Bearden vs East Camden

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

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

East Camden has the higher population (1,326 vs 793 in Bearden). East Camden has the higher median household income ($44,500 vs $28,143 in Bearden). East Camden has the higher median home value ($105,800 vs $76,100 in Bearden).

Population, income & housing

	Bearden	East Camden
Population	793	1,326
Median age	44.1 yrs	27.7 yrs
Median household income	$28,143	$44,500
Median home value	$76,100	$105,800
Median gross rent	$579	$843
Housing units	399	499
Homeownership rate	59.7%	49.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bearden	East Camden
Population	924 → 793 (-14.2%)	1,022 → 1,326 (+29.7%)
Median household income	$24,400 → $28,143 (+15.3%)	$35,625 → $44,500 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$50,600 → $76,100 (+50.4%)	$73,800 → $105,800 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$489 → $579 (+18.4%)	$595 → $843 (+41.7%)

Bearden

Population

924793

Median household income

$24,400$28,143

Median home value

$50,600$76,100

Median gross rent

$489$579

East Camden

Population

1,0221,326

Median household income

$35,625$44,500

Median home value

$73,800$105,800

Median gross rent

$595$843

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bearden	East Camden
Under 5	14.5%	3.8%
5 to 17	17.5%	27.7%
18 to 24	3.2%	16.3%
25 to 34	7.8%	19.2%
35 to 44	22.4%	10.9%
45 to 54	9.0%	9.6%
55 to 64	12.2%	6.8%
65 to 74	10.6%	4.8%
75 and over	2.8%	1.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bearden	East Camden
White (non-Hispanic)	44.8%	52.1%
Black or African American	49.1%	32.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bearden	East Camden
No high school diploma	15.4%	8.8%
High school graduate	38.1%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	48.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bearden	East Camden
Drove alone	77.5%	90.5%
Carpooled	7.0%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	1.1%
Other means	5.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bearden	East Camden
1-unit, detached	71.4%	56.1%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	41.7%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Bearden	East Camden
Poverty rate	52.0%	5.3%
Average household size	2.85	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	16	17
Median year structure built	1976	1966