McGehee vs Watson

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

McGehee and Watson 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 190 in Watson). Watson has the higher median household income ($35,417 vs $33,679 in McGehee). McGehee has the higher median home value ($93,000 vs $35,400 in Watson).

Population, income & housing

	McGehee	Watson
Population	3,744	190
Median age	35.6 yrs	56.8 yrs
Median household income	$33,679	$35,417
Median home value	$93,000	$35,400
Median gross rent	$695	—
Housing units	1,838	108
Homeownership rate	51.0%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	5.6%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McGehee	Watson
Population	3,796 → 3,744 (-1.4%)	195 → 190 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$27,936 → $33,679 (+20.6%)	$32,813 → $35,417 (+7.9%)
Median home value	$85,400 → $93,000 (+8.9%)	$50,400 → $35,400 (-29.8%)
Median gross rent	$466 → $695 (+49.1%)	$708 → $685 (-3.2%)

McGehee

Population

3,7963,744

Median household income

$27,936$33,679

Median home value

$85,400$93,000

Median gross rent

$466$695

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)

	McGehee	Watson
Under 5	10.0%	2.1%
5 to 17	20.2%	7.4%
18 to 24	5.6%	6.3%
25 to 34	13.6%	3.7%
35 to 44	11.8%	3.7%
45 to 54	13.7%	21.1%
55 to 64	12.2%	14.2%
65 to 74	9.7%	21.6%
75 and over	3.2%	20.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McGehee	Watson
White (non-Hispanic)	42.4%	87.9%
Black or African American	45.3%	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	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McGehee	Watson
No high school diploma	22.7%	10.6%
High school graduate	41.2%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	0.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McGehee	Watson
Drove alone	84.7%	95.0%
Carpooled	11.5%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	1.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McGehee	Watson
1-unit, detached	76.8%	93.5%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	McGehee	Watson
Poverty rate	36.8%	15.8%
Average household size	2.42	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	16	32
Median year structure built	1972	1974