Fordyce vs Ivan

A side-by-side comparison of Fordyce and Ivan: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fordyce has the higher population (3,320 vs 94 in Ivan). Ivan has the higher median household income ($125,125 vs $43,056 in Fordyce). Since 2019, Fordyce's population has grown faster (-13.7% vs -29.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Fordyce	Ivan
Population	3,320	94
Median age	37.7 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$43,056	$125,125
Median home value	$92,500	—
Median gross rent	$642	—
Housing units	1,644	80
Homeownership rate	60.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.1%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	12.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fordyce	Ivan
Population	3,849 → 3,320 (-13.7%)	134 → 94 (-29.9%)
Median household income	$30,613 → $43,056 (+40.6%)	—
Median home value	$74,100 → $92,500 (+24.8%)	$207,400 → $211,800 (+2.1%)
Median gross rent	$699 → $642 (-8.2%)	—

Fordyce

Population

3,8493,320

Median household income

$30,613$43,056

Median home value

$74,100$92,500

Median gross rent

$699$642

Ivan

Population

13494

Median home value

$207,400$211,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fordyce	Ivan
Under 5	4.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.3%	28.7%
18 to 24	9.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.3%	40.4%
45 to 54	10.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	10.0%	10.6%
65 to 74	11.6%	10.6%
75 and over	10.4%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fordyce	Ivan
White (non-Hispanic)	31.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	63.6%	0.0%
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	3.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fordyce	Ivan
No high school diploma	11.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	45.6%	43.3%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	29.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fordyce	Ivan
Drove alone	83.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	7.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	3.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fordyce	Ivan
1-unit, detached	69.6%	66.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.3%	33.8%

Poverty & households

	Fordyce	Ivan
Poverty rate	12.5%	0.0%
Average household size	2.56	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	18	—
Median year structure built	1976	2005