Gosnell vs Wilson

A side-by-side comparison of Gosnell and Wilson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gosnell has the higher population (2,835 vs 1,103 in Wilson). Wilson has the higher median household income ($76,065 vs $43,750 in Gosnell). Wilson has the higher median home value ($135,900 vs $92,300 in Gosnell).

Population, income & housing

	Gosnell	Wilson
Population	2,835	1,103
Median age	31.4 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$43,750	$76,065
Median home value	$92,300	$135,900
Median gross rent	$836	$825
Housing units	1,064	531
Homeownership rate	62.9%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gosnell	Wilson
Population	3,236 → 2,835 (-12.4%)	1,017 → 1,103 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$44,073 → $43,750 (-0.7%)	$61,875 → $76,065 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$83,200 → $92,300 (+10.9%)	$91,700 → $135,900 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$588 → $836 (+42.2%)	$573 → $825 (+44.0%)

Gosnell

Population

3,2362,835

Median household income

$44,073$43,750

Median home value

$83,200$92,300

Median gross rent

$588$836

Wilson

Population

1,0171,103

Median household income

$61,875$76,065

Median home value

$91,700$135,900

Median gross rent

$573$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gosnell	Wilson
Under 5	6.9%	7.4%
5 to 17	26.0%	16.6%
18 to 24	8.6%	8.6%
25 to 34	14.0%	17.2%
35 to 44	11.7%	9.6%
45 to 54	8.6%	10.0%
55 to 64	11.6%	17.5%
65 to 74	6.3%	9.5%
75 and over	6.0%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gosnell	Wilson
White (non-Hispanic)	66.1%	79.1%
Black or African American	28.1%	18.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gosnell	Wilson
No high school diploma	6.1%	8.1%
High school graduate	51.7%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gosnell	Wilson
Drove alone	88.7%	80.2%
Carpooled	4.5%	13.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	5.2%
Other means	4.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gosnell	Wilson
1-unit, detached	76.7%	84.7%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.1%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Gosnell	Wilson
Poverty rate	22.5%	6.5%
Average household size	3.11	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1977	1979