Bella Vista vs Centerton

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

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

Bella Vista has the higher population (30,935 vs 20,212 in Centerton). Centerton has the higher median household income ($112,920 vs $85,932 in Bella Vista). Centerton has the higher median home value ($295,500 vs $262,400 in Bella Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Bella Vista	Centerton
Population	30,935	20,212
Median age	51.5 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$85,932	$112,920
Median home value	$262,400	$295,500
Median gross rent	$1,316	$1,436
Housing units	14,209	7,570
Homeownership rate	88.2%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.8%	40.6%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bella Vista	Centerton
Population	28,539 → 30,935 (+8.4%)	14,203 → 20,212 (+42.3%)
Median household income	$67,550 → $85,932 (+27.2%)	$75,631 → $112,920 (+49.3%)
Median home value	$168,000 → $262,400 (+56.2%)	$185,400 → $295,500 (+59.4%)
Median gross rent	$942 → $1,316 (+39.7%)	$1,091 → $1,436 (+31.6%)

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

Centerton

Population

14,20320,212

Median household income

$75,631$112,920

Median home value

$185,400$295,500

Median gross rent

$1,091$1,436

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bella Vista	Centerton
Under 5	3.7%	7.0%
5 to 17	14.3%	21.4%
18 to 24	4.8%	7.7%
25 to 34	8.7%	19.7%
35 to 44	12.7%	18.4%
45 to 54	10.4%	11.4%
55 to 64	13.6%	6.6%
65 to 74	17.9%	4.9%
75 and over	14.0%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bella Vista	Centerton
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	58.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.3%
Asian	1.0%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.3%	15.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bella Vista	Centerton
No high school diploma	3.9%	4.4%
High school graduate	25.1%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	27.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bella Vista	Centerton
Drove alone	72.4%	71.0%
Carpooled	8.5%	9.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	17.6%	17.3%
Other means	0.9%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bella Vista	Centerton
1-unit, detached	90.9%	78.6%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	13.2%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	4.5%
20 or more units	1.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Bella Vista	Centerton
Poverty rate	3.5%	4.8%
Average household size	2.39	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1995	2008