Morrilton vs Oppelo

A side-by-side comparison of Morrilton and Oppelo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Morrilton has the higher population (7,022 vs 1,033 in Oppelo). Oppelo has the higher median household income ($65,813 vs $38,056 in Morrilton). Morrilton has the higher median home value ($150,900 vs $124,700 in Oppelo).

Population, income & housing

	Morrilton	Oppelo
Population	7,022	1,033
Median age	37.2 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$38,056	$65,813
Median home value	$150,900	$124,700
Median gross rent	$623	$749
Housing units	3,085	428
Homeownership rate	54.4%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	13.3%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morrilton	Oppelo
Population	6,645 → 7,022 (+5.7%)	669 → 1,033 (+54.4%)
Median household income	$33,529 → $38,056 (+13.5%)	$50,536 → $65,813 (+30.2%)
Median home value	$99,100 → $150,900 (+52.3%)	$92,000 → $124,700 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$645 → $623 (-3.4%)	$775 → $749 (-3.4%)

Morrilton

Population

6,6457,022

Median household income

$33,529$38,056

Median home value

$99,100$150,900

Median gross rent

$645$623

Oppelo

Population

6691,033

Median household income

$50,536$65,813

Median home value

$92,000$124,700

Median gross rent

$775$749

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Morrilton	Oppelo
Under 5	7.6%	5.0%
5 to 17	18.9%	10.8%
18 to 24	10.8%	5.2%
25 to 34	10.8%	21.6%
35 to 44	10.7%	12.0%
45 to 54	10.9%	13.2%
55 to 64	12.5%	15.7%
65 to 74	11.2%	10.8%
75 and over	6.7%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morrilton	Oppelo
White (non-Hispanic)	76.1%	96.8%
Black or African American	14.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.1%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morrilton	Oppelo
No high school diploma	8.1%	6.7%
High school graduate	44.0%	51.8%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morrilton	Oppelo
Drove alone	77.8%	89.0%
Carpooled	11.4%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	1.5%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	0.2%
Other means	0.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morrilton	Oppelo
1-unit, detached	73.3%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	19.6%

Poverty & households

	Morrilton	Oppelo
Poverty rate	26.0%	12.5%
Average household size	2.56	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	22	30
Median year structure built	1972	1979