Bella Vista, AR (Arkansas) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 16,073 (Urban population: 8,720 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 7,353 (50 farm, 7,303 nonfarm))

Bella Vista, Arkansas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 8,874 (7,831 occupied: 6,850 owner occupied, 981 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	13%
State:	31%

Housing density: 135 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: $809 (lower quartile is $617, upper quartile is $1,047)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $940

Median gross rent in Bella Vista, AR in 2007: $974

Housing units in Bella Vista with a mortgage: 3,274 (210 second mortgage, 194 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,981

Bella Vista,AR index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $193,591 (it was $110,200 in 2000)

Bella Vista:	$193,591
Arkansas:	$101,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $134,824 - $258,516

Household type by relationship

Households: 16,313

In family households: 14,150 (5,469 male householders, 519 female householders)
5,598 spouses, 2,286 children (2,033 natural, 123 adopted, 130 stepchildren), 65 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 54 parents, 94 other relatives, 65 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,163 (684 male householders (550 living alone)), 1,182 female householders (1,093 living alone)), 297 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 128 (126 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,771 2-persons, 623 3-persons, 387 4-persons, 131 5-persons, 50 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,643 1-person, 176 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

1,628 married couples with children.
260 single-parent households (65 men, 195 women).

96.9% of residents of Bella Vista speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 52% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 157 (1.0%)
(58.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bella Vista, Arkansas:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 32 3 rooms: 120 4 rooms: 845 5 rooms: 1,970 6 rooms: 1,993 7 rooms: 929 8 rooms: 494 9 or more rooms: 459

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bella Vista, Arkansas:
	1 room: 10 2 rooms: 22 3 rooms: 21 4 rooms: 363 5 rooms: 292 6 rooms: 177 7 rooms: 59 8 rooms: 29 9 or more rooms: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 461
1995 to 1998: 1,566
1990 to 1994: 1,656
1980 to 1989: 2,462
1970 to 1979: 2,186
1960 to 1969: 411
1950 to 1959: 19
1940 to 1949: 26
1939 or earlier: 87

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bella Vista:
	no bedroom: 24 1 bedroom: 84 2 bedrooms: 3,026 3 bedrooms: 3,161 4 bedrooms: 497 5 or more bedrooms: 58

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bella Vista:
	no bedroom: 10 1 bedroom: 61 2 bedrooms: 527 3 bedrooms: 319 4 bedrooms: 64 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Bella Vista in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 95 1 vehicle: 1,791 2 vehicles: 4,316 3 vehicles: 516 4 vehicles: 89 5 or more vehicles: 43

Cars and other vehicles available in Bella Vista in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 70 1 vehicle: 464 2 vehicles: 376 3 vehicles: 59 4 vehicles: 12 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Bella Vista, AR:

Less than $10,000: 13
$10,000 to $14,999: 7
$15,000 to $19,999: 9
$20,000 to $24,999: 12
$25,000 to $29,999: 9
$30,000 to $34,999: 8
$35,000 to $39,999: 29
$40,000 to $49,999: 29
$50,000 to $59,999: 34
$60,000 to $69,999: 43
$70,000 to $79,999: 88
$80,000 to $89,999: 105
$90,000 to $99,999: 162
$100,000 to $124,999: 608
$125,000 to $149,999: 793
$150,000 to $174,999: 899
$175,000 to $199,999: 635
$200,000 to $249,999: 1275
$250,000 to $299,999: 794
$300,000 to $399,999: 549
$400,000 to $499,999: 271
$500,000 to $749,999: 199
$750,000 to $999,999: 49
$1,000,000 or more: 22

Bella Vista rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bella Vista:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 18
$350 to $399: 33
$400 to $449: 34
$450 to $499: 9
$500 to $549: 30
$550 to $599: 68
$600 to $649: 109
$650 to $699: 60
$700 to $749: 47
$750 to $799: 48
$800 to $899: 98
$900 to $999: 128
$1,000 to $1,249: 121
$1,250 to $1,499: 45
$1,500 to $1,999: 54
$2,000 or more: 28
No cash rent: 19

