Lowell vs Pea Ridge

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

Lowell and Pea Ridge 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 7,348 in Pea Ridge). Pea Ridge has the higher median household income ($93,627 vs $92,986 in Lowell). Lowell has the higher median home value ($260,100 vs $255,600 in Pea Ridge).

Population, income & housing

	Lowell	Pea Ridge
Population	10,438	7,348
Median age	32.1 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$92,986	$93,627
Median home value	$260,100	$255,600
Median gross rent	$1,080	$1,395
Housing units	3,768	2,817
Homeownership rate	69.0%	75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.2%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lowell	Pea Ridge
Population	9,175 → 10,438 (+13.8%)	5,717 → 7,348 (+28.5%)
Median household income	$68,438 → $92,986 (+35.9%)	$63,918 → $93,627 (+46.5%)
Median home value	$157,600 → $260,100 (+65.0%)	$133,400 → $255,600 (+91.6%)
Median gross rent	$836 → $1,080 (+29.2%)	$1,029 → $1,395 (+35.6%)

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

Pea Ridge

Population

5,7177,348

Median household income

$63,918$93,627

Median home value

$133,400$255,600

Median gross rent

$1,029$1,395

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lowell	Pea Ridge
Under 5	9.2%	10.4%
5 to 17	19.2%	18.2%
18 to 24	9.2%	4.2%
25 to 34	15.9%	14.6%
35 to 44	14.2%	15.6%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.9%
55 to 64	9.1%	11.3%
65 to 74	8.4%	10.8%
75 and over	3.8%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lowell	Pea Ridge
White (non-Hispanic)	54.8%	70.8%
Black or African American	1.3%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	1.6%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.5%	0.0%
Some other race	2.2%	4.8%
Two or more races	11.2%	11.0%
Hispanic or Latino	26.2%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lowell	Pea Ridge
No high school diploma	14.0%	8.3%
High school graduate	30.3%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lowell	Pea Ridge
Drove alone	78.8%	78.4%
Carpooled	5.5%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.9%	16.1%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lowell	Pea Ridge
1-unit, detached	78.3%	93.7%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Lowell	Pea Ridge
Poverty rate	7.1%	4.3%
Average household size	2.88	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	2001	1997