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Murray township, Newton County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile

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

Murray township:

1.1%
Whole state:

2.8%

57% of Murray township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Arkansas.

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

  • This state: 83
  • Northeast: 5
  • Midwest: 33
  • South: 32
  • West: 13

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $28,800


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Murray township, AR map Murray township, Arkansas satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000


Housing units in Murray township with a mortgage: 4 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 11
  • 1995 to 1998: 14
  • 1990 to 1994: 3
  • 1980 to 1989: 31
  • 1970 to 1979: 36
  • 1960 to 1969: 6
  • 1950 to 1959: 2
  • 1940 to 1949: 13
  • 1939 or earlier: 8

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

  • 1 room: 15
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 10
  • 4 rooms: 13
  • 5 rooms: 17
  • 6 rooms: 2
  • 7 rooms: 10
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 4

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

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

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

  • no bedroom: 15
  • 1 bedroom: 7
  • 2 bedrooms: 22
  • 3 bedrooms: 22
  • 4 bedrooms: 4
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Murray township:

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

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

  • no vehicle: 12
  • 1 vehicle: 15
  • 2 vehicles: 29
  • 3 vehicles: 12
  • 4 vehicles: 5
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 2
  • 1 vehicle: 4
  • 2 vehicles: 3
  • 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 (20%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Computer and electronic products (7%)
  • Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (7%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (13%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Private households (8%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (7%)
  • Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (18%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (13%)
  • Registered nurses (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Life and physical scientists (5%)
  • Art and design workers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Murray township:

  • United States or American (34.2%)
  • Irish (19.3%)
  • English (18.4%)
  • German (8.8%)
  • Scottish (4.4%)
  • French Canadian (2.6%)
  • European (1.8%)

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

  • Canada (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Wood (60%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Utility gas (2%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 168

Size of family households: 14 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 6 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person, 9 2-persons,

24 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (2 men, 3 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 Murray township:

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