Chidester vs Louann

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

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

Chidester has the higher population (347 vs 141 in Louann). Louann has the higher median household income ($31,667 vs $21,641 in Chidester). Chidester has the higher median home value ($73,400 vs $54,600 in Louann).

Population, income & housing

	Chidester	Louann
Population	347	141
Median age	52.0 yrs	29.8 yrs
Median household income	$21,641	$31,667
Median home value	$73,400	$54,600
Median gross rent	$389	$775
Housing units	169	94
Homeownership rate	69.7%	48.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	14.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chidester	Louann
Population	283 → 347 (+22.6%)	196 → 141 (-28.1%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $21,641 (-47.5%)	$46,875 → $31,667 (-32.4%)
Median home value	$55,000 → $73,400 (+33.5%)	$26,900 → $54,600 (+103.0%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $389 (-25.9%)	$686 → $775 (+13.0%)

Chidester

Population

283347

Median household income

$41,250$21,641

Median home value

$55,000$73,400

Median gross rent

$525$389

Louann

Population

196141

Median household income

$46,875$31,667

Median home value

$26,900$54,600

Median gross rent

$686$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chidester	Louann
Under 5	0.0%	10.6%
5 to 17	12.1%	12.1%
18 to 24	0.6%	2.8%
25 to 34	12.1%	31.2%
35 to 44	4.0%	2.1%
45 to 54	22.5%	12.1%
55 to 64	20.7%	18.4%
65 to 74	12.7%	7.8%
75 and over	15.3%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chidester	Louann
White (non-Hispanic)	28.0%	39.0%
Black or African American	70.0%	61.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chidester	Louann
No high school diploma	20.8%	20.0%
High school graduate	46.9%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chidester	Louann
Drove alone	83.7%	82.7%
Carpooled	14.0%	17.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chidester	Louann
1-unit, detached	68.6%	54.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.5%	45.7%

Poverty & households

	Chidester	Louann
Poverty rate	48.3%	41.1%
Average household size	2.92	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1977	1983