Cushman vs Desha

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

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

Desha has the higher population (908 vs 456 in Cushman). Desha has the higher median household income ($77,768 vs $42,411 in Cushman). Desha has the higher median home value ($143,300 vs $115,700 in Cushman).

Population, income & housing

	Cushman	Desha
Population	456	908
Median age	42.8 yrs	51.7 yrs
Median household income	$42,411	$77,768
Median home value	$115,700	$143,300
Median gross rent	$464	$702
Housing units	222	471
Homeownership rate	79.4%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cushman	Desha
Population	438 → 456 (+4.1%)	1,130 → 908 (-19.6%)
Median household income	$37,031 → $42,411 (+14.5%)	$83,177 → $77,768 (-6.5%)
Median home value	$58,100 → $115,700 (+99.1%)	$128,700 → $143,300 (+11.3%)
Median gross rent	$375 → $464 (+23.7%)	$655 → $702 (+7.2%)

Cushman

Population

438456

Median household income

$37,031$42,411

Median home value

$58,100$115,700

Median gross rent

$375$464

Desha

Population

1,130908

Median household income

$83,177$77,768

Median home value

$128,700$143,300

Median gross rent

$655$702

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cushman	Desha
Under 5	9.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	10.7%	18.1%
18 to 24	5.9%	10.7%
25 to 34	11.8%	8.5%
35 to 44	12.1%	0.0%
45 to 54	11.6%	13.8%
55 to 64	15.8%	18.6%
65 to 74	12.9%	11.9%
75 and over	9.2%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

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

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cushman	Desha
No high school diploma	19.1%	20.8%
High school graduate	40.3%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cushman	Desha
Drove alone	75.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	22.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cushman	Desha
1-unit, detached	63.5%	80.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.8%	19.1%

Poverty & households

	Cushman	Desha
Poverty rate	16.4%	11.1%
Average household size	2.41	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	25	49
Median year structure built	1981	1978