Magnolia vs Waldo

A side-by-side comparison of Magnolia and Waldo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Magnolia has the higher population (10,973 vs 1,159 in Waldo). Waldo has the higher median household income ($43,958 vs $42,188 in Magnolia). Magnolia has the higher median home value ($166,500 vs $91,000 in Waldo).

Population, income & housing

	Magnolia	Waldo
Population	10,973	1,159
Median age	28.3 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$42,188	$43,958
Median home value	$166,500	$91,000
Median gross rent	$622	$657
Housing units	4,704	795
Homeownership rate	49.5%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Magnolia	Waldo
Population	11,562 → 10,973 (-5.1%)	1,208 → 1,159 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$33,474 → $42,188 (+26.0%)	$29,079 → $43,958 (+51.2%)
Median home value	$96,100 → $166,500 (+73.3%)	$56,900 → $91,000 (+59.9%)
Median gross rent	$691 → $622 (-10.0%)	$500 → $657 (+31.4%)

Magnolia

Population

11,56210,973

Median household income

$33,474$42,188

Median home value

$96,100$166,500

Median gross rent

$691$622

Waldo

Population

1,2081,159

Median household income

$29,079$43,958

Median home value

$56,900$91,000

Median gross rent

$500$657

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Magnolia	Waldo
Under 5	6.2%	3.0%
5 to 17	14.3%	11.2%
18 to 24	22.9%	7.8%
25 to 34	16.6%	11.6%
35 to 44	7.9%	16.1%
45 to 54	10.1%	10.2%
55 to 64	6.5%	17.5%
65 to 74	8.3%	13.7%
75 and over	7.2%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Magnolia	Waldo
White (non-Hispanic)	47.6%	28.3%
Black or African American	42.7%	71.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Magnolia	Waldo
No high school diploma	13.9%	13.4%
High school graduate	34.4%	45.0%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Magnolia	Waldo
Drove alone	80.1%	84.2%
Carpooled	9.2%	13.7%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	2.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Magnolia	Waldo
1-unit, detached	64.5%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	23.1%

Poverty & households

	Magnolia	Waldo
Poverty rate	25.8%	21.6%
Average household size	2.43	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	18	40
Median year structure built	1975	1972