McNeil vs Waldo

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

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

Waldo has the higher population (1,159 vs 406 in McNeil). Waldo has the higher median household income ($43,958 vs $34,792 in McNeil). Waldo has the higher median home value ($91,000 vs $65,000 in McNeil).

Population, income & housing

	McNeil	Waldo
Population	406	1,159
Median age	38.8 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$34,792	$43,958
Median home value	$65,000	$91,000
Median gross rent	$513	$657
Housing units	263	795
Homeownership rate	63.0%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.4%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McNeil	Waldo
Population	507 → 406 (-19.9%)	1,208 → 1,159 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$27,656 → $34,792 (+25.8%)	$29,079 → $43,958 (+51.2%)
Median home value	$51,300 → $65,000 (+26.7%)	$56,900 → $91,000 (+59.9%)
Median gross rent	$673 → $513 (-23.8%)	$500 → $657 (+31.4%)

McNeil

Population

507406

Median household income

$27,656$34,792

Median home value

$51,300$65,000

Median gross rent

$673$513

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)

	McNeil	Waldo
Under 5	7.4%	3.0%
5 to 17	12.3%	11.2%
18 to 24	9.4%	7.8%
25 to 34	17.0%	11.6%
35 to 44	12.1%	16.1%
45 to 54	5.9%	10.2%
55 to 64	21.7%	17.5%
65 to 74	10.6%	13.7%
75 and over	3.7%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McNeil	Waldo
White (non-Hispanic)	48.5%	28.3%
Black or African American	46.1%	71.1%
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	5.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McNeil	Waldo
No high school diploma	4.2%	13.4%
High school graduate	49.3%	45.0%
Some college or associate's	19.1%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	25.0%	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McNeil	Waldo
Drove alone	64.5%	84.2%
Carpooled	17.7%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	16.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.0%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McNeil	Waldo
1-unit, detached	66.9%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	15.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	23.1%

Poverty & households

	McNeil	Waldo
Poverty rate	29.6%	21.6%
Average household size	1.85	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	17	40
Median year structure built	1977	1972