Chidester vs East Camden

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

Chidester 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 347 in Chidester). East Camden has the higher median household income ($44,500 vs $21,641 in Chidester). East Camden has the higher median home value ($105,800 vs $73,400 in Chidester).

Population, income & housing

	Chidester	East Camden
Population	347	1,326
Median age	52.0 yrs	27.7 yrs
Median household income	$21,641	$44,500
Median home value	$73,400	$105,800
Median gross rent	$389	$843
Housing units	169	499
Homeownership rate	69.7%	49.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chidester	East Camden
Population	283 → 347 (+22.6%)	1,022 → 1,326 (+29.7%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $21,641 (-47.5%)	$35,625 → $44,500 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$55,000 → $73,400 (+33.5%)	$73,800 → $105,800 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $389 (-25.9%)	$595 → $843 (+41.7%)

Chidester

Population

283347

Median household income

$41,250$21,641

Median home value

$55,000$73,400

Median gross rent

$525$389

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)

	Chidester	East Camden
Under 5	0.0%	3.8%
5 to 17	12.1%	27.7%
18 to 24	0.6%	16.3%
25 to 34	12.1%	19.2%
35 to 44	4.0%	10.9%
45 to 54	22.5%	9.6%
55 to 64	20.7%	6.8%
65 to 74	12.7%	4.8%
75 and over	15.3%	1.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chidester	East Camden
White (non-Hispanic)	28.0%	52.1%
Black or African American	70.0%	32.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chidester	East Camden
No high school diploma	20.8%	8.8%
High school graduate	46.9%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	48.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chidester	East Camden
Drove alone	83.7%	90.5%
Carpooled	14.0%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	2.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chidester	East Camden
1-unit, detached	68.6%	56.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	41.7%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.5%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Chidester	East Camden
Poverty rate	48.3%	5.3%
Average household size	2.92	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	30	17
Median year structure built	1977	1966