North Crossett vs Portland

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

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

North Crossett has the higher population (2,583 vs 430 in Portland). Portland has the higher median household income ($47,500 vs $38,750 in North Crossett). North Crossett has the higher median home value ($74,600 vs $55,300 in Portland).

Population, income & housing

	North Crossett	Portland
Population	2,583	430
Median age	39.4 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$38,750	$47,500
Median home value	$74,600	$55,300
Median gross rent	$680	$620
Housing units	1,249	170
Homeownership rate	66.1%	82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Crossett	Portland
Population	2,802 → 2,583 (-7.8%)	355 → 430 (+21.1%)
Median household income	$53,516 → $38,750 (-27.6%)	$38,214 → $47,500 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$70,500 → $74,600 (+5.8%)	$76,700 → $55,300 (-27.9%)
Median gross rent	$473 → $680 (+43.8%)	$452 → $620 (+37.2%)

North Crossett

Population

2,8022,583

Median household income

$53,516$38,750

Median home value

$70,500$74,600

Median gross rent

$473$680

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)

	North Crossett	Portland
Under 5	5.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	20.1%	22.3%
18 to 24	5.7%	8.4%
25 to 34	16.7%	9.8%
35 to 44	5.8%	5.8%
45 to 54	12.0%	16.3%
55 to 64	17.1%	10.0%
65 to 74	4.7%	15.8%
75 and over	13.0%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Crossett	Portland
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	41.2%
Black or African American	15.9%	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	0.3%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	18.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Crossett	Portland
No high school diploma	16.2%	10.9%
High school graduate	55.2%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	43.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Crossett	Portland
Drove alone	87.9%	90.9%
Carpooled	3.1%	4.5%
Public transit	2.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Crossett	Portland
1-unit, detached	67.1%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.7%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	North Crossett	Portland
Poverty rate	20.9%	20.7%
Average household size	2.84	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1978	1969