Bella Vista vs Lowell

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

Bella Vista and Lowell 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 10,438 in Lowell). Lowell has the higher median household income ($92,986 vs $85,932 in Bella Vista). Bella Vista has the higher median home value ($262,400 vs $260,100 in Lowell).

Population, income & housing

	Bella Vista	Lowell
Population	30,935	10,438
Median age	51.5 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$85,932	$92,986
Median home value	$262,400	$260,100
Median gross rent	$1,316	$1,080
Housing units	14,209	3,768
Homeownership rate	88.2%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.8%	29.2%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bella Vista	Lowell
Population	28,539 → 30,935 (+8.4%)	9,175 → 10,438 (+13.8%)
Median household income	$67,550 → $85,932 (+27.2%)	$68,438 → $92,986 (+35.9%)
Median home value	$168,000 → $262,400 (+56.2%)	$157,600 → $260,100 (+65.0%)
Median gross rent	$942 → $1,316 (+39.7%)	$836 → $1,080 (+29.2%)

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

Lowell

Population

9,17510,438

Median household income

$68,438$92,986

Median home value

$157,600$260,100

Median gross rent

$836$1,080

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bella Vista	Lowell
Under 5	3.7%	9.2%
5 to 17	14.3%	19.2%
18 to 24	4.8%	9.2%
25 to 34	8.7%	15.9%
35 to 44	12.7%	14.2%
45 to 54	10.4%	10.9%
55 to 64	13.6%	9.1%
65 to 74	17.9%	8.4%
75 and over	14.0%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bella Vista	Lowell
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	54.8%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.5%
Some other race	0.1%	2.2%
Two or more races	8.3%	11.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	26.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bella Vista	Lowell
No high school diploma	3.9%	14.0%
High school graduate	25.1%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bella Vista	Lowell
Drove alone	72.4%	78.8%
Carpooled	8.5%	5.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.6%	14.9%
Other means	0.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bella Vista	Lowell
1-unit, detached	90.9%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	7.3%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Bella Vista	Lowell
Poverty rate	3.5%	7.1%
Average household size	2.39	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1995	2001