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Walnut Lake township, Desha County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)

Walnut Lake township:

0.7%
Whole state:

2.8%

79% of Walnut Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Arkansas.

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

  • This state: 474
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 105
  • South: 4
  • West: 9

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Walnut Lake township, AR map Walnut Lake township, Arkansas satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $22,000


Housing units in Walnut Lake township with a mortgage: 78 (6 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 105

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 1
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 20
  • 1970 to 1979: 21
  • 1960 to 1969: 18
  • 1950 to 1959: 13
  • 1940 to 1949: 17
  • 1939 or earlier: 173

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Walnut Lake township, Arkansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 17
  • 5 rooms: 69
  • 6 rooms: 41
  • 7 rooms: 34
  • 8 rooms: 26
  • 9 or more rooms: 19

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Walnut Lake township, Arkansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 2
  • 4 rooms: 6
  • 5 rooms: 7
  • 6 rooms: 2
  • 7 rooms: 3
  • 8 rooms: 15
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Walnut Lake township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 64
  • 3 bedrooms: 89
  • 4 bedrooms: 42
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Walnut Lake township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 10
  • 3 bedrooms: 13
  • 4 bedrooms: 10
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Walnut Lake township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 6
  • 1 vehicle: 58
  • 2 vehicles: 62
  • 3 vehicles: 62
  • 4 vehicles: 16
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Walnut Lake township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 2
  • 1 vehicle: 18
  • 2 vehicles: 12
  • 3 vehicles: 1
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Repair and maintenance (16%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
  • Computer and electronic products (14%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Gasoline stations (12%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (25%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Finance and insurance (16%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (11%)
  • Apparel (9%)
  • Furniture and related product manufacturing (9%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (16%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (14%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (12%)
  • Other transportation workers (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (18%)
  • Other financial specialists (16%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (16%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (9%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Walnut Lake township:

  • German (42.5%)
  • English (13.9%)
  • Swedish (13.9%)
  • Irish (10.3%)
  • United States or American (8.9%)
  • Czech (2.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1.9%)

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

  • Sweden (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (63%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

96.6% of residents of Walnut Lake township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% speak English very well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 594

Size of family households: 116 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 11 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 48 1-person, 7 2-persons,

50 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (11 men, 9 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Arkansas:

7.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Arkansas:

6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Arkansas:

14.7%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Walnut Lake township:

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