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MADISON COUNTY HOUSING
Housing Situation:

Madison County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $62,300 according to the 2000 Census. This median is less than the overall Arkansas 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $72,800.

As of the census of 2000 there were 6,537 housing units at an average density of 8 per mile in Madison County, Arkansas. There were a total of 6,894 housing structures in 2006. The area has seen high level of growth, adding a sum of 357 homes since 2000, or 5.2%.

County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,314
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,149

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $340 (0.5%)

Cities in this county include: Huntsville, St. Paul, Hindsville.

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $80,787
Median montly rent in 2000: $358

Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Madison County in 2000: $580
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Madison County is $443 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $554 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $807 a month.


Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,928
One, attached: 31
Two: 34
3 or 4: 67
5 to 9: 55
10 to 19: 34
20 or more: 60
Mobile homes: 1,259

Housing units in Madison County with a mortgage: 872 (54 second mortgage, 36 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 792


64% of Madison County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Arkansas.


County Average size of farms: 232 acres

Huntsville: Houses: 865 (755 occupied: 413 owner occupied, 342 renter occupied)

Percent of renters here: 45%
State: 31%

Housing density: 287 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $54,000

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $325
Median gross rent in Huntsville, AR in 2000: $333
Housing units in Huntsville with a mortgage: 187 (8 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 182