Bassett vs Birdsong

A side-by-side comparison of Bassett and Birdsong: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bassett has the higher population (121 vs 41 in Birdsong). Bassett has the higher median household income ($54,750 vs $12,083 in Birdsong). Bassett has the higher median home value ($72,200 vs $52,500 in Birdsong).

Population, income & housing

	Bassett	Birdsong
Population	121	41
Median age	46.3 yrs	67.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,750	$12,083
Median home value	$72,200	$52,500
Median gross rent	$635	$279
Housing units	53	38
Homeownership rate	84.4%	53.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.4%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bassett	Birdsong
Population	245 → 121 (-50.6%)	38 → 41 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$32,031 → $54,750 (+70.9%)	—
Median home value	$49,000 → $72,200 (+47.3%)	$45,000 → $52,500 (+16.7%)
Median gross rent	$529 → $635 (+20.0%)	$232 → $279 (+20.3%)

Bassett

Population

245121

Median household income

$32,031$54,750

Median home value

$49,000$72,200

Median gross rent

$529$635

Birdsong

Population

3841

Median home value

$45,000$52,500

Median gross rent

$232$279

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bassett	Birdsong
Under 5	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	7.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	14.0%	2.4%
45 to 54	14.0%	17.1%
55 to 64	24.8%	14.6%
65 to 74	9.9%	34.1%
75 and over	3.3%	31.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bassett	Birdsong
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	0.0%
Black or African American	1.7%	100.0%
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	10.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bassett	Birdsong
No high school diploma	11.4%	12.2%
High school graduate	51.1%	70.7%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	9.8%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bassett	Birdsong
Drove alone	77.1%	100.0%
Carpooled	22.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bassett	Birdsong
1-unit, detached	86.8%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	28.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.2%	13.2%

Poverty & households

	Bassett	Birdsong
Poverty rate	4.1%	53.7%
Average household size	2.69	1.28
Mean commute (minutes)	26	—
Median year structure built	1965	2002