Carlisle vs Lonoke

A side-by-side comparison of Carlisle and Lonoke: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lonoke has the higher population (4,260 vs 2,175 in Carlisle). Lonoke has the higher median household income ($49,323 vs $34,858 in Carlisle). Carlisle has the higher median home value ($132,600 vs $123,700 in Lonoke).

Population, income & housing

	Carlisle	Lonoke
Population	2,175	4,260
Median age	43.3 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$34,858	$49,323
Median home value	$132,600	$123,700
Median gross rent	$658	$794
Housing units	1,021	2,024
Homeownership rate	74.6%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	12.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlisle	Lonoke
Population	2,279 → 2,175 (-4.6%)	4,238 → 4,260 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$41,125 → $34,858 (-15.2%)	$45,714 → $49,323 (+7.9%)
Median home value	$87,800 → $132,600 (+51.0%)	$127,400 → $123,700 (-2.9%)
Median gross rent	$779 → $658 (-15.5%)	$611 → $794 (+30.0%)

Carlisle

Population

2,2792,175

Median household income

$41,125$34,858

Median home value

$87,800$132,600

Median gross rent

$779$658

Lonoke

Population

4,2384,260

Median household income

$45,714$49,323

Median home value

$127,400$123,700

Median gross rent

$611$794

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlisle	Lonoke
Under 5	5.1%	4.2%
5 to 17	19.9%	18.0%
18 to 24	4.5%	9.4%
25 to 34	12.9%	9.4%
35 to 44	9.1%	13.8%
45 to 54	12.7%	15.3%
55 to 64	12.2%	10.8%
65 to 74	8.4%	12.7%
75 and over	15.4%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlisle	Lonoke
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	73.1%
Black or African American	12.0%	18.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlisle	Lonoke
No high school diploma	10.0%	14.6%
High school graduate	50.7%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlisle	Lonoke
Drove alone	77.6%	76.6%
Carpooled	3.3%	19.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.5%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlisle	Lonoke
1-unit, detached	78.3%	87.8%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Carlisle	Lonoke
Poverty rate	19.4%	15.8%
Average household size	2.55	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1978	1978