Gould vs Star City

A side-by-side comparison of Gould and Star City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Star City has the higher population (2,234 vs 513 in Gould). Star City has the higher median household income ($52,039 vs $30,809 in Gould). Star City has the higher median home value ($118,500 vs $58,800 in Gould).

Population, income & housing

	Gould	Star City
Population	513	2,234
Median age	58.0 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$30,809	$52,039
Median home value	$58,800	$118,500
Median gross rent	$369	$782
Housing units	383	995
Homeownership rate	71.6%	69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	16.4%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gould	Star City
Population	663 → 513 (-22.6%)	1,628 → 2,234 (+37.2%)
Median household income	$22,632 → $30,809 (+36.1%)	$41,371 → $52,039 (+25.8%)
Median home value	$54,600 → $58,800 (+7.7%)	$81,600 → $118,500 (+45.2%)
Median gross rent	$473 → $369 (-22.0%)	$700 → $782 (+11.7%)

Gould

Population

663513

Median household income

$22,632$30,809

Median home value

$54,600$58,800

Median gross rent

$473$369

Star City

Population

1,6282,234

Median household income

$41,371$52,039

Median home value

$81,600$118,500

Median gross rent

$700$782

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gould	Star City
Under 5	0.0%	9.8%
5 to 17	9.4%	17.8%
18 to 24	3.1%	7.1%
25 to 34	3.3%	15.3%
35 to 44	9.6%	12.3%
45 to 54	17.2%	7.1%
55 to 64	23.6%	9.1%
65 to 74	24.8%	12.3%
75 and over	9.2%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gould	Star City
White (non-Hispanic)	9.6%	72.0%
Black or African American	90.4%	20.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
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%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gould	Star City
No high school diploma	15.4%	13.0%
High school graduate	44.1%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gould	Star City
Drove alone	93.3%	81.7%
Carpooled	4.0%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	3.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gould	Star City
1-unit, detached	66.6%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	19.8%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Gould	Star City
Poverty rate	30.4%	15.1%
Average household size	1.78	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1970	1977