White township, Polk County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (57% naturalized citizens)
White township: | 1.1% |
Whole state: | 2.8% |
58% of White township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1071
- Northeast: 51
- Midwest: 134
- South: 431
- West: 288
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $19,600
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 602
- One, attached: 8
- Two: 5
- 3 or 4: 8
- 20 to 49: 4
- Mobile homes: 240
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23
Median worth of mobile homes: $35,000
Housing units in White township with a mortgage: 117 (5 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 117
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
- Construction (12%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Health care (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Top executives (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in White township:
- United States or American (34.0%)
- German (9.8%)
- Irish (8.3%)
- English (7.9%)
- Scottish (2.4%)
- French (except Basque) (2.2%)
- Dutch (1.5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (57%)
- Mexico (17%)
- Canada (17%)
- Austria (9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 553 (77%)
- Carpooled: 122 (17%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
- Walked: 8 (1%)
- Other means: 13 (2%)
- Worked at home: 21 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
- Utility gas (26%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Wood (16%)
97.3% of residents of White township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,010- In family households: 1,775 (478 male householders, 75 female householders)
455 spouses, 620 children (530 natural, 13 adopted, 77 stepchildren), 63 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 35 other relatives, 44 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 235 (99 male householders (77 living alone)), 109 female householders (107 living alone)), 27 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 227 2-persons, 134 3-persons, 107 4-persons, 50 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 184 1-person, 22 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
436 married couples with children.
62 single-parent households (17 men, 45 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here: | 0.7% |
Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here: | 1.4% |
Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10
Here: | 14.5% |
Arkansas: | 14.7% |