Fair Oaks vs Parkin

A side-by-side comparison of Fair Oaks and Parkin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Parkin has the higher population (702 vs 62 in Fair Oaks). Fair Oaks has the higher median home value ($59,000 vs $36,700 in Parkin). Since 2019, Fair Oaks's population has grown faster (+67.6% vs +4.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Fair Oaks	Parkin
Population	62	702
Median age	48.7 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$25,588
Median home value	$59,000	$36,700
Median gross rent	—	$567
Housing units	25	503
Homeownership rate	100.0%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	17.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fair Oaks	Parkin
Population	37 → 62 (+67.6%)	673 → 702 (+4.3%)
Median household income	—	$27,625 → $25,588 (-7.4%)
Median home value	$60,500 → $59,000 (-2.5%)	$48,700 → $36,700 (-24.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$447 → $567 (+26.8%)

Fair Oaks

Population

3762

Median home value

$60,500$59,000

Parkin

Population

673702

Median household income

$27,625$25,588

Median home value

$48,700$36,700

Median gross rent

$447$567

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fair Oaks	Parkin
Under 5	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	25.8%	13.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	13.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	6.3%
35 to 44	12.9%	7.5%
45 to 54	16.1%	7.1%
55 to 64	37.1%	18.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	18.5%
75 and over	8.1%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fair Oaks	Parkin
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	29.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	59.5%
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	0.0%	11.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fair Oaks	Parkin
No high school diploma	10.9%	43.1%
High school graduate	65.2%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fair Oaks	Parkin
Drove alone	0.0%	73.4%
Carpooled	60.0%	14.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	10.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.5%
Other means	40.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fair Oaks	Parkin
1-unit, detached	100.0%	61.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	19.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	17.3%

Poverty & households

	Fair Oaks	Parkin
Poverty rate	0.0%	20.2%
Average household size	2.48	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	—	15
Median year structure built	1970	1974