Ratcliff vs Scranton

A side-by-side comparison of Ratcliff and Scranton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Scranton has the higher population (245 vs 111 in Ratcliff). Scranton has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $43,750 in Ratcliff). Scranton has the higher median home value ($115,000 vs $112,500 in Ratcliff).

Population, income & housing

	Ratcliff	Scranton
Population	111	245
Median age	54.4 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$43,750	$75,000
Median home value	$112,500	$115,000
Median gross rent	—	$708
Housing units	66	117
Homeownership rate	78.3%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	17.5%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ratcliff	Scranton
Population	215 → 111 (-48.4%)	241 → 245 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$34,063 → $43,750 (+28.4%)	$43,438 → $75,000 (+72.7%)
Median home value	$62,500 → $112,500 (+80.0%)	$79,200 → $115,000 (+45.2%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $530 (-7.8%)	$606 → $708 (+16.8%)

Ratcliff

Population

215111

Median household income

$34,063$43,750

Median home value

$62,500$112,500

Median gross rent

$575$530

Scranton

Population

241245

Median household income

$43,438$75,000

Median home value

$79,200$115,000

Median gross rent

$606$708

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ratcliff	Scranton
Under 5	1.8%	4.1%
5 to 17	7.2%	18.0%
18 to 24	8.1%	18.4%
25 to 34	18.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	7.2%	9.8%
45 to 54	9.9%	13.9%
55 to 64	18.9%	7.8%
65 to 74	18.0%	10.6%
75 and over	10.8%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ratcliff	Scranton
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	5.4%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ratcliff	Scranton
No high school diploma	15.2%	10.3%
High school graduate	34.8%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ratcliff	Scranton
Drove alone	78.7%	90.6%
Carpooled	10.6%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ratcliff	Scranton
1-unit, detached	92.4%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Ratcliff	Scranton
Poverty rate	30.6%	14.7%
Average household size	1.85	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	32	18
Median year structure built	1993	1986