Brinkley vs Roe

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

Brinkley and Roe 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 159 in Roe). Roe has the higher median home value ($108,300 vs $84,000 in Brinkley). Since 2019, Roe's population has grown faster (+63.9% vs -3.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Brinkley	Roe
Population	2,651	159
Median age	44.1 yrs	28.9 yrs
Median household income	$38,285	—
Median home value	$84,000	$108,300
Median gross rent	$605	—
Housing units	1,503	57
Homeownership rate	63.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	18.4%	11.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brinkley	Roe
Population	2,742 → 2,651 (-3.3%)	97 → 159 (+63.9%)
Median household income	$36,528 → $38,285 (+4.8%)	$43,036 → $45,313 (+5.3%)
Median home value	$66,500 → $84,000 (+26.3%)	$60,000 → $108,300 (+80.5%)
Median gross rent	$523 → $605 (+15.7%)	—

Brinkley

Population

2,7422,651

Median household income

$36,528$38,285

Median home value

$66,500$84,000

Median gross rent

$523$605

Roe

Population

97159

Median household income

$43,036$45,313

Median home value

$60,000$108,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brinkley	Roe
Under 5	8.1%	1.9%
5 to 17	13.2%	31.4%
18 to 24	5.2%	8.2%
25 to 34	8.1%	17.0%
35 to 44	16.1%	5.7%
45 to 54	9.5%	18.9%
55 to 64	16.5%	6.9%
65 to 74	15.1%	2.5%
75 and over	8.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brinkley	Roe
White (non-Hispanic)	41.0%	74.2%
Black or African American	55.5%	7.5%
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%	17.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brinkley	Roe
No high school diploma	14.6%	2.2%
High school graduate	48.7%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brinkley	Roe
Drove alone	75.6%	80.4%
Carpooled	18.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	19.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brinkley	Roe
1-unit, detached	71.0%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	19.3%

Poverty & households

	Brinkley	Roe
Poverty rate	30.9%	1.3%
Average household size	2.18	3.46
Mean commute (minutes)	27	37
Median year structure built	1975	1973