Donaldson vs Magnet Cove

A side-by-side comparison of Donaldson and Magnet Cove: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Magnet Cove has the higher population (818 vs 376 in Donaldson). Magnet Cove has the higher median home value ($154,600 vs $56,600 in Donaldson). Since 2019, Magnet Cove's population has grown faster (+50.4% vs +26.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Donaldson	Magnet Cove
Population	376	818
Median age	35.0 yrs	31.2 yrs
Median household income	$42,188	—
Median home value	$56,600	$154,600
Median gross rent	$926	—
Housing units	146	456
Homeownership rate	70.4%	48.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.1%	11.1%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	15.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Donaldson	Magnet Cove
Population	297 → 376 (+26.6%)	544 → 818 (+50.4%)
Median household income	$36,625 → $42,188 (+15.2%)	$82,750 → $82,411 (-0.4%)
Median home value	$45,000 → $56,600 (+25.8%)	$90,600 → $154,600 (+70.6%)
Median gross rent	$488 → $926 (+89.8%)	—

Donaldson

Population

297376

Median household income

$36,625$42,188

Median home value

$45,000$56,600

Median gross rent

$488$926

Magnet Cove

Population

544818

Median household income

$82,750$82,411

Median home value

$90,600$154,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Donaldson	Magnet Cove
Under 5	0.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.8%	21.9%
18 to 24	4.0%	26.5%
25 to 34	33.5%	14.1%
35 to 44	8.5%	3.3%
45 to 54	10.9%	23.3%
55 to 64	16.2%	3.9%
65 to 74	8.0%	5.9%
75 and over	5.3%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Donaldson	Magnet Cove
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	85.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	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	6.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	14.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Donaldson	Magnet Cove
No high school diploma	7.7%	2.1%
High school graduate	69.7%	53.8%
Some college or associate's	16.5%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.2%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Donaldson	Magnet Cove
Drove alone	30.5%	85.5%
Carpooled	65.7%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.3%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Donaldson	Magnet Cove
1-unit, detached	50.0%	39.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	25.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	50.0%	34.4%

Poverty & households

	Donaldson	Magnet Cove
Poverty rate	13.6%	46.9%
Average household size	3.27	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	23	31
Median year structure built	1984	1973