Harrell vs Thornton

A side-by-side comparison of Harrell and Thornton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Thornton has the higher population (315 vs 253 in Harrell). Harrell has the higher median household income ($84,688 vs $62,917 in Thornton). Harrell has the higher median home value ($114,700 vs $57,600 in Thornton).

Population, income & housing

	Harrell	Thornton
Population	253	315
Median age	57.7 yrs	53.6 yrs
Median household income	$84,688	$62,917
Median home value	$114,700	$57,600
Median gross rent	—	$625
Housing units	143	154
Homeownership rate	95.8%	85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.0%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	21.4%	24.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harrell	Thornton
Population	393 → 253 (-35.6%)	595 → 315 (-47.1%)
Median household income	$36,875 → $84,688 (+129.7%)	$36,964 → $62,917 (+70.2%)
Median home value	$74,200 → $114,700 (+54.6%)	$71,700 → $57,600 (-19.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$576 → $625 (+8.5%)

Harrell

Population

393253

Median household income

$36,875$84,688

Median home value

$74,200$114,700

Thornton

Population

595315

Median household income

$36,964$62,917

Median home value

$71,700$57,600

Median gross rent

$576$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harrell	Thornton
Under 5	5.5%	3.5%
5 to 17	4.0%	11.7%
18 to 24	15.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	7.9%	21.3%
35 to 44	0.8%	4.4%
45 to 54	10.7%	10.2%
55 to 64	14.6%	10.8%
65 to 74	11.1%	31.1%
75 and over	30.0%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harrell	Thornton
White (non-Hispanic)	73.5%	81.0%
Black or African American	26.5%	18.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harrell	Thornton
No high school diploma	0.5%	14.6%
High school graduate	30.0%	24.7%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	25.3%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harrell	Thornton
Drove alone	76.6%	83.0%
Carpooled	6.5%	16.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.9%
Other means	11.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harrell	Thornton
1-unit, detached	78.3%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.7%	19.5%

Poverty & households

	Harrell	Thornton
Poverty rate	8.3%	16.8%
Average household size	2.13	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	42	17
Median year structure built	1969	1971