Bearden vs Reader

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

Bearden and Reader 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 78 in Reader). Bearden has the higher median household income ($28,143 vs $27,891 in Reader). Since 2019, Bearden's population has grown faster (-14.2% vs -59.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Bearden	Reader
Population	793	78
Median age	44.1 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$28,143	$27,891
Median home value	$76,100	—
Median gross rent	$579	—
Housing units	399	33
Homeownership rate	59.7%	9.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bearden	Reader
Population	924 → 793 (-14.2%)	192 → 78 (-59.4%)
Median household income	$24,400 → $28,143 (+15.3%)	$13,320 → $27,891 (+109.4%)
Median home value	$50,600 → $76,100 (+50.4%)	$41,500 → $34,900 (-15.9%)
Median gross rent	$489 → $579 (+18.4%)	—

Bearden

Population

924793

Median household income

$24,400$28,143

Median home value

$50,600$76,100

Median gross rent

$489$579

Reader

Population

19278

Median household income

$13,320$27,891

Median home value

$41,500$34,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bearden	Reader
Under 5	14.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.5%	15.4%
18 to 24	3.2%	19.2%
25 to 34	7.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	22.4%	20.5%
45 to 54	9.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.2%	0.0%
65 to 74	10.6%	26.9%
75 and over	2.8%	17.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bearden	Reader
White (non-Hispanic)	44.8%	44.9%
Black or African American	49.1%	55.1%
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	0.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bearden	Reader
No high school diploma	15.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	38.1%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bearden	Reader
Drove alone	77.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	7.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	0.0%
Other means	5.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bearden	Reader
1-unit, detached	71.4%	57.6%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.0%	42.4%

Poverty & households

	Bearden	Reader
Poverty rate	52.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.85	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	16	24
Median year structure built	1976	1990