Water Valley township, Randolph County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 24.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 334 (all rural)
| Males: 181 |  (54.2%) |
| Females: 153 |  (45.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 334 (283 owner occupied, 51 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Water Valley township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 3.6%
Median age of males: 36.8
Median age of females: 38.3
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Average household size: 2.78
| Water Valley township: | 2.8 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.04
| Water Valley township: | $34,201 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $318 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $75,619 (it was $51,600 in 2000)
| : | $75,619 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 30.2% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Water Valley Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Water Valley township: McIlroy Church of Christ (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Rickman Cemetery (1), McIlroy Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Jew Creek (A), Hincha Creek (B), Eassis Creek (C), Bradley Creek (D), Rickman Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
83% of Water Valley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 145
- Northeast: 16
- Midwest: 48
- South: 15
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 126
- Mobile homes: 38
Median worth of mobile homes: $16,100
Housing units in Water Valley township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Construction (21%)
- Wood products (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Water transportation (9%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (15%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (13%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Social assistance (11%)
- Leather and allied products (9%)
- Personal and laundry services (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (19%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Carpenters (9%)
- Rail and water transportation workers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
- Top executives (11%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Personal appearance workers (9%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Water Valley township:
- United States or American (44.9%)
- German (17.0%)
- Irish (10.9%)
- English (8.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.1%)
- French (except Basque) (4.1%)
- Scottish (4.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 79 (89%)
- Carpooled: 10 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Wood (32%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- No fuel used (5%)
- Other fuel (3%)
96.5% of residents of Water Valley township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 235- In family households: 201 (74 male householders, 3 female householders)
74 spouses, 41 children (37 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 34 (18 male householders (18 living alone)), 16 female householders (16 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 4 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person,
69 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (10 men, 7 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% |