Alix vs Charleston

A side-by-side comparison of Alix and Charleston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Charleston has the higher population (2,611 vs 87 in Alix). Since 2019, Alix's population has grown faster (+13.0% vs +1.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Alix	Charleston
Population	87	2,611
Median age	56.8 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$60,058
Median home value	—	$116,500
Median gross rent	—	$738
Housing units	38	1,189
Homeownership rate	100.0%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alix	Charleston
Population	77 → 87 (+13.0%)	2,581 → 2,611 (+1.2%)
Median household income	—	$46,531 → $60,058 (+29.1%)
Median home value	—	$92,000 → $116,500 (+26.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$691 → $738 (+6.8%)

Alix

Population

7787

Charleston

Population

2,5812,611

Median household income

$46,531$60,058

Median home value

$92,000$116,500

Median gross rent

$691$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alix	Charleston
Under 5	0.0%	3.9%
5 to 17	0.0%	19.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	5.1%
35 to 44	32.2%	22.9%
45 to 54	0.0%	10.3%
55 to 64	43.7%	9.0%
65 to 74	24.1%	8.9%
75 and over	0.0%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alix	Charleston
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	83.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	14.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alix	Charleston
No high school diploma	23.0%	9.2%
High school graduate	56.3%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	20.7%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alix	Charleston
Drove alone	100.0%	89.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alix	Charleston
1-unit, detached	100.0%	78.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Alix	Charleston
Poverty rate	0.0%	9.1%
Average household size	2.29	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	—	32
Median year structure built	—	1980