Halley vs Watson

A side-by-side comparison of Halley and Watson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Watson has the higher population (190 vs 10 in Halley). Since 2019, Watson's population has grown faster (-2.6% vs -93.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Halley	Watson
Population	10	190
Median age	—	56.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$35,417
Median home value	—	$35,400
Housing units	5	108
Homeownership rate	100.0%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	100.0%	5.6%
Unemployment rate	—	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Halley	Watson
Population	152 → 10 (-93.4%)	195 → 190 (-2.6%)
Median household income	—	$32,813 → $35,417 (+7.9%)
Median home value	—	$50,400 → $35,400 (-29.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$708 → $685 (-3.2%)

Halley

Population

15210

Watson

Population

195190

Median household income

$32,813$35,417

Median home value

$50,400$35,400

Median gross rent

$708$685

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Halley	Watson
Under 5	0.0%	2.1%
5 to 17	0.0%	7.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	3.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	3.7%
45 to 54	0.0%	21.1%
55 to 64	0.0%	14.2%
65 to 74	50.0%	21.6%
75 and over	50.0%	20.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Halley	Watson
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	87.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	12.1%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Halley	Watson
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.6%
High school graduate	0.0%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	100.0%	0.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Halley	Watson
Drove alone	—	95.0%
Carpooled	—	2.5%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	1.3%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	1.3%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Halley	Watson
1-unit, detached	100.0%	93.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Halley	Watson
Poverty rate	0.0%	15.8%
Average household size	2.00	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	—	32
Median year structure built	—	1974