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River township, Grant County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile

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

River township:

0.6%
Whole state:

2.8%

64% of River township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 24% lived in Arkansas.

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

  • This state: 382
  • Northeast: 24
  • Midwest: 32
  • South: 267
  • West: 10

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $132,500


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households
River township, AR map River township, Arkansas satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $38,100


Housing units in River township with a mortgage: 72 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 93

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 46
  • 1995 to 1998: 38
  • 1990 to 1994: 66
  • 1980 to 1989: 79
  • 1970 to 1979: 103
  • 1960 to 1969: 45
  • 1950 to 1959: 25
  • 1940 to 1949: 0
  • 1939 or earlier: 0

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 6
  • 3 rooms: 21
  • 4 rooms: 29
  • 5 rooms: 91
  • 6 rooms: 24
  • 7 rooms: 86
  • 8 rooms: 32
  • 9 or more rooms: 6

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

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

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 21
  • 2 bedrooms: 34
  • 3 bedrooms: 178
  • 4 bedrooms: 62
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in River township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 8
  • 2 bedrooms: 7
  • 3 bedrooms: 7
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 69
  • 2 vehicles: 80
  • 3 vehicles: 94
  • 4 vehicles: 52
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 7
  • 1 vehicle: 8
  • 2 vehicles: 7
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

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

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (39%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (13%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Beverage and tobacco products (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (41%)
  • Social assistance (20%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (10%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (6%)
  • Other construction workers and helpers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (17%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (16%)
  • Child care workers (14%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in River township:

  • English (34.2%)
  • United States or American (16.3%)
  • Irish (10.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish (8.8%)
  • Scottish (7.8%)
  • German (5.3%)
  • French Canadian (1.9%)

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

  • Germany (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (36%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
  • Utility gas (3%)
  • Wood (2%)

97.0% of residents of River township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 722

Size of family households: 122 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 50 4-persons, 10 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 87 1-person,

215 married couples with children.
51 single-parent households (14 men, 37 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 River township:

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