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 28 1990 to 1994: 13 1985 to 1989: 9 1980 to 1984: 22 1975 to 1979: 17 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 68

Bella Vista, AR Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.8%
Number of people working at home: 210 (3.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 120
5 to 9 minutes: 463
10 to 14 minutes: 700
15 to 19 minutes: 1155
20 to 24 minutes: 1132
25 to 29 minutes: 237
30 to 34 minutes: 812
35 to 39 minutes: 71
40 to 44 minutes: 167
45 to 59 minutes: 267
60 to 89 minutes: 50
90 or more minutes: 105

Bella Vista mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,639 (85%)
Carpooled: 573 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
Taxi: 21 (0%)
Walked: 22 (0%)
Other means: 16 (0%)
Worked at home: 210 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 256
$10,000 to $14,999: 219
$15,000 to $19,999: 501
$20,000 to $24,999: 563
$25,000 to $29,999: 616
$30,000 to $34,999: 585
$35,000 to $39,999: 600
$40,000 to $44,999: 709
$45,000 to $49,999: 571
$50,000 to $59,999: 909
$60,000 to $74,999: 898
$75,000 to $99,999: 710
$100,000 to $124,999: 325
$125,000 to $149,999: 206
$150,000 to $199,999: 119
$200,000 or more: 67

First ancestries reported:

German: 3454

English: 2167

United States or American: 1350

Irish: 1211

Other groups: 1117

Norwegian: 496

Scotch-Irish: 450

Swedish: 447

Scottish: 320

French (except Basque): 315

Polish: 303

Dutch: 249

Italian: 201

British: 144

Czech: 116

Danish: 108

French Canadian: 97

European: 95

Welsh: 93

Swiss: 86

Pennsylvania German: 39

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 32

Hungarian: 29

Scandinavian: 24

Dutch West Indian: 23

Austrian: 22

Czechoslovakian: 19

Russian: 13

New Zealander: 10

Luxemburger: 10

Canadian: 10

Basque: 10

Slovene: 10

Finnish: 10

German Russian: 9

U.S. Virgin Islander: 9

Iranian: 8

Belgian: 8

Portuguese: 8

Croatian: 6

Armenian: 4

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

Germany (22%)
United Kingdom (17%)
Philippines (15%)
Japan (10%)
Canada (10%)
Indonesia (9%)
Vietnam (6%)

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

This state: 2634
Northeast: 698
Midwest: 8630
South: 3046
West: 1157

47% of Bella Vista residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 13% lived in Arkansas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 110
9th grade: 73
10th grade: 121
11th grade: 82
12th grade, no diploma: 125
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,809
Less than 1 year of college: 455
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,262
Associate degree: 316
Bachelor's degree: 1,503
Master's degree: 550
Professional school degree: 205
Doctorate degree: 95

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 37
5th and 6th grade: 18
7th and 8th grade: 55
9th grade: 90
10th grade: 118
11th grade: 100
12th grade, no diploma: 114
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,530
Less than 1 year of college: 733
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,561
Associate degree: 477
Bachelor's degree: 1,037
Master's degree: 346
Professional school degree: 72
Doctorate degree: 41

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.5%

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: 65.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 30.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 16.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 25.0%

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: $54,296
Black householders: $123,957
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $88,228
Asian householders: $68,405
Two or more races householders: $79,718
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $40,526

Bella Vista household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bella Vista household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Bella Vista household income for Asian householders

Bella Vista household income for Two or more races householders

Bella Vista household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Bella Vista marital status for males

Bella Vista marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $199,037
Black or African American householders: $96,620
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $138,781
Asian householders: $321,129
Two or more races householders: $135,970
Hispanic or Latino householders: $137,551

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,458
One, attached: 701
Two: 94
3 or 4: 188
5 to 9: 7
10 to 19: 18
20 to 49: 64
50 or more: 11
Mobile homes: 308
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 25

Median worth of mobile homes: $74,413

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bella Vista:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (74%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%) Wood (2%) Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (72%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%) Utility gas (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Wood (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 68

Here:	7.8%
Arkansas:	7.4%

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

Here:	2.4%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 49

Here:	14.8%
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)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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