Bethesda vs Oil Trough

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

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

Oil Trough has the higher population (281 vs 136 in Bethesda). Bethesda has the higher median household income ($85,500 vs $37,778 in Oil Trough). Since 2019, Oil Trough's population has grown faster (+26.6% vs -26.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Bethesda	Oil Trough
Population	136	281
Median age	39.9 yrs	19.5 yrs
Median household income	$85,500	$37,778
Median home value	—	$84,000
Housing units	42	116
Homeownership rate	100.0%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethesda	Oil Trough
Population	185 → 136 (-26.5%)	222 → 281 (+26.6%)
Median household income	—	$45,938 → $37,778 (-17.8%)
Median home value	—	$69,400 → $84,000 (+21.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$600 → $525 (-12.5%)

Bethesda

Population

185136

Oil Trough

Population

222281

Median household income

$45,938$37,778

Median home value

$69,400$84,000

Median gross rent

$600$525

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethesda	Oil Trough
Under 5	0.0%	27.8%
5 to 17	21.3%	22.1%
18 to 24	20.6%	1.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	3.9%
35 to 44	22.8%	7.5%
45 to 54	11.8%	3.9%
55 to 64	9.6%	11.7%
65 to 74	14.0%	10.7%
75 and over	0.0%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethesda	Oil Trough
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	60.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.5%
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%	33.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethesda	Oil Trough
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.8%
High school graduate	100.0%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethesda	Oil Trough
Drove alone	87.1%	56.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	17.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	16.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.9%	9.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethesda	Oil Trough
1-unit, detached	23.8%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	76.2%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Bethesda	Oil Trough
Poverty rate	0.0%	49.1%
Average household size	3.24	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	2008	1970