, no diploma: 136
High school graduate (or equivalency): 529
Less than 1 year of college: 138
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 188
Associate degree: 77
Bachelor's degree: 67
Master's degree: 27
Professional school degree: 7
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 13.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $47,312
Black householders: $52,741
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $80,922
Asian householders: $68,935
Some other race householders: $24,357
Two or more races householders: $36,659
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $25,087

Barling household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Barling household income for Black householders

Barling household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Barling household income for Asian householders

Barling household income for Some other race householders

Barling household income for Two or more races householders

Barling household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Barling marital status for males

Barling marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $98,666
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $15,271
Asian householders: $85,837
Some other race householders: $99,277
Two or more races householders: $99,277
Hispanic or Latino householders: $99,277

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,159
One, attached: 10
Two: 40
3 or 4: 27
5 to 9: 76
10 to 19: 46
50 or more: 40
Mobile homes: 301

Median worth of mobile homes: $33,638

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Barling:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (56%) Electricity (41%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (53%) Utility gas (46%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6

Here:	1.1%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	2.9%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Here:	6.9%
Arkansas:	14.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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