Rector vs St. Francis

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

Rector and St. Francis 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 220 in St. Francis). Rector has the higher median household income ($41,534 vs $37,308 in St. Francis). Rector has the higher median home value ($82,500 vs $38,500 in St. Francis).

Population, income & housing

	Rector	St. Francis
Population	1,631	220
Median age	40.3 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	$41,534	$37,308
Median home value	$82,500	$38,500
Median gross rent	$605	$650
Housing units	967	116
Homeownership rate	57.0%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rector	St. Francis
Population	1,960 → 1,631 (-16.8%)	235 → 220 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$30,599 → $41,534 (+35.7%)	$31,875 → $37,308 (+17.0%)
Median home value	$67,700 → $82,500 (+21.9%)	$47,300 → $38,500 (-18.6%)
Median gross rent	$490 → $605 (+23.5%)	$625 → $650 (+4.0%)

Rector

Population

1,9601,631

Median household income

$30,599$41,534

Median home value

$67,700$82,500

Median gross rent

$490$605

St. Francis

Population

235220

Median household income

$31,875$37,308

Median home value

$47,300$38,500

Median gross rent

$625$650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rector	St. Francis
Under 5	5.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	12.0%	9.1%
18 to 24	8.3%	7.3%
25 to 34	16.1%	6.8%
35 to 44	16.4%	3.6%
45 to 54	9.9%	37.7%
55 to 64	11.5%	17.3%
65 to 74	12.3%	7.7%
75 and over	8.2%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rector	St. Francis
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	89.1%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	10.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rector	St. Francis
No high school diploma	24.4%	9.2%
High school graduate	39.2%	52.6%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rector	St. Francis
Drove alone	78.2%	94.5%
Carpooled	5.9%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	0.0%
Other means	5.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rector	St. Francis
1-unit, detached	76.6%	86.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	17.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.3%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Rector	St. Francis
Poverty rate	20.2%	14.1%
Average household size	2.00	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1966	1961