Wilson township, Faulkner County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 29.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,035 (all rural)
| Males: 542 |  (52.4%) |
| Females: 493 |  (47.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,035 (910 owner occupied, 125 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Wilson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 93.2%
- Black: 1.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.0%
- Two or more races: 3.0%
Median age of males: 36.6
Median age of females: 36.7
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Average household size: 2.59
| Wilson township: | 2.6 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.07
| Wilson township: | $49,149 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $539 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $139,600 (it was $85,000 in 2000)
| : | $139,600 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 35 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Cato Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Wilson township include: Faulkner Gap Church (A), Harmony Baptist Church (B), Cato Church (C), Saint Peters Rock Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Harmony Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Meers Lake (A), Brushlake Reservoir (B), Watson Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
63% of Wilson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 96% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 696
- Northeast: 22
- Midwest: 111
- South: 146
- West: 46
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $62,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 288
- One, attached: 11
- Mobile homes: 157
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,700
Housing units in Wilson township with a mortgage: 114 (32 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 77
- Construction (13%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (12%)
- Paper (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (21%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (3%)
- Social assistance (3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wilson township:
- United States or American (31.1%)
- Irish (11.9%)
- German (6.8%)
- Italian (4.0%)
- English (3.7%)
- French (except Basque) (2.9%)
- Polish (2.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 488 (86%)
- Carpooled: 58 (10%)
- Worked at home: 19 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (67%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
- Wood (8%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Other fuel (3%)
99.3% of residents of Wilson township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,046- In family households: 882 (239 male householders, 46 female householders)
235 spouses, 330 children (282 natural, 0 adopted, 48 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 5 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 164 (112 male householders (102 living alone)), 34 female householders (30 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 103 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 103 4-persons, 26 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 132 1-person, 14 2-persons,
217 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (15 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
| Here: | 12.8% |
| 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% |