Rosston vs Willisville

A side-by-side comparison of Rosston and Willisville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rosston has the higher population (362 vs 267 in Willisville). Rosston has the higher median household income ($69,191 vs $49,448 in Willisville). Since 2019, Willisville's population has grown faster (-1.1% vs -12.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Rosston	Willisville
Population	362	267
Median age	54.1 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$69,191	$49,448
Median home value	$35,900	—
Housing units	224	144
Homeownership rate	80.4%	93.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.1%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rosston	Willisville
Population	414 → 362 (-12.6%)	270 → 267 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$27,150 → $69,191 (+154.8%)	$40,545 → $49,448 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$40,600 → $35,900 (-11.6%)	$65,600 → $62,200 (-5.2%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $817 (+55.6%)	—

Rosston

Population

414362

Median household income

$27,150$69,191

Median home value

$40,600$35,900

Median gross rent

$525$817

Willisville

Population

270267

Median household income

$40,545$49,448

Median home value

$65,600$62,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rosston	Willisville
Under 5	0.8%	2.2%
5 to 17	7.7%	12.4%
18 to 24	6.4%	4.1%
25 to 34	18.0%	6.0%
35 to 44	14.4%	25.1%
45 to 54	11.3%	5.2%
55 to 64	12.2%	24.7%
65 to 74	18.5%	13.5%
75 and over	10.8%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rosston	Willisville
White (non-Hispanic)	19.6%	64.0%
Black or African American	80.1%	36.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rosston	Willisville
No high school diploma	6.2%	7.4%
High school graduate	58.4%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rosston	Willisville
Drove alone	87.7%	55.0%
Carpooled	11.9%	45.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rosston	Willisville
1-unit, detached	59.8%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	40.2%	32.6%

Poverty & households

	Rosston	Willisville
Poverty rate	8.8%	4.1%
Average household size	1.77	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	39	32
Median year structure built	1993	1966