Henderson vs Midway

A side-by-side comparison of Henderson and Midway: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Midway has the higher population (1,296 vs 494 in Henderson). Henderson has the higher median household income ($42,948 vs $37,875 in Midway). Henderson has the higher median home value ($196,600 vs $140,600 in Midway).

Population, income & housing

	Henderson	Midway
Population	494	1,296
Median age	67.8 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$42,948	$37,875
Median home value	$196,600	$140,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,043
Housing units	546	698
Homeownership rate	100.0%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	17.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henderson	Midway
Population	427 → 494 (+15.7%)	1,129 → 1,296 (+14.8%)
Median household income	$36,904 → $42,948 (+16.4%)	$55,391 → $37,875 (-31.6%)
Median home value	$162,000 → $196,600 (+21.4%)	$116,900 → $140,600 (+20.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$593 → $1,043 (+75.9%)

Henderson

Population

427494

Median household income

$36,904$42,948

Median home value

$162,000$196,600

Midway

Population

1,1291,296

Median household income

$55,391$37,875

Median home value

$116,900$140,600

Median gross rent

$593$1,043

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henderson	Midway
Under 5	0.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	0.6%	9.0%
18 to 24	3.4%	8.3%
25 to 34	14.2%	7.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	7.5%
45 to 54	10.1%	25.8%
55 to 64	7.7%	22.6%
65 to 74	39.1%	4.9%
75 and over	24.9%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henderson	Midway
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	90.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henderson	Midway
No high school diploma	18.4%	15.7%
High school graduate	38.2%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	17.9%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henderson	Midway
Drove alone	84.8%	72.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	12.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	5.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henderson	Midway
1-unit, detached	86.3%	84.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.7%	12.2%

Poverty & households

	Henderson	Midway
Poverty rate	9.5%	23.7%
Average household size	1.66	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	35	14
Median year structure built	1978	1974