Houston township, Perry County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 32.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.
Population: 750 (all rural)
Males: 378 | (50.4%) |
Females: 372 | (49.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 742 (635 owner occupied, 107 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 14% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Houston township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.2%
- Black: 1.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.1%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
Median age of males: 38.0
Median age of females: 38.0
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Average household size: 2.53
Houston township: | 2.5 people |
Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.91
Houston township: | $42,187 |
Arkansas: | $40,511 |
Here: | $390 |
State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $79,293 (it was $55,700 in 2000)
: | $79,293 |
Arkansas: | $109,500 |
Population density: 23 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 16.0% |
Whole state: | 15.8% |
This township: | 5.5% |
Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Houston.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: May Cemetery (1), Leach Cemetery (2), Houston Cemetery (3), Bland Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Winford Brake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Creek (A), White Branch (B), Cypress Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Houston township: Cypress Creek Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
57% of Houston township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 527
- Northeast: 12
- Midwest: 39
- South: 54
- West: 47
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
8 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 185
- One, attached: 4
- Mobile homes: 124
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,900
Housing units in Houston township with a mortgage: 43 (2 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29
- Paper (15%)
- Construction (13%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Food and beverage stores (12%)
- Health care (9%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (20%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Cashiers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Cashiers (10%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Houston township:
- United States or American (23.2%)
- Irish (22.9%)
- German (18.4%)
- English (14.2%)
- Dutch (3.4%)
- Danish (2.0%)
- Polish (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 243 (77%)
- Carpooled: 55 (18%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (1%)
- Motorcycle: 3 (1%)
- Walked: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 5 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (48%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
- Wood (10%)
- Utility gas (1%)
8 people in other nonhousehold living situations
97.0% of residents of Houston township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 670- In family households: 547 (145 male householders, 41 female householders)
155 spouses, 171 children (166 natural, 3 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 5 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 123 (78 male householders (64 living alone)), 21 female householders (17 living alone)), 24 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 9 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 104 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 81 1-person, 16 2-persons, 2 5-persons,
131 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (11 men, 25 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here: | 2.5% |
Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here: | 14.6% |
Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
Here: | 7.4% |
Arkansas: | 14.7% |