Low Gap township, Newton County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (0% naturalized citizens)
Low Gap township: | 0.6% |
Whole state: | 2.8% |
67% of Low Gap township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 147
- Northeast: 20
- Midwest: 68
- South: 102
- West: 13
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $31,700
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 145
- Mobile homes: 39
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,900
Housing units in Low Gap township with a mortgage: 4 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Construction (15%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Health care (15%)
- Social assistance (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Business operations specialists (3%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Low Gap township:
- United States or American (43.8%)
- German (7.6%)
- English (7.2%)
- Irish (7.2%)
- French (except Basque) (5.4%)
- Dutch (2.9%)
- British (2.2%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 87 (64%)
- Carpooled: 19 (14%)
- Walked: 5 (4%)
- Worked at home: 26 (19%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Wood (47%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
- Electricity (23%)
99.1% of residents of Low Gap township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 361- In family households: 325 (97 male householders, 25 female householders)
109 spouses, 85 children (85 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 36 (24 male householders (19 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 75 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 9 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person, 5 2-persons,
64 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (0 men, 13 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
Here: | 22.0% |
Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
Here: | 23.5% |
Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Arkansas: | 14.7% |