Mitchellville vs Watson

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

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

Mitchellville has the higher population (240 vs 190 in Watson). Watson has the higher median household income ($35,417 vs $29,398 in Mitchellville). Mitchellville has the higher median home value ($65,000 vs $35,400 in Watson).

Population, income & housing

	Mitchellville	Watson
Population	240	190
Median age	60.4 yrs	56.8 yrs
Median household income	$29,398	$35,417
Median home value	$65,000	$35,400
Median gross rent	$486	—
Housing units	148	108
Homeownership rate	64.6%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	5.6%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mitchellville	Watson
Population	366 → 240 (-34.4%)	195 → 190 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$17,375 → $29,398 (+69.2%)	$32,813 → $35,417 (+7.9%)
Median home value	$56,900 → $65,000 (+14.2%)	$50,400 → $35,400 (-29.8%)
Median gross rent	$438 → $486 (+11.0%)	$708 → $685 (-3.2%)

Mitchellville

Population

366240

Median household income

$17,375$29,398

Median home value

$56,900$65,000

Median gross rent

$438$486

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)

	Mitchellville	Watson
Under 5	0.0%	2.1%
5 to 17	10.4%	7.4%
18 to 24	12.9%	6.3%
25 to 34	7.9%	3.7%
35 to 44	5.8%	3.7%
45 to 54	6.7%	21.1%
55 to 64	28.7%	14.2%
65 to 74	19.6%	21.6%
75 and over	7.9%	20.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mitchellville	Watson
White (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	87.9%
Black or African American	99.2%	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+

	Mitchellville	Watson
No high school diploma	27.2%	10.6%
High school graduate	48.4%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	6.0%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	0.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mitchellville	Watson
Drove alone	82.3%	95.0%
Carpooled	8.9%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.3%
Other means	5.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mitchellville	Watson
1-unit, detached	61.5%	93.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33.1%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Mitchellville	Watson
Poverty rate	20.4%	15.8%
Average household size	2.12	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	15	32
Median year structure built	1981	1974