Wayton vs Western Grove

A side-by-side comparison of Wayton and Western Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Western Grove has the higher population (424 vs 213 in Wayton). Wayton has the higher median household income ($102,596 vs $40,625 in Western Grove). Since 2019, Wayton's population has grown faster (+34.0% vs -27.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Wayton	Western Grove
Population	213	424
Median age	50.8 yrs	29.9 yrs
Median household income	$102,596	$40,625
Median home value	—	$136,800
Median gross rent	—	$575
Housing units	100	203
Homeownership rate	98.0%	60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Wayton	Western Grove
Population	159 → 213 (+34.0%)	587 → 424 (-27.8%)
Median household income	$51,607 → $102,596 (+98.8%)	$32,273 → $40,625 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$110,100 → $114,800 (+4.3%)	$71,300 → $136,800 (+91.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$490 → $575 (+17.3%)

Wayton

Population

159213

Median household income

$51,607$102,596

Median home value

$110,100$114,800

Western Grove

Population

587424

Median household income

$32,273$40,625

Median home value

$71,300$136,800

Median gross rent

$490$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Wayton	Western Grove
Under 5	0.0%	11.8%
5 to 17	17.8%	20.8%
18 to 24	8.0%	7.8%
25 to 34	1.9%	16.5%
35 to 44	8.9%	12.0%
45 to 54	28.6%	9.2%
55 to 64	22.1%	6.1%
65 to 74	3.8%	5.9%
75 and over	8.9%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Wayton	Western Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Wayton	Western Grove
No high school diploma	2.5%	12.3%
High school graduate	57.0%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Wayton	Western Grove
Drove alone	63.0%	73.5%
Carpooled	19.3%	14.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.8%	8.6%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Wayton	Western Grove
1-unit, detached	92.0%	79.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Wayton	Western Grove
Poverty rate	3.8%	31.4%
Average household size	2.13	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	34	23
Median year structure built	1975	1974