Bethesda vs Magness

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

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

Bethesda has the higher population (136 vs 122 in Magness). Bethesda has the higher median household income ($85,500 vs $35,500 in Magness). Since 2019, Bethesda's population has grown faster (-26.5% vs -47.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Bethesda	Magness
Population	136	122
Median age	39.9 yrs	25.7 yrs
Median household income	$85,500	$35,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,025
Housing units	42	55
Homeownership rate	100.0%	60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	4.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethesda	Magness
Population	185 → 136 (-26.5%)	234 → 122 (-47.9%)
Median household income	—	$50,592 → $35,500 (-29.8%)
Median home value	—	$106,800 → $130,600 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,057 → $1,025 (-3.0%)

Bethesda

Population

185136

Magness

Population

234122

Median household income

$50,592$35,500

Median home value

$106,800$130,600

Median gross rent

$1,057$1,025

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethesda	Magness
Under 5	0.0%	19.7%
5 to 17	21.3%	3.3%
18 to 24	20.6%	18.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	22.8%	4.9%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.3%
55 to 64	9.6%	21.3%
65 to 74	14.0%	6.6%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethesda	Magness
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethesda	Magness
No high school diploma	0.0%	19.7%
High school graduate	100.0%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	43.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethesda	Magness
Drove alone	87.1%	87.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethesda	Magness
1-unit, detached	23.8%	56.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	76.2%	36.4%

Poverty & households

	Bethesda	Magness
Poverty rate	0.0%	18.0%
Average household size	3.24	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	2008	1989