McDougal vs Rector

A side-by-side comparison of McDougal and Rector: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rector has the higher population (1,631 vs 105 in McDougal). Rector has the higher median home value ($82,500 vs $74,300 in McDougal). Since 2019, McDougal's population has grown faster (+23.5% vs -16.8%).

Population, income & housing

	McDougal	Rector
Population	105	1,631
Median age	62.4 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$41,534
Median home value	$74,300	$82,500
Median gross rent	—	$605
Housing units	59	967
Homeownership rate	100.0%	57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McDougal	Rector
Population	85 → 105 (+23.5%)	1,960 → 1,631 (-16.8%)
Median household income	$18,281 → $23,750 (+29.9%)	$30,599 → $41,534 (+35.7%)
Median home value	$44,000 → $74,300 (+68.9%)	$67,700 → $82,500 (+21.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$490 → $605 (+23.5%)

McDougal

Population

85105

Median household income

$18,281$23,750

Median home value

$44,000$74,300

Rector

Population

1,9601,631

Median household income

$30,599$41,534

Median home value

$67,700$82,500

Median gross rent

$490$605

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McDougal	Rector
Under 5	5.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	13.3%	12.0%
18 to 24	3.8%	8.3%
25 to 34	11.4%	16.1%
35 to 44	5.7%	16.4%
45 to 54	5.7%	9.9%
55 to 64	8.6%	11.5%
65 to 74	21.0%	12.3%
75 and over	24.8%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McDougal	Rector
White (non-Hispanic)	99.0%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McDougal	Rector
No high school diploma	34.6%	24.4%
High school graduate	40.7%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McDougal	Rector
Drove alone	86.2%	78.2%
Carpooled	13.8%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.3%
Other means	0.0%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McDougal	Rector
1-unit, detached	74.6%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	17.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	25.4%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	McDougal	Rector
Poverty rate	5.7%	20.2%
Average household size	2.44	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1970	1966