Brinkley vs Holly Grove

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

Brinkley and Holly Grove 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 532 in Holly Grove). Holly Grove has the higher median household income ($38,750 vs $38,285 in Brinkley). Brinkley has the higher median home value ($84,000 vs $81,700 in Holly Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Brinkley	Holly Grove
Population	2,651	532
Median age	44.1 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$38,285	$38,750
Median home value	$84,000	$81,700
Median gross rent	$605	$431
Housing units	1,503	246
Homeownership rate	63.1%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	18.4%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brinkley	Holly Grove
Population	2,742 → 2,651 (-3.3%)	573 → 532 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$36,528 → $38,285 (+4.8%)	$42,656 → $38,750 (-9.2%)
Median home value	$66,500 → $84,000 (+26.3%)	$72,400 → $81,700 (+12.8%)
Median gross rent	$523 → $605 (+15.7%)	$428 → $431 (+0.7%)

Brinkley

Population

2,7422,651

Median household income

$36,528$38,285

Median home value

$66,500$84,000

Median gross rent

$523$605

Holly Grove

Population

573532

Median household income

$42,656$38,750

Median home value

$72,400$81,700

Median gross rent

$428$431

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brinkley	Holly Grove
Under 5	8.1%	3.0%
5 to 17	13.2%	21.2%
18 to 24	5.2%	14.8%
25 to 34	8.1%	9.0%
35 to 44	16.1%	15.0%
45 to 54	9.5%	11.5%
55 to 64	16.5%	11.5%
65 to 74	15.1%	7.9%
75 and over	8.0%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brinkley	Holly Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	41.0%	3.0%
Black or African American	55.5%	95.3%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brinkley	Holly Grove
No high school diploma	14.6%	13.6%
High school graduate	48.7%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brinkley	Holly Grove
Drove alone	75.6%	64.1%
Carpooled	18.6%	34.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brinkley	Holly Grove
1-unit, detached	71.0%	64.2%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	6.5%
20 or more units	1.1%	12.6%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	8.9%

Poverty & households

	Brinkley	Holly Grove
Poverty rate	30.9%	35.5%
Average household size	2.18	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1975	1988