Perla vs Rockport

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

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

Rockport has the higher population (777 vs 197 in Perla). Rockport has the higher median home value ($145,600 vs $93,000 in Perla). Since 2019, Rockport's population has grown faster (-13.1% vs -25.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Perla	Rockport
Population	197	777
Median age	33.9 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$68,681
Median home value	$93,000	$145,600
Median gross rent	$520	$777
Housing units	103	318
Homeownership rate	58.7%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.4%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Perla	Rockport
Population	265 → 197 (-25.7%)	894 → 777 (-13.1%)
Median household income	$33,750 → $26,875 (-20.4%)	$50,625 → $68,681 (+35.7%)
Median home value	$62,500 → $93,000 (+48.8%)	$118,900 → $145,600 (+22.5%)
Median gross rent	$543 → $520 (-4.2%)	$669 → $777 (+16.1%)

Perla

Population

265197

Median household income

$33,750$26,875

Median home value

$62,500$93,000

Median gross rent

$543$520

Rockport

Population

894777

Median household income

$50,625$68,681

Median home value

$118,900$145,600

Median gross rent

$669$777

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Perla	Rockport
Under 5	6.6%	15.1%
5 to 17	32.5%	12.2%
18 to 24	3.0%	8.1%
25 to 34	8.1%	5.1%
35 to 44	5.6%	8.9%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.4%
55 to 64	15.7%	16.7%
65 to 74	15.2%	15.1%
75 and over	2.0%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Perla	Rockport
White (non-Hispanic)	29.4%	65.4%
Black or African American	45.7%	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	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	23.4%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	20.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Perla	Rockport
No high school diploma	15.8%	7.2%
High school graduate	57.9%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	2.6%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Perla	Rockport
Drove alone	81.8%	76.4%
Carpooled	5.5%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.1%	8.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	3.6%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Perla	Rockport
1-unit, detached	69.9%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.3%	28.3%

Poverty & households

	Perla	Rockport
Poverty rate	20.3%	27.2%
Average household size	3.13	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	17	22
Median year structure built	1983	1984