Jones Mills vs Perla

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

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

Perla has the higher population (197 vs 64 in Jones Mills). Jones Mills has the higher median home value ($130,400 vs $93,000 in Perla). Since 2019, Perla's population has grown faster (-25.7% vs -37.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Jones Mills	Perla
Population	64	197
Median age	61.7 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$41,875	—
Median home value	$130,400	$93,000
Median gross rent	—	$520
Housing units	78	103
Homeownership rate	75.0%	58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.7%	4.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jones Mills	Perla
Population	103 → 64 (-37.9%)	265 → 197 (-25.7%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $41,875 (-4.3%)	$33,750 → $26,875 (-20.4%)
Median home value	$114,300 → $130,400 (+14.1%)	$62,500 → $93,000 (+48.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$543 → $520 (-4.2%)

Jones Mills

Population

10364

Median household income

$43,750$41,875

Median home value

$114,300$130,400

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)

	Jones Mills	Perla
Under 5	0.0%	6.6%
5 to 17	0.0%	32.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	8.1%
35 to 44	10.9%	5.6%
45 to 54	12.5%	11.2%
55 to 64	32.8%	15.7%
65 to 74	43.8%	15.2%
75 and over	0.0%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jones Mills	Perla
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	29.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	45.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	23.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jones Mills	Perla
No high school diploma	14.1%	15.8%
High school graduate	14.1%	57.9%
Some college or associate's	42.2%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	29.7%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jones Mills	Perla
Drove alone	53.3%	81.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	9.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	46.7%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jones Mills	Perla
1-unit, detached	100.0%	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	0.0%	22.3%

Poverty & households

	Jones Mills	Perla
Poverty rate	28.1%	20.3%
Average household size	1.78	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	—	17
Median year structure built	1976	1983