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Wheatley township, St. Francis County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile

Land area: 39.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 436 (all rural)

Males: 206  (47.2%)
Females: 230  (52.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 436 (328 owner occupied, 108 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

25%
State:

31%


Races in Wheatley township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 70.2%
  • Black: 25.5%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
  • Two or more races: 0.7%

Median age of males: 38.6
Median age of females: 40.0

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Average household size: 2.48

Wheatley township:

2.5 people
Arkansas:

2.5 people

Average family size: 2.98

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($37,083 in 1999)
Wheatley township:

$30,802
Arkansas:

$40,511
Median contract rent in 2013: $397 (lower quartile is $139, upper quartile is $363)
Here:

$397
State:

$489

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $66,945 (it was $50,700 in 2000)
:

$66,945
Arkansas:

$109,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $41,090 - $106,860
Population density: 11 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Cities in this township include: Wheatley.


Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Wheatley township: Possey Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Pilgrim Rest Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Coon Tail Creek (A), East Flat Fork Creek (B), Long Branch (C), West Flat Fork Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

93% of Wheatley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.

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

  • This state: 69
  • Northeast: 4
  • Midwest: 41
  • South: 0
  • West: 0

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Wheatley township, AR map

Housing units in structures:


Housing units in Wheatley township with a mortgage: 3 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 0
  • 1970 to 1979: 10
  • 1960 to 1969: 2
  • 1950 to 1959: 0
  • 1940 to 1949: 11
  • 1939 or earlier: 29

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wheatley township, Arkansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 8
  • 6 rooms: 10
  • 7 rooms: 3
  • 8 rooms: 16
  • 9 or more rooms: 8

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wheatley township, Arkansas:

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

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wheatley township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 0
  • 3 bedrooms: 29
  • 4 bedrooms: 4
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wheatley township:

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

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

  • no vehicle: 4
  • 1 vehicle: 8
  • 2 vehicles: 17
  • 3 vehicles: 12
  • 4 vehicles: 4
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Wheatley township in renter-occupied apartments

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

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

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (23%)
  • Accommodation and food services (19%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (5%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Cashiers (18%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Wheatley township:

  • German (64.9%)
  • Norwegian (14.0%)
  • Swedish (7.0%)
  • French (except Basque) (4.4%)
  • Irish (4.4%)
  • Dutch (3.5%)
  • French Canadian (1.8%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
  • Electricity (4%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 114

Size of family households: 31 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 6 4-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 2 1-person,

77 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (11 men, 16 women).

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

0.0%
Arkansas:

6.8%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Physically-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 Wheatley township:

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