DeWitt vs Gillett

A side-by-side comparison of DeWitt and Gillett: population, income, housing, and more.

DeWitt and Gillett are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

DeWitt has the higher population (2,980 vs 464 in Gillett). Gillett has the higher median household income ($67,143 vs $48,221 in DeWitt). Gillett has the higher median home value ($91,900 vs $85,800 in DeWitt).

Population, income & housing

	DeWitt	Gillett
Population	2,980	464
Median age	41.2 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$48,221	$67,143
Median home value	$85,800	$91,900
Median gross rent	$792	$738
Housing units	1,248	296
Homeownership rate	56.2%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeWitt	Gillett
Population	3,091 → 2,980 (-3.6%)	763 → 464 (-39.2%)
Median household income	$36,146 → $48,221 (+33.4%)	$45,313 → $67,143 (+48.2%)
Median home value	$84,500 → $85,800 (+1.5%)	$74,200 → $91,900 (+23.9%)
Median gross rent	$583 → $792 (+35.8%)	$617 → $738 (+19.6%)

DeWitt

Population

3,0912,980

Median household income

$36,146$48,221

Median home value

$84,500$85,800

Median gross rent

$583$792

Gillett

Population

763464

Median household income

$45,313$67,143

Median home value

$74,200$91,900

Median gross rent

$617$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeWitt	Gillett
Under 5	3.8%	1.1%
5 to 17	20.8%	22.4%
18 to 24	9.7%	2.2%
25 to 34	11.0%	8.4%
35 to 44	9.9%	12.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	12.3%
55 to 64	19.3%	25.4%
65 to 74	7.9%	10.1%
75 and over	7.1%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeWitt	Gillett
White (non-Hispanic)	65.5%	78.2%
Black or African American	24.0%	15.3%
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%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeWitt	Gillett
No high school diploma	14.6%	11.3%
High school graduate	48.9%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeWitt	Gillett
Drove alone	76.9%	93.2%
Carpooled	18.8%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	0.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeWitt	Gillett
1-unit, detached	73.3%	71.3%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	20.3%

Poverty & households

	DeWitt	Gillett
Poverty rate	23.2%	3.5%
Average household size	2.76	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1973	1975