Conway vs Mayflower

A side-by-side comparison of Conway and Mayflower: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Conway has the higher population (66,288 vs 2,802 in Mayflower). Mayflower has the higher median household income ($70,938 vs $58,461 in Conway). Conway has the higher median home value ($234,600 vs $163,900 in Mayflower).

Population, income & housing

	Conway	Mayflower
Population	66,288	2,802
Median age	29.6 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,461	$70,938
Median home value	$234,600	$163,900
Median gross rent	$986	$984
Housing units	28,605	1,160
Homeownership rate	44.0%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.1%	22.2%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Conway	Mayflower
Population	66,127 → 66,288 (+0.2%)	2,007 → 2,802 (+39.6%)
Median household income	$47,221 → $58,461 (+23.8%)	$51,214 → $70,938 (+38.5%)
Median home value	$171,600 → $234,600 (+36.7%)	$112,500 → $163,900 (+45.7%)
Median gross rent	$825 → $986 (+19.5%)	$728 → $984 (+35.2%)

Conway

Population

66,12766,288

Median household income

$47,221$58,461

Median home value

$171,600$234,600

Median gross rent

$825$986

Mayflower

Population

2,0072,802

Median household income

$51,214$70,938

Median home value

$112,500$163,900

Median gross rent

$728$984

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Conway	Mayflower
Under 5	5.2%	9.2%
5 to 17	15.7%	10.6%
18 to 24	21.5%	9.4%
25 to 34	15.1%	6.3%
35 to 44	13.2%	14.5%
45 to 54	9.3%	14.6%
55 to 64	9.0%	16.6%
65 to 74	5.6%	11.1%
75 and over	5.6%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Conway	Mayflower
White (non-Hispanic)	68.7%	92.0%
Black or African American	18.1%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Conway	Mayflower
No high school diploma	6.0%	6.8%
High school graduate	24.2%	47.5%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	17.4%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Conway	Mayflower
Drove alone	81.6%	87.1%
Carpooled	6.3%	5.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	5.6%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Conway	Mayflower
1-unit, detached	57.1%	73.4%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	20.7%	3.4%
20 or more units	6.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	20.0%

Poverty & households

	Conway	Mayflower
Poverty rate	18.3%	7.9%
Average household size	2.29	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1997	1993