Bella Vista vs Bentonville

A side-by-side comparison of Bella Vista and Bentonville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bentonville has the higher population (56,326 vs 30,935 in Bella Vista). Bentonville has the higher median household income ($108,465 vs $85,932 in Bella Vista). Bentonville has the higher median home value ($370,700 vs $262,400 in Bella Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Bella Vista	Bentonville
Population	30,935	56,326
Median age	51.5 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$85,932	$108,465
Median home value	$262,400	$370,700
Median gross rent	$1,316	$1,238
Housing units	14,209	23,813
Homeownership rate	88.2%	50.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.8%	53.7%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bella Vista	Bentonville
Population	28,539 → 30,935 (+8.4%)	49,467 → 56,326 (+13.9%)
Median household income	$67,550 → $85,932 (+27.2%)	$80,392 → $108,465 (+34.9%)
Median home value	$168,000 → $262,400 (+56.2%)	$232,600 → $370,700 (+59.4%)
Median gross rent	$942 → $1,316 (+39.7%)	$955 → $1,238 (+29.6%)

Bella Vista

Population

28,53930,935

Median household income

$67,550$85,932

Median home value

$168,000$262,400

Median gross rent

$942$1,316

Bentonville

Population

49,46756,326

Median household income

$80,392$108,465

Median home value

$232,600$370,700

Median gross rent

$955$1,238

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bella Vista	Bentonville
Under 5	3.7%	7.7%
5 to 17	14.3%	20.5%
18 to 24	4.8%	8.7%
25 to 34	8.7%	18.4%
35 to 44	12.7%	18.1%
45 to 54	10.4%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.6%	7.4%
65 to 74	17.9%	4.4%
75 and over	14.0%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bella Vista	Bentonville
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	58.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.4%
Asian	1.0%	12.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	8.3%	13.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bella Vista	Bentonville
No high school diploma	3.9%	4.7%
High school graduate	25.1%	18.8%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	22.9%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	23.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bella Vista	Bentonville
Drove alone	72.4%	69.7%
Carpooled	8.5%	7.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	0.3%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	17.6%	19.3%
Other means	0.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bella Vista	Bentonville
1-unit, detached	90.9%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	18.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Bella Vista	Bentonville
Poverty rate	3.5%	6.3%
Average household size	2.39	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	27	19
Median year structure built	1995	2006