Genoa vs Texarkana

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

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

Texarkana has the higher population (29,343 vs 1,008 in Genoa). Genoa has the higher median household income ($55,500 vs $47,930 in Texarkana). Texarkana has the higher median home value ($162,700 vs $124,500 in Genoa).

Population, income & housing

	Genoa	Texarkana
Population	1,008	29,343
Median age	50.3 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$55,500	$47,930
Median home value	$124,500	$162,700
Median gross rent	$1,043	$893
Housing units	649	13,738
Homeownership rate	77.3%	56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Genoa	Texarkana
Population	1,054 → 1,008 (-4.4%)	29,901 → 29,343 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$53,247 → $55,500 (+4.2%)	$39,622 → $47,930 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$151,400 → $124,500 (-17.8%)	$119,700 → $162,700 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$676 → $1,043 (+54.3%)	$739 → $893 (+20.8%)

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

Texarkana

Population

29,90129,343

Median household income

$39,622$47,930

Median home value

$119,700$162,700

Median gross rent

$739$893

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Genoa	Texarkana
Under 5	1.2%	6.6%
5 to 17	19.3%	16.4%
18 to 24	4.1%	8.8%
25 to 34	8.8%	14.2%
35 to 44	13.9%	12.2%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.7%
55 to 64	10.7%	12.3%
65 to 74	21.6%	10.1%
75 and over	9.5%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Genoa	Texarkana
White (non-Hispanic)	98.2%	55.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	35.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.8%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Genoa	Texarkana
No high school diploma	8.3%	12.1%
High school graduate	57.0%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Genoa	Texarkana
Drove alone	89.0%	81.1%
Carpooled	2.9%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Genoa	Texarkana
1-unit, detached	46.2%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	53.8%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Genoa	Texarkana
Poverty rate	15.3%	22.0%
Average household size	2.06	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1994	1978