Bentonville vs Lowell

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

Bentonville and Lowell 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 10,438 in Lowell). Bentonville has the higher median household income ($108,465 vs $92,986 in Lowell). Bentonville has the higher median home value ($370,700 vs $260,100 in Lowell).

Population, income & housing

	Bentonville	Lowell
Population	56,326	10,438
Median age	31.9 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$108,465	$92,986
Median home value	$370,700	$260,100
Median gross rent	$1,238	$1,080
Housing units	23,813	3,768
Homeownership rate	50.4%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.7%	29.2%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bentonville	Lowell
Population	49,467 → 56,326 (+13.9%)	9,175 → 10,438 (+13.8%)
Median household income	$80,392 → $108,465 (+34.9%)	$68,438 → $92,986 (+35.9%)
Median home value	$232,600 → $370,700 (+59.4%)	$157,600 → $260,100 (+65.0%)
Median gross rent	$955 → $1,238 (+29.6%)	$836 → $1,080 (+29.2%)

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

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)

	Bentonville	Lowell
Under 5	7.7%	9.2%
5 to 17	20.5%	19.2%
18 to 24	8.7%	9.2%
25 to 34	18.4%	15.9%
35 to 44	18.1%	14.2%
45 to 54	11.8%	10.9%
55 to 64	7.4%	9.1%
65 to 74	4.4%	8.4%
75 and over	2.9%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bentonville	Lowell
White (non-Hispanic)	58.5%	54.8%
Black or African American	3.4%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	12.7%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	2.5%
Some other race	0.3%	2.2%
Two or more races	13.6%	11.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	26.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bentonville	Lowell
No high school diploma	4.7%	14.0%
High school graduate	18.8%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	30.4%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	23.3%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bentonville	Lowell
Drove alone	69.7%	78.8%
Carpooled	7.6%	5.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.3%	14.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bentonville	Lowell
1-unit, detached	62.1%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	18.0%	7.3%
20 or more units	7.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Bentonville	Lowell
Poverty rate	6.3%	7.1%
Average household size	2.57	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	2006	2001