Magness vs Oil Trough

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

Magness 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 122 in Magness). Oil Trough has the higher median household income ($37,778 vs $35,500 in Magness). Since 2019, Oil Trough's population has grown faster (+26.6% vs -47.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Magness	Oil Trough
Population	122	281
Median age	25.7 yrs	19.5 yrs
Median household income	$35,500	$37,778
Median home value	—	$84,000
Median gross rent	$1,025	—
Housing units	55	116
Homeownership rate	60.9%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.2%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Magness	Oil Trough
Population	234 → 122 (-47.9%)	222 → 281 (+26.6%)
Median household income	$50,592 → $35,500 (-29.8%)	$45,938 → $37,778 (-17.8%)
Median home value	$106,800 → $130,600 (+22.3%)	$69,400 → $84,000 (+21.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,057 → $1,025 (-3.0%)	$600 → $525 (-12.5%)

Magness

Population

234122

Median household income

$50,592$35,500

Median home value

$106,800$130,600

Median gross rent

$1,057$1,025

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)

	Magness	Oil Trough
Under 5	19.7%	27.8%
5 to 17	3.3%	22.1%
18 to 24	18.9%	1.4%
25 to 34	13.1%	3.9%
35 to 44	4.9%	7.5%
45 to 54	12.3%	3.9%
55 to 64	21.3%	11.7%
65 to 74	6.6%	10.7%
75 and over	0.0%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Magness	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+

	Magness	Oil Trough
No high school diploma	19.7%	8.8%
High school graduate	32.4%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	43.7%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.2%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Magness	Oil Trough
Drove alone	87.0%	56.0%
Carpooled	13.0%	17.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	16.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Magness	Oil Trough
1-unit, detached	56.4%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36.4%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Magness	Oil Trough
Poverty rate	18.0%	49.1%
Average household size	2.65	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1989	1970