Pea Ridge vs Wilton

A side-by-side comparison of Pea Ridge and Wilton: population, income, housing, and more.

Pea Ridge and Wilton are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pea Ridge has the higher population (808 vs 691 in Wilton). Pea Ridge has the higher median household income ($57,273 vs $54,000 in Wilton). Wilton has the higher median home value ($145,800 vs $93,600 in Pea Ridge).

Population, income & housing

	Pea Ridge	Wilton
Population	808	691
Median age	38.1 yrs	31.1 yrs
Median household income	$57,273	$54,000
Median home value	$93,600	$145,800
Median gross rent	—	$391
Housing units	398	246
Homeownership rate	88.2%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pea Ridge	Wilton
Population	946 → 808 (-14.6%)	749 → 691 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$32,560 → $57,273 (+75.9%)	$49,028 → $54,000 (+10.1%)
Median home value	$103,400 → $93,600 (-9.5%)	$106,400 → $145,800 (+37.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$518 → $391 (-24.5%)

Pea Ridge

Population

946808

Median household income

$32,560$57,273

Median home value

$103,400$93,600

Wilton

Population

749691

Median household income

$49,028$54,000

Median home value

$106,400$145,800

Median gross rent

$518$391

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pea Ridge	Wilton
Under 5	2.6%	9.3%
5 to 17	20.3%	18.1%
18 to 24	5.2%	13.7%
25 to 34	18.1%	17.5%
35 to 44	10.9%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.6%
55 to 64	7.3%	6.4%
65 to 74	18.2%	5.8%
75 and over	4.8%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pea Ridge	Wilton
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	42.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	35.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	12.5%	17.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pea Ridge	Wilton
No high school diploma	12.0%	22.9%
High school graduate	36.8%	42.3%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pea Ridge	Wilton
Drove alone	85.0%	77.6%
Carpooled	7.6%	15.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	1.4%
Other means	0.0%	5.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pea Ridge	Wilton
1-unit, detached	64.1%	72.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35.9%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Pea Ridge	Wilton
Poverty rate	7.5%	14.3%
Average household size	2.64	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	34	25
Median year structure built	1979	1977