Garland vs Genoa

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

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

Genoa has the higher population (1,008 vs 300 in Garland). Genoa has the higher median household income ($55,500 vs $31,304 in Garland). Genoa has the higher median home value ($124,500 vs $37,100 in Garland).

Population, income & housing

	Garland	Genoa
Population	300	1,008
Median age	32.7 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	$31,304	$55,500
Median home value	$37,100	$124,500
Median gross rent	$476	$1,043
Housing units	191	649
Homeownership rate	47.0%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.0%	8.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garland	Genoa
Population	351 → 300 (-14.5%)	1,054 → 1,008 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$38,542 → $31,304 (-18.8%)	$53,247 → $55,500 (+4.2%)
Median home value	$33,800 → $37,100 (+9.8%)	$151,400 → $124,500 (-17.8%)
Median gross rent	$431 → $476 (+10.4%)	$676 → $1,043 (+54.3%)

Garland

Population

351300

Median household income

$38,542$31,304

Median home value

$33,800$37,100

Median gross rent

$431$476

Genoa

Population

1,0541,008

Median household income

$53,247$55,500

Median home value

$151,400$124,500

Median gross rent

$676$1,043

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garland	Genoa
Under 5	7.0%	1.2%
5 to 17	20.0%	19.3%
18 to 24	8.0%	4.1%
25 to 34	18.7%	8.8%
35 to 44	1.3%	13.9%
45 to 54	18.0%	10.8%
55 to 64	10.0%	10.7%
65 to 74	6.3%	21.6%
75 and over	10.7%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garland	Genoa
White (non-Hispanic)	57.7%	98.2%
Black or African American	42.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garland	Genoa
No high school diploma	40.5%	8.3%
High school graduate	49.2%	57.0%
Some college or associate's	9.2%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	1.0%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garland	Genoa
Drove alone	76.4%	89.0%
Carpooled	3.8%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	19.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garland	Genoa
1-unit, detached	86.9%	46.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.1%	53.8%

Poverty & households

	Garland	Genoa
Poverty rate	39.0%	15.3%
Average household size	2.27	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	28	19
Median year structure built	1975	1994