Niven township, Jefferson County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 12.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,793 (0% urban, 100% rural)
| Males: 887 |  (49.5%) |
| Females: 906 |  (50.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,793 (1,578 owner occupied, 215 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Niven township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 92.8%
- Black: 5.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 43.8
Median age of females: 44.9
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Average household size: 2.53
| Niven township: | 2.5 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.87
| Niven township: | $34,689 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $466 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $78,400 (it was $53,800 in 2000)
| : | $78,400 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $108,863
Here: $108,863 State: $153,111
Townhouses or other attached units: $164,640
Here: $164,640 State: $138,575
In 2-unit structures: $150,531
Here: $150,531 State: $100,537
Mobile homes: $34,548
Here: $34,548 State: $52,675
| Population density: 148 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 4.8% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Niven township include: Liberty Hill Church (A), Spring Hill Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Liberty Hill Cemetery (1), Spring Hill Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Suburbia Lake (A), Oakley Lake Number Two (B), Oakley Lake (C), Neely Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
68% of Niven township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 142
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 14
- South: 8
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 93
Housing units in Niven township with a mortgage: 8 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8
- Paper (13%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Rail transportation (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Educational services (31%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Health care (7%)
- Health and personal care, except drug, stores (4%)
- Other direct selling establishments (4%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Rail and water transportation workers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Electricians (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Niven township:
- German (78.1%)
- European (6.0%)
- United States or American (3.3%)
- French (except Basque) (2.6%)
- Italian (2.6%)
- Dutch (2.0%)
- Norwegian (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 64 (68%)
- Carpooled: 2 (2%)
- Walked: 4 (4%)
- Worked at home: 24 (26%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Wood (9%)
89.7% of residents of Niven township speak English at home.
8.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 168- In family households: 142 (31 male householders, 17 female householders)
40 spouses, 54 children (54 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 26 (17 male householders (14 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 21 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person, 3 2-persons,
289 married couples with children.
43 single-parent households (10 men, 33 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 40.0% |
| Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Arkansas: | 6.8% |