Bearden vs Chidester

A side-by-side comparison of Bearden and Chidester: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bearden has the higher population (793 vs 347 in Chidester). Bearden has the higher median household income ($28,143 vs $21,641 in Chidester). Bearden has the higher median home value ($76,100 vs $73,400 in Chidester).

Population, income & housing

	Bearden	Chidester
Population	793	347
Median age	44.1 yrs	52.0 yrs
Median household income	$28,143	$21,641
Median home value	$76,100	$73,400
Median gross rent	$579	$389
Housing units	399	169
Homeownership rate	59.7%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	6.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bearden	Chidester
Population	924 → 793 (-14.2%)	283 → 347 (+22.6%)
Median household income	$24,400 → $28,143 (+15.3%)	$41,250 → $21,641 (-47.5%)
Median home value	$50,600 → $76,100 (+50.4%)	$55,000 → $73,400 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$489 → $579 (+18.4%)	$525 → $389 (-25.9%)

Bearden

Population

924793

Median household income

$24,400$28,143

Median home value

$50,600$76,100

Median gross rent

$489$579

Chidester

Population

283347

Median household income

$41,250$21,641

Median home value

$55,000$73,400

Median gross rent

$525$389

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bearden	Chidester
Under 5	14.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.5%	12.1%
18 to 24	3.2%	0.6%
25 to 34	7.8%	12.1%
35 to 44	22.4%	4.0%
45 to 54	9.0%	22.5%
55 to 64	12.2%	20.7%
65 to 74	10.6%	12.7%
75 and over	2.8%	15.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bearden	Chidester
White (non-Hispanic)	44.8%	28.0%
Black or African American	49.1%	70.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bearden	Chidester
No high school diploma	15.4%	20.8%
High school graduate	38.1%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bearden	Chidester
Drove alone	77.5%	83.7%
Carpooled	7.0%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.3%
Worked from home	1.5%	0.0%
Other means	5.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bearden	Chidester
1-unit, detached	71.4%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	11.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.0%	19.5%

Poverty & households

	Bearden	Chidester
Poverty rate	52.0%	48.3%
Average household size	2.85	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	16	30
Median year structure built	1976	1977