Cushman vs Southside

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

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

Southside has the higher population (4,254 vs 456 in Cushman). Southside has the higher median household income ($55,469 vs $42,411 in Cushman). Southside has the higher median home value ($127,400 vs $115,700 in Cushman).

Population, income & housing

	Cushman	Southside
Population	456	4,254
Median age	42.8 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$42,411	$55,469
Median home value	$115,700	$127,400
Median gross rent	$464	$790
Housing units	222	1,487
Homeownership rate	79.4%	68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cushman	Southside
Population	438 → 456 (+4.1%)	3,952 → 4,254 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$37,031 → $42,411 (+14.5%)	$35,379 → $55,469 (+56.8%)
Median home value	$58,100 → $115,700 (+99.1%)	$92,000 → $127,400 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	$375 → $464 (+23.7%)	$774 → $790 (+2.1%)

Cushman

Population

438456

Median household income

$37,031$42,411

Median home value

$58,100$115,700

Median gross rent

$375$464

Southside

Population

3,9524,254

Median household income

$35,379$55,469

Median home value

$92,000$127,400

Median gross rent

$774$790

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cushman	Southside
Under 5	9.9%	9.7%
5 to 17	10.7%	18.8%
18 to 24	5.9%	11.7%
25 to 34	11.8%	10.8%
35 to 44	12.1%	13.4%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.5%
55 to 64	15.8%	10.0%
65 to 74	12.9%	10.8%
75 and over	9.2%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cushman	Southside
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	77.4%
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%	5.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	12.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cushman	Southside
No high school diploma	19.1%	13.6%
High school graduate	40.3%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cushman	Southside
Drove alone	75.0%	75.8%
Carpooled	22.9%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	1.6%	4.6%
Other means	0.5%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cushman	Southside
1-unit, detached	63.5%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.8%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Cushman	Southside
Poverty rate	16.4%	18.2%
Average household size	2.41	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1981	1986