Carlisle vs Ward

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

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

Ward has the higher population (6,367 vs 2,175 in Carlisle). Ward has the higher median household income ($78,841 vs $34,858 in Carlisle). Ward has the higher median home value ($182,100 vs $132,600 in Carlisle).

Population, income & housing

	Carlisle	Ward
Population	2,175	6,367
Median age	43.3 yrs	30.0 yrs
Median household income	$34,858	$78,841
Median home value	$132,600	$182,100
Median gross rent	$658	$1,147
Housing units	1,021	2,441
Homeownership rate	74.6%	65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlisle	Ward
Population	2,279 → 2,175 (-4.6%)	5,060 → 6,367 (+25.8%)
Median household income	$41,125 → $34,858 (-15.2%)	$59,931 → $78,841 (+31.6%)
Median home value	$87,800 → $132,600 (+51.0%)	$117,400 → $182,100 (+55.1%)
Median gross rent	$779 → $658 (-15.5%)	$1,010 → $1,147 (+13.6%)

Carlisle

Population

2,2792,175

Median household income

$41,125$34,858

Median home value

$87,800$132,600

Median gross rent

$779$658

Ward

Population

5,0606,367

Median household income

$59,931$78,841

Median home value

$117,400$182,100

Median gross rent

$1,010$1,147

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlisle	Ward
Under 5	5.1%	9.3%
5 to 17	19.9%	20.6%
18 to 24	4.5%	9.8%
25 to 34	12.9%	22.8%
35 to 44	9.1%	15.8%
45 to 54	12.7%	4.8%
55 to 64	12.2%	11.2%
65 to 74	8.4%	3.9%
75 and over	15.4%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlisle	Ward
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	83.2%
Black or African American	12.0%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlisle	Ward
No high school diploma	10.0%	10.9%
High school graduate	50.7%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	42.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlisle	Ward
Drove alone	77.6%	77.5%
Carpooled	3.3%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.5%	11.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlisle	Ward
1-unit, detached	78.3%	82.4%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Carlisle	Ward
Poverty rate	19.4%	13.3%
Average household size	2.55	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	21	29
Median year structure built	1978	2006