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Clark township, Greene County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile

Land area: 32.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 17,049 (88% urban, 12% rural)

Males: 8,009  (47.0%)
Females: 9,040  (53.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 16,668 (10,206 owner occupied, 6,462 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

39%
State:

31%


Races in Clark township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 96.8%
  • Black: 0.1%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
  • Asian: 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 1.5%
  • Two or more races: 1.0%
  • Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 36.8
Median age of females: 39.3

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Average household size: 2.34

Clark township:

2.3 people
Arkansas:

2.5 people

Average family size: 2.91

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($45,625 in 1999)
Clark township:

$37,716
Arkansas:

$40,511
Median contract rent in 2013: $456 (lower quartile is $232, upper quartile is $406)
Here:

$456
State:

$489

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $101,132 (it was $63,200 in 2000)
:

$101,132
Arkansas:

$109,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $57,142 - $155,955
Population density: 532 people per square mile 
 
 (high).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

1.3%
Whole state:

15.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

1.3%
Whole state:

6.6%

Cities in this township include: Paragould.


Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Clark township: Cotton Belt Missionary Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Locust Creek (A), Johnson Creek (B), Jacks Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

70% of Clark township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% 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: 326
  • Northeast: 3
  • Midwest: 30
  • South: 0
  • West: 26

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Clark township, Arkansas:

  • 332 people in nursing homes
  • 42 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 4 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 3 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
Clark township, AR map Clark township, Arkansas satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Housing units in Clark township with a mortgage: 54 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 5
  • 1970 to 1979: 21
  • 1960 to 1969: 0
  • 1950 to 1959: 8
  • 1940 to 1949: 13
  • 1939 or earlier: 112

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 5
  • 3 rooms: 4
  • 4 rooms: 4
  • 5 rooms: 8
  • 6 rooms: 13
  • 7 rooms: 27
  • 8 rooms: 32
  • 9 or more rooms: 21

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

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

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 13
  • 2 bedrooms: 17
  • 3 bedrooms: 29
  • 4 bedrooms: 42
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 13

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clark township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 14
  • 3 bedrooms: 16
  • 4 bedrooms: 7
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 19
  • 2 vehicles: 49
  • 3 vehicles: 35
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 11

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 17
  • 3 vehicles: 17
  • 4 vehicles: 3
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Furniture and related product manufacturing (13%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (13%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Apparel (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Personal appearance workers (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Clark township:

  • Norwegian (44.6%)
  • German (35.8%)
  • Irish (5.8%)
  • Danish (3.9%)
  • Swedish (2.8%)
  • French (except Basque) (2.2%)
  • German Russian (1.7%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
  • Utility gas (30%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)

People in group quarters in Clark township, Arkansas:

  • 332 people in nursing homes
  • 42 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 4 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 3 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

97.8% of residents of Clark township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 385

Size of family households: 69 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 12 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person,

2,704 married couples with children.
1,034 single-parent households (227 men, 807 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 Clark township:

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