Lowell vs Siloam Springs

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

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

Siloam Springs has the higher population (18,096 vs 10,438 in Lowell). Lowell has the higher median household income ($92,986 vs $65,725 in Siloam Springs). Lowell has the higher median home value ($260,100 vs $205,000 in Siloam Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Lowell	Siloam Springs
Population	10,438	18,096
Median age	32.1 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$92,986	$65,725
Median home value	$260,100	$205,000
Median gross rent	$1,080	$941
Housing units	3,768	6,763
Homeownership rate	69.0%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.2%	27.1%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lowell	Siloam Springs
Population	9,175 → 10,438 (+13.8%)	16,715 → 18,096 (+8.3%)
Median household income	$68,438 → $92,986 (+35.9%)	$47,016 → $65,725 (+39.8%)
Median home value	$157,600 → $260,100 (+65.0%)	$135,500 → $205,000 (+51.3%)
Median gross rent	$836 → $1,080 (+29.2%)	$743 → $941 (+26.6%)

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

Siloam Springs

Population

16,71518,096

Median household income

$47,016$65,725

Median home value

$135,500$205,000

Median gross rent

$743$941

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lowell	Siloam Springs
Under 5	9.2%	7.6%
5 to 17	19.2%	19.5%
18 to 24	9.2%	13.0%
25 to 34	15.9%	15.5%
35 to 44	14.2%	10.3%
45 to 54	10.9%	8.6%
55 to 64	9.1%	15.0%
65 to 74	8.4%	5.9%
75 and over	3.8%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lowell	Siloam Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	54.8%	51.3%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.4%
Asian	1.6%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.5%	0.4%
Some other race	2.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.2%	18.2%
Hispanic or Latino	26.2%	22.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lowell	Siloam Springs
No high school diploma	14.0%	16.4%
High school graduate	30.3%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lowell	Siloam Springs
Drove alone	78.8%	79.0%
Carpooled	5.5%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.2%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	14.9%	7.8%
Other means	0.6%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lowell	Siloam Springs
1-unit, detached	78.3%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	7.2%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	9.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Lowell	Siloam Springs
Poverty rate	7.1%	13.4%
Average household size	2.88	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	2001	1993