Chidester vs Reader

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

Chidester and Reader 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 78 in Reader). Reader has the higher median household income ($27,891 vs $21,641 in Chidester). Since 2019, Chidester's population has grown faster (+22.6% vs -59.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Chidester	Reader
Population	347	78
Median age	52.0 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$21,641	$27,891
Median home value	$73,400	—
Median gross rent	$389	—
Housing units	169	33
Homeownership rate	69.7%	9.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chidester	Reader
Population	283 → 347 (+22.6%)	192 → 78 (-59.4%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $21,641 (-47.5%)	$13,320 → $27,891 (+109.4%)
Median home value	$55,000 → $73,400 (+33.5%)	$41,500 → $34,900 (-15.9%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $389 (-25.9%)	—

Chidester

Population

283347

Median household income

$41,250$21,641

Median home value

$55,000$73,400

Median gross rent

$525$389

Reader

Population

19278

Median household income

$13,320$27,891

Median home value

$41,500$34,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chidester	Reader
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.1%	15.4%
18 to 24	0.6%	19.2%
25 to 34	12.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	4.0%	20.5%
45 to 54	22.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	20.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	12.7%	26.9%
75 and over	15.3%	17.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chidester	Reader
White (non-Hispanic)	28.0%	44.9%
Black or African American	70.0%	55.1%
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	Reader
No high school diploma	20.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	46.9%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chidester	Reader
Drove alone	83.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	14.0%	0.0%
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	Reader
1-unit, detached	68.6%	57.6%
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%	42.4%

Poverty & households

	Chidester	Reader
Poverty rate	48.3%	0.0%
Average household size	2.92	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1977	1990