Bearden vs Stephens

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

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

Stephens has the higher population (916 vs 793 in Bearden). Stephens has the higher median household income ($37,361 vs $28,143 in Bearden). Bearden has the higher median home value ($76,100 vs $52,900 in Stephens).

Population, income & housing

	Bearden	Stephens
Population	793	916
Median age	44.1 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$28,143	$37,361
Median home value	$76,100	$52,900
Median gross rent	$579	$416
Housing units	399	417
Homeownership rate	59.7%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	4.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bearden	Stephens
Population	924 → 793 (-14.2%)	901 → 916 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$24,400 → $28,143 (+15.3%)	$30,192 → $37,361 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$50,600 → $76,100 (+50.4%)	$43,100 → $52,900 (+22.7%)
Median gross rent	$489 → $579 (+18.4%)	$330 → $416 (+26.1%)

Bearden

Population

924793

Median household income

$24,400$28,143

Median home value

$50,600$76,100

Median gross rent

$489$579

Stephens

Population

901916

Median household income

$30,192$37,361

Median home value

$43,100$52,900

Median gross rent

$330$416

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bearden	Stephens
Under 5	14.5%	9.6%
5 to 17	17.5%	19.4%
18 to 24	3.2%	14.0%
25 to 34	7.8%	6.1%
35 to 44	22.4%	4.4%
45 to 54	9.0%	12.6%
55 to 64	12.2%	14.1%
65 to 74	10.6%	10.7%
75 and over	2.8%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bearden	Stephens
White (non-Hispanic)	44.8%	43.7%
Black or African American	49.1%	52.6%
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%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bearden	Stephens
No high school diploma	15.4%	11.7%
High school graduate	38.1%	55.4%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bearden	Stephens
Drove alone	77.5%	77.7%
Carpooled	7.0%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	4.4%
Other means	5.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bearden	Stephens
1-unit, detached	71.4%	76.7%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	14.0%	12.2%

Poverty & households

	Bearden	Stephens
Poverty rate	52.0%	18.9%
Average household size	2.85	3.33
Mean commute (minutes)	16	27
Median year structure built	1976	1961