Prairie township, Johnson County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 17.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,032 (all rural)
| Males: 521 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 511 |  (49.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,032 (842 owner occupied, 190 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Prairie township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 93.6%
- Black: 1.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
Median age of males: 36.1
Median age of females: 36.9
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Average household size: 2.74
| Prairie township: | 2.7 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.05
| Prairie township: | $32,132 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $448 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $90,519 (it was $56,500 in 2000)
| : | $90,519 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 58 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 19.0% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 9.5% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Prairie township: Hays Chapel (A), Goose Camp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Prairie township include: Hays Chapel United Methodist Church (A), Fernwood Assembly of God Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Hogskin Creek (A), Horsehead Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Prairie township: Horse Head Public Use Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
51% of Prairie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 102
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 24
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 35
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $86,700
- Truck transportation (14%)
- Construction (12%)
- Food (11%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Food (22%)
- Health care (20%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Private households (4%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (20%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
- Waiters and waitresses (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Prairie township:
- Norwegian (23.4%)
- United States or American (21.6%)
- English (17.1%)
- German (13.5%)
- Irish (11.7%)
- Scottish (5.4%)
- Dutch (3.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 34 (57%)
- Carpooled: 16 (27%)
- Worked at home: 10 (17%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (81%)
- Wood (19%)
80.3% of residents of Prairie township speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
16.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 126- In family households: 122 (44 male householders, 5 female householders)
33 spouses, 31 children (31 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4 (4 male householders (4 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 22 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 5 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 4 1-person,
169 married couples with children.
72 single-parent households (26 men, 46 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 25.0% |
| Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Arkansas: | 6.8% |