McGehee vs Reed

A side-by-side comparison of McGehee and Reed: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McGehee has the higher population (3,744 vs 140 in Reed). McGehee has the higher median household income ($33,679 vs $25,833 in Reed). Since 2019, McGehee's population has grown faster (-1.4% vs -27.5%).

Population, income & housing

	McGehee	Reed
Population	3,744	140
Median age	35.6 yrs	58.4 yrs
Median household income	$33,679	$25,833
Median home value	$93,000	—
Median gross rent	$695	$667
Housing units	1,838	80
Homeownership rate	51.0%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	5.4%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McGehee	Reed
Population	3,796 → 3,744 (-1.4%)	193 → 140 (-27.5%)
Median household income	$27,936 → $33,679 (+20.6%)	$18,889 → $25,833 (+36.8%)
Median home value	$85,400 → $93,000 (+8.9%)	$44,400 → $69,500 (+56.5%)
Median gross rent	$466 → $695 (+49.1%)	$328 → $667 (+103.4%)

McGehee

Population

3,7963,744

Median household income

$27,936$33,679

Median home value

$85,400$93,000

Median gross rent

$466$695

Reed

Population

193140

Median household income

$18,889$25,833

Median home value

$44,400$69,500

Median gross rent

$328$667

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McGehee	Reed
Under 5	10.0%	2.9%
5 to 17	20.2%	5.0%
18 to 24	5.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.6%	6.4%
35 to 44	11.8%	3.6%
45 to 54	13.7%	22.1%
55 to 64	12.2%	19.3%
65 to 74	9.7%	12.9%
75 and over	3.2%	27.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McGehee	Reed
White (non-Hispanic)	42.4%	0.0%
Black or African American	45.3%	98.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McGehee	Reed
No high school diploma	22.7%	17.1%
High school graduate	41.2%	58.9%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McGehee	Reed
Drove alone	84.7%	94.7%
Carpooled	11.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McGehee	Reed
1-unit, detached	76.8%	56.3%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	17.5%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	1.3%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	25.0%

Poverty & households

	McGehee	Reed
Poverty rate	36.8%	28.6%
Average household size	2.42	1.75
Mean commute (minutes)	16	26
Median year structure built	1972	1982