Leola vs Sheridan

A side-by-side comparison of Leola and Sheridan: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sheridan has the higher population (5,063 vs 497 in Leola). Sheridan has the higher median household income ($61,025 vs $43,750 in Leola). Sheridan has the higher median home value ($182,300 vs $51,800 in Leola).

Population, income & housing

	Leola	Sheridan
Population	497	5,063
Median age	29.4 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$43,750	$61,025
Median home value	$51,800	$182,300
Median gross rent	$900	$757
Housing units	149	2,333
Homeownership rate	66.4%	63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	18.3%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leola	Sheridan
Population	640 → 497 (-22.3%)	4,846 → 5,063 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$46,083 → $43,750 (-5.1%)	$53,253 → $61,025 (+14.6%)
Median home value	$45,000 → $51,800 (+15.1%)	$132,300 → $182,300 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	$819 → $900 (+9.9%)	$719 → $757 (+5.3%)

Leola

Population

640497

Median household income

$46,083$43,750

Median home value

$45,000$51,800

Median gross rent

$819$900

Sheridan

Population

4,8465,063

Median household income

$53,253$61,025

Median home value

$132,300$182,300

Median gross rent

$719$757

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leola	Sheridan
Under 5	2.0%	8.0%
5 to 17	26.2%	18.2%
18 to 24	10.1%	6.8%
25 to 34	18.5%	11.9%
35 to 44	11.9%	14.2%
45 to 54	10.7%	11.5%
55 to 64	7.4%	10.7%
65 to 74	6.6%	8.1%
75 and over	6.6%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leola	Sheridan
White (non-Hispanic)	76.9%	90.9%
Black or African American	1.8%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.6%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	19.7%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leola	Sheridan
No high school diploma	18.9%	9.4%
High school graduate	54.4%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	19.5%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.9%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leola	Sheridan
Drove alone	90.6%	72.5%
Carpooled	5.1%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	14.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leola	Sheridan
1-unit, detached	58.4%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	41.6%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Leola	Sheridan
Poverty rate	24.9%	16.3%
Average household size	3.98	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1971	1985