Fouke vs Garland

A side-by-side comparison of Fouke and Garland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fouke has the higher population (685 vs 300 in Garland). Fouke has the higher median household income ($38,594 vs $31,304 in Garland). Fouke has the higher median home value ($79,400 vs $37,100 in Garland).

Population, income & housing

	Fouke	Garland
Population	685	300
Median age	24.8 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$38,594	$31,304
Median home value	$79,400	$37,100
Median gross rent	$747	$476
Housing units	354	191
Homeownership rate	58.4%	47.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	1.0%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fouke	Garland
Population	808 → 685 (-15.2%)	351 → 300 (-14.5%)
Median household income	$27,448 → $38,594 (+40.6%)	$38,542 → $31,304 (-18.8%)
Median home value	$71,800 → $79,400 (+10.6%)	$33,800 → $37,100 (+9.8%)
Median gross rent	$633 → $747 (+18.0%)	$431 → $476 (+10.4%)

Fouke

Population

808685

Median household income

$27,448$38,594

Median home value

$71,800$79,400

Median gross rent

$633$747

Garland

Population

351300

Median household income

$38,542$31,304

Median home value

$33,800$37,100

Median gross rent

$431$476

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fouke	Garland
Under 5	11.2%	7.0%
5 to 17	20.7%	20.0%
18 to 24	18.7%	8.0%
25 to 34	8.0%	18.7%
35 to 44	16.2%	1.3%
45 to 54	6.6%	18.0%
55 to 64	8.3%	10.0%
65 to 74	3.8%	6.3%
75 and over	6.4%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fouke	Garland
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	57.7%
Black or African American	3.4%	42.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10.4%	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	0.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fouke	Garland
No high school diploma	19.2%	40.5%
High school graduate	37.3%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	9.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	1.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fouke	Garland
Drove alone	75.9%	76.4%
Carpooled	16.8%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	19.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fouke	Garland
1-unit, detached	61.6%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35.9%	13.1%

Poverty & households

	Fouke	Garland
Poverty rate	28.8%	39.0%
Average household size	2.74	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	21	28
Median year structure built	1982	1975