Gentry vs Lowell

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

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

Lowell has the higher population (10,438 vs 4,069 in Gentry). Lowell has the higher median household income ($92,986 vs $65,325 in Gentry). Lowell has the higher median home value ($260,100 vs $162,400 in Gentry).

Population, income & housing

	Gentry	Lowell
Population	4,069	10,438
Median age	38.7 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$65,325	$92,986
Median home value	$162,400	$260,100
Median gross rent	$1,092	$1,080
Housing units	1,688	3,768
Homeownership rate	68.0%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	29.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gentry	Lowell
Population	3,852 → 4,069 (+5.6%)	9,175 → 10,438 (+13.8%)
Median household income	$51,350 → $65,325 (+27.2%)	$68,438 → $92,986 (+35.9%)
Median home value	$124,400 → $162,400 (+30.5%)	$157,600 → $260,100 (+65.0%)
Median gross rent	$798 → $1,092 (+36.8%)	$836 → $1,080 (+29.2%)

Gentry

Population

3,8524,069

Median household income

$51,350$65,325

Median home value

$124,400$162,400

Median gross rent

$798$1,092

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)

	Gentry	Lowell
Under 5	5.7%	9.2%
5 to 17	16.7%	19.2%
18 to 24	9.2%	9.2%
25 to 34	13.5%	15.9%
35 to 44	10.6%	14.2%
45 to 54	12.4%	10.9%
55 to 64	11.7%	9.1%
65 to 74	13.6%	8.4%
75 and over	6.6%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gentry	Lowell
White (non-Hispanic)	63.1%	54.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.9%	2.5%
Some other race	0.4%	2.2%
Two or more races	13.0%	11.2%
Hispanic or Latino	18.0%	26.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gentry	Lowell
No high school diploma	11.8%	14.0%
High school graduate	39.1%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gentry	Lowell
Drove alone	84.3%	78.8%
Carpooled	9.4%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	14.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gentry	Lowell
1-unit, detached	86.0%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Gentry	Lowell
Poverty rate	8.4%	7.1%
Average household size	2.51	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1994	2001