Bentonville vs Centerton

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

Bentonville and Centerton 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 20,212 in Centerton). Centerton has the higher median household income ($112,920 vs $108,465 in Bentonville). Bentonville has the higher median home value ($370,700 vs $295,500 in Centerton).

Population, income & housing

	Bentonville	Centerton
Population	56,326	20,212
Median age	31.9 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$108,465	$112,920
Median home value	$370,700	$295,500
Median gross rent	$1,238	$1,436
Housing units	23,813	7,570
Homeownership rate	50.4%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.7%	40.6%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bentonville	Centerton
Population	49,467 → 56,326 (+13.9%)	14,203 → 20,212 (+42.3%)
Median household income	$80,392 → $108,465 (+34.9%)	$75,631 → $112,920 (+49.3%)
Median home value	$232,600 → $370,700 (+59.4%)	$185,400 → $295,500 (+59.4%)
Median gross rent	$955 → $1,238 (+29.6%)	$1,091 → $1,436 (+31.6%)

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

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)

	Bentonville	Centerton
Under 5	7.7%	7.0%
5 to 17	20.5%	21.4%
18 to 24	8.7%	7.7%
25 to 34	18.4%	19.7%
35 to 44	18.1%	18.4%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.4%
55 to 64	7.4%	6.6%
65 to 74	4.4%	4.9%
75 and over	2.9%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bentonville	Centerton
White (non-Hispanic)	58.5%	58.4%
Black or African American	3.4%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	12.7%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.6%	15.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bentonville	Centerton
No high school diploma	4.7%	4.4%
High school graduate	18.8%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	30.4%	27.9%
Graduate or professional degree	23.3%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bentonville	Centerton
Drove alone	69.7%	71.0%
Carpooled	7.6%	9.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.5%
Worked from home	19.3%	17.3%
Other means	0.6%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bentonville	Centerton
1-unit, detached	62.1%	78.6%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	13.2%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	18.0%	4.5%
20 or more units	7.2%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Bentonville	Centerton
Poverty rate	6.3%	4.8%
Average household size	2.57	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	2006	2008