Donaldson vs Perla

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

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

Donaldson has the higher population (376 vs 197 in Perla). Perla has the higher median home value ($93,000 vs $56,600 in Donaldson). Since 2019, Donaldson's population has grown faster (+26.6% vs -25.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Donaldson	Perla
Population	376	197
Median age	35.0 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$42,188	—
Median home value	$56,600	$93,000
Median gross rent	$926	$520
Housing units	146	103
Homeownership rate	70.4%	58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.1%	4.4%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Donaldson	Perla
Population	297 → 376 (+26.6%)	265 → 197 (-25.7%)
Median household income	$36,625 → $42,188 (+15.2%)	$33,750 → $26,875 (-20.4%)
Median home value	$45,000 → $56,600 (+25.8%)	$62,500 → $93,000 (+48.8%)
Median gross rent	$488 → $926 (+89.8%)	$543 → $520 (-4.2%)

Donaldson

Population

297376

Median household income

$36,625$42,188

Median home value

$45,000$56,600

Median gross rent

$488$926

Perla

Population

265197

Median household income

$33,750$26,875

Median home value

$62,500$93,000

Median gross rent

$543$520

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Donaldson	Perla
Under 5	0.8%	6.6%
5 to 17	12.8%	32.5%
18 to 24	4.0%	3.0%
25 to 34	33.5%	8.1%
35 to 44	8.5%	5.6%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.2%
55 to 64	16.2%	15.7%
65 to 74	8.0%	15.2%
75 and over	5.3%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Donaldson	Perla
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	29.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	45.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	1.5%
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%	23.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Donaldson	Perla
No high school diploma	7.7%	15.8%
High school graduate	69.7%	57.9%
Some college or associate's	16.5%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.2%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Donaldson	Perla
Drove alone	30.5%	81.8%
Carpooled	65.7%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	9.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.6%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Donaldson	Perla
1-unit, detached	50.0%	69.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	50.0%	22.3%

Poverty & households

	Donaldson	Perla
Poverty rate	13.6%	20.3%
Average household size	3.27	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	23	17
Median year structure built	1984	1983