Bethesda vs Cushman

A side-by-side comparison of Bethesda and Cushman: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cushman has the higher population (456 vs 136 in Bethesda). Bethesda has the higher median household income ($85,500 vs $42,411 in Cushman). Since 2019, Cushman's population has grown faster (+4.1% vs -26.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Bethesda	Cushman
Population	136	456
Median age	39.9 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$85,500	$42,411
Median home value	—	$115,700
Median gross rent	—	$464
Housing units	42	222
Homeownership rate	100.0%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethesda	Cushman
Population	185 → 136 (-26.5%)	438 → 456 (+4.1%)
Median household income	—	$37,031 → $42,411 (+14.5%)
Median home value	—	$58,100 → $115,700 (+99.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$375 → $464 (+23.7%)

Bethesda

Population

185136

Cushman

Population

438456

Median household income

$37,031$42,411

Median home value

$58,100$115,700

Median gross rent

$375$464

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethesda	Cushman
Under 5	0.0%	9.9%
5 to 17	21.3%	10.7%
18 to 24	20.6%	5.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	11.8%
35 to 44	22.8%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.6%
55 to 64	9.6%	15.8%
65 to 74	14.0%	12.9%
75 and over	0.0%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethesda	Cushman
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethesda	Cushman
No high school diploma	0.0%	19.1%
High school graduate	100.0%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethesda	Cushman
Drove alone	87.1%	75.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	22.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.9%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethesda	Cushman
1-unit, detached	23.8%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	76.2%	28.8%

Poverty & households

	Bethesda	Cushman
Poverty rate	0.0%	16.4%
Average household size	3.24	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	2008	1981