Crossett vs Portland

A side-by-side comparison of Crossett and Portland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Crossett has the higher population (4,719 vs 430 in Portland). Portland has the higher median household income ($47,500 vs $42,792 in Crossett). Crossett has the higher median home value ($101,200 vs $55,300 in Portland).

Population, income & housing

	Crossett	Portland
Population	4,719	430
Median age	45.2 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$42,792	$47,500
Median home value	$101,200	$55,300
Median gross rent	$544	$620
Housing units	2,640	170
Homeownership rate	55.8%	82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crossett	Portland
Population	4,972 → 4,719 (-5.1%)	355 → 430 (+21.1%)
Median household income	$38,942 → $42,792 (+9.9%)	$38,214 → $47,500 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$93,100 → $101,200 (+8.7%)	$76,700 → $55,300 (-27.9%)
Median gross rent	$512 → $544 (+6.3%)	$452 → $620 (+37.2%)

Crossett

Population

4,9724,719

Median household income

$38,942$42,792

Median home value

$93,100$101,200

Median gross rent

$512$544

Portland

Population

355430

Median household income

$38,214$47,500

Median home value

$76,700$55,300

Median gross rent

$452$620

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crossett	Portland
Under 5	7.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	10.6%	22.3%
18 to 24	10.7%	8.4%
25 to 34	10.4%	9.8%
35 to 44	11.0%	5.8%
45 to 54	13.8%	16.3%
55 to 64	10.6%	10.0%
65 to 74	17.4%	15.8%
75 and over	8.7%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crossett	Portland
White (non-Hispanic)	51.0%	41.2%
Black or African American	43.3%	36.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	18.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crossett	Portland
No high school diploma	8.2%	10.9%
High school graduate	45.9%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	43.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crossett	Portland
Drove alone	77.5%	90.9%
Carpooled	12.2%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.6%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	1.7%
Other means	1.4%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crossett	Portland
1-unit, detached	76.4%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	12.8%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	Crossett	Portland
Poverty rate	25.9%	20.7%
Average household size	2.25	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1972	1969