Mars Hill township, Lafayette County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 53.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 169 (all rural)
| Males: 95 |  (56.2%) |
| Females: 74 |  (43.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 140 (121 owner occupied, 19 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Mars Hill township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 78.7%
- Black: 19.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
Median age of males: 33.3
Median age of females: 41.5
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Average household size: 2.37
| Mars Hill township: | 2.4 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.85
| Mars Hill township: | $29,545 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $282 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $53,270 (it was $33,900 in 2000)
| : | $53,270 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $75,347
Here: $75,347 State: $153,111
Townhouses or other attached units: $86,997
Here: $86,997 State: $138,575
Mobile homes: $39,143
Here: $39,143 State: $52,675
| Population density: 3 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 25.7% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 10.0% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Mars Hill township: Mars Hill (A), Mars Hill Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Mars Hill township include: Bethel Church (A), Mount Zion Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mount Zion Cemetery (1), Demoss Cemetery (2), Mars Hill Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Steel Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
58% of Mars Hill township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 136
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 9
- South: 21
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.7% of all households
29 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 62
- 3 or 4: 5
- Mobile homes: 23
Median worth of mobile homes: $23,800
Housing units in Mars Hill township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Construction (14%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Food (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Finance and insurance (16%)
- Health care (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Cashiers (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Mars Hill township:
- United States or American (21.5%)
- Irish (15.4%)
- French (except Basque) (12.3%)
- German (10.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 36 (59%)
- Carpooled: 19 (31%)
- Worked at home: 6 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Utility gas (28%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Wood (10%)
29 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 144- In family households: 125 (34 male householders, 7 female householders)
31 spouses, 36 children (36 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 19 (6 male householders (0 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 29 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 20 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 4 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person, 6 2-persons,
19 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households (0 men, 0 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 undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |