Big Flat vs Briarcliff

A side-by-side comparison of Big Flat and Briarcliff: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Briarcliff has the higher population (231 vs 62 in Big Flat). Briarcliff has the higher median household income ($51,000 vs $19,500 in Big Flat). Since 2019, Big Flat's population has grown faster (+169.6% vs -19.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Big Flat	Briarcliff
Population	62	231
Median age	27.3 yrs	52.2 yrs
Median household income	$19,500	$51,000
Median home value	—	$204,200
Median gross rent	—	$828
Housing units	60	116
Homeownership rate	87.5%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.1%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	35.5%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Flat	Briarcliff
Population	23 → 62 (+169.6%)	288 → 231 (-19.8%)
Median household income	$21,250 → $19,500 (-8.2%)	$56,140 → $51,000 (-9.2%)
Median home value	$58,800 → $154,200 (+162.2%)	$75,000 → $204,200 (+172.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$475 → $828 (+74.3%)

Big Flat

Population

2362

Median household income

$21,250$19,500

Median home value

$58,800$154,200

Briarcliff

Population

288231

Median household income

$56,140$51,000

Median home value

$75,000$204,200

Median gross rent

$475$828

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Flat	Briarcliff
Under 5	11.3%	12.6%
5 to 17	22.6%	4.3%
18 to 24	12.9%	13.0%
25 to 34	9.7%	7.8%
35 to 44	17.7%	3.0%
45 to 54	3.2%	21.6%
55 to 64	8.1%	8.2%
65 to 74	8.1%	13.0%
75 and over	6.5%	16.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Flat	Briarcliff
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	84.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Flat	Briarcliff
No high school diploma	27.3%	8.0%
High school graduate	54.5%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	12.1%	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Flat	Briarcliff
Drove alone	70.0%	68.7%
Carpooled	25.0%	18.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	13.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Flat	Briarcliff
1-unit, detached	76.7%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.3%	31.0%

Poverty & households

	Big Flat	Briarcliff
Poverty rate	72.6%	27.3%
Average household size	2.58	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	34	36
Median year structure built	1958	1982