Lapile township, Union County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (50% naturalized citizens)
Lapile township: | 1.9% |
Whole state: | 2.8% |
69% of Lapile township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1967
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 62
- South: 509
- West: 58
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $23,800
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 946
- One, attached: 14
- 20 to 49: 5
- Mobile homes: 419
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,600
Housing units in Lapile township with a mortgage: 236 (16 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 350
- Construction (34%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Repair and maintenance (11%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (10%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (3%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (14%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (12%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (10%)
- Health care (8%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Carpenters (15%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (14%)
- Bus drivers (11%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Electricians (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (24%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Cashiers (12%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lapile township:
- United States or American (14.0%)
- African (4.4%)
- Irish (4.2%)
- English (3.5%)
- French (except Basque) (2.3%)
- German (2.3%)
- Dutch (0.6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (82%)
- Vietnam (10%)
- Other Southern Europe (8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 721 (77%)
- Carpooled: 168 (18%)
- Walked: 20 (2%)
- Other means: 9 (1%)
- Worked at home: 23 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (62%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Wood (3%)
96.9% of residents of Lapile township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 63% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,654- In family households: 2,277 (478 male householders, 234 female householders)
488 spouses, 768 children (703 natural, 25 adopted, 40 stepchildren), 176 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 63 other relatives, 31 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 377 (137 male householders (117 living alone)), 205 female householders (193 living alone)), 35 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 302 2-persons, 155 3-persons, 148 4-persons, 52 5-persons, 46 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 310 1-person, 28 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 4-persons,
360 married couples with children.
196 single-parent households (23 men, 173 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here: | 1.6% |
Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here: | 1.3% |
Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
Here: | 11.9% |
Arkansas: | 14.7% |