Brinkley vs Clarendon

A side-by-side comparison of Brinkley and Clarendon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Brinkley has the higher population (2,651 vs 1,565 in Clarendon). Brinkley has the higher median household income ($38,285 vs $33,500 in Clarendon). Brinkley has the higher median home value ($84,000 vs $72,400 in Clarendon).

Population, income & housing

	Brinkley	Clarendon
Population	2,651	1,565
Median age	44.1 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$38,285	$33,500
Median home value	$84,000	$72,400
Median gross rent	$605	$504
Housing units	1,503	704
Homeownership rate	63.1%	64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	18.4%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brinkley	Clarendon
Population	2,742 → 2,651 (-3.3%)	1,487 → 1,565 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$36,528 → $38,285 (+4.8%)	$23,365 → $33,500 (+43.4%)
Median home value	$66,500 → $84,000 (+26.3%)	$55,200 → $72,400 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$523 → $605 (+15.7%)	$368 → $504 (+37.0%)

Brinkley

Population

2,7422,651

Median household income

$36,528$38,285

Median home value

$66,500$84,000

Median gross rent

$523$605

Clarendon

Population

1,4871,565

Median household income

$23,365$33,500

Median home value

$55,200$72,400

Median gross rent

$368$504

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brinkley	Clarendon
Under 5	8.1%	2.7%
5 to 17	13.2%	22.4%
18 to 24	5.2%	7.2%
25 to 34	8.1%	10.1%
35 to 44	16.1%	7.1%
45 to 54	9.5%	12.9%
55 to 64	16.5%	11.7%
65 to 74	15.1%	14.7%
75 and over	8.0%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brinkley	Clarendon
White (non-Hispanic)	41.0%	59.5%
Black or African American	55.5%	33.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.6%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brinkley	Clarendon
No high school diploma	14.6%	19.6%
High school graduate	48.7%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brinkley	Clarendon
Drove alone	75.6%	86.4%
Carpooled	18.6%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brinkley	Clarendon
1-unit, detached	71.0%	66.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	4.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	15.8%

Poverty & households

	Brinkley	Clarendon
Poverty rate	30.9%	20.9%
Average household size	2.18	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1975	1973