Paragould vs Walcott

A side-by-side comparison of Paragould and Walcott: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Paragould has the higher population (29,940 vs 341 in Walcott). Walcott has the higher median household income ($165,828 vs $56,181 in Paragould). Paragould has the higher median home value ($175,400 vs $75,600 in Walcott).

Population, income & housing

	Paragould	Walcott
Population	29,940	341
Median age	36.2 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,181	$165,828
Median home value	$175,400	$75,600
Median gross rent	$883	—
Housing units	12,485	107
Homeownership rate	56.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Paragould	Walcott
Population	28,568 → 29,940 (+4.8%)	329 → 341 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$45,841 → $56,181 (+22.6%)	—
Median home value	$129,100 → $175,400 (+35.9%)	$59,200 → $75,600 (+27.7%)
Median gross rent	$716 → $883 (+23.3%)	—

Paragould

Population

28,56829,940

Median household income

$45,841$56,181

Median home value

$129,100$175,400

Median gross rent

$716$883

Walcott

Population

329341

Median home value

$59,200$75,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Paragould	Walcott
Under 5	6.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.9%	47.8%
18 to 24	8.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	14.1%	44.3%
45 to 54	11.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.0%	5.3%
65 to 74	9.0%	0.0%
75 and over	5.9%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Paragould	Walcott
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	3.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Paragould	Walcott
No high school diploma	11.9%	10.1%
High school graduate	42.5%	89.9%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Paragould	Walcott
Drove alone	85.1%	100.0%
Carpooled	8.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	0.0%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Paragould	Walcott
1-unit, detached	70.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Paragould	Walcott
Poverty rate	16.8%	0.0%
Average household size	2.52	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	19	—
Median year structure built	1990	1966