Parkin vs Vanndale

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

Parkin and Vanndale 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 356 in Vanndale). Since 2019, Parkin's population has grown faster (+4.3% vs -3.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Parkin	Vanndale
Population	702	356
Median age	47.2 yrs	60.8 yrs
Median household income	$25,588	—
Median home value	$36,700	—
Median gross rent	$567	—
Housing units	503	210
Homeownership rate	58.3%	80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.6%	4.4%
Unemployment rate	17.4%	18.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Parkin	Vanndale
Population	673 → 702 (+4.3%)	369 → 356 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$27,625 → $25,588 (-7.4%)	$41,215 → $39,643 (-3.8%)
Median home value	$48,700 → $36,700 (-24.6%)	$50,300 → $80,800 (+60.6%)
Median gross rent	$447 → $567 (+26.8%)	—

Parkin

Population

673702

Median household income

$27,625$25,588

Median home value

$48,700$36,700

Median gross rent

$447$567

Vanndale

Population

369356

Median household income

$41,215$39,643

Median home value

$50,300$80,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Parkin	Vanndale
Under 5	7.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.5%	7.0%
18 to 24	13.0%	4.5%
25 to 34	6.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	7.5%	3.9%
45 to 54	7.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	18.4%	55.6%
65 to 74	18.5%	15.7%
75 and over	8.5%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Parkin	Vanndale
White (non-Hispanic)	29.2%	88.8%
Black or African American	59.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	8.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.3%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Parkin	Vanndale
No high school diploma	43.1%	33.7%
High school graduate	31.3%	57.5%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	4.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.6%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Parkin	Vanndale
Drove alone	73.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	14.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Parkin	Vanndale
1-unit, detached	61.2%	50.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	13.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.3%	35.7%

Poverty & households

	Parkin	Vanndale
Poverty rate	20.2%	46.9%
Average household size	2.01	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	15	—
Median year structure built	1974	1984