Manila vs Wilson

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

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

Manila has the higher population (3,675 vs 1,103 in Wilson). Wilson has the higher median household income ($76,065 vs $65,691 in Manila). Manila has the higher median home value ($150,300 vs $135,900 in Wilson).

Population, income & housing

	Manila	Wilson
Population	3,675	1,103
Median age	31.2 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$65,691	$76,065
Median home value	$150,300	$135,900
Median gross rent	$834	$825
Housing units	1,330	531
Homeownership rate	63.0%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manila	Wilson
Population	3,371 → 3,675 (+9.0%)	1,017 → 1,103 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$53,308 → $65,691 (+23.2%)	$61,875 → $76,065 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$127,000 → $150,300 (+18.3%)	$91,700 → $135,900 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$567 → $834 (+47.1%)	$573 → $825 (+44.0%)

Manila

Population

3,3713,675

Median household income

$53,308$65,691

Median home value

$127,000$150,300

Median gross rent

$567$834

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)

	Manila	Wilson
Under 5	14.9%	7.4%
5 to 17	14.0%	16.6%
18 to 24	8.0%	8.6%
25 to 34	21.0%	17.2%
35 to 44	10.5%	9.6%
45 to 54	8.2%	10.0%
55 to 64	10.2%	17.5%
65 to 74	4.4%	9.5%
75 and over	8.8%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manila	Wilson
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	79.1%
Black or African American	0.5%	18.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manila	Wilson
No high school diploma	10.6%	8.1%
High school graduate	43.1%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manila	Wilson
Drove alone	79.0%	80.2%
Carpooled	10.3%	13.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manila	Wilson
1-unit, detached	85.6%	84.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Manila	Wilson
Poverty rate	13.7%	6.5%
Average household size	3.22	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1982	1979