Louann vs Reader

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

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

Louann has the higher population (141 vs 78 in Reader). Louann has the higher median household income ($31,667 vs $27,891 in Reader). Since 2019, Louann's population has grown faster (-28.1% vs -59.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Louann	Reader
Population	141	78
Median age	29.8 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$31,667	$27,891
Median home value	$54,600	—
Median gross rent	$775	—
Housing units	94	33
Homeownership rate	48.2%	9.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	14.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Louann	Reader
Population	196 → 141 (-28.1%)	192 → 78 (-59.4%)
Median household income	$46,875 → $31,667 (-32.4%)	$13,320 → $27,891 (+109.4%)
Median home value	$26,900 → $54,600 (+103.0%)	$41,500 → $34,900 (-15.9%)
Median gross rent	$686 → $775 (+13.0%)	—

Louann

Population

196141

Median household income

$46,875$31,667

Median home value

$26,900$54,600

Median gross rent

$686$775

Reader

Population

19278

Median household income

$13,320$27,891

Median home value

$41,500$34,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Louann	Reader
Under 5	10.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.1%	15.4%
18 to 24	2.8%	19.2%
25 to 34	31.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	2.1%	20.5%
45 to 54	12.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	18.4%	0.0%
65 to 74	7.8%	26.9%
75 and over	2.8%	17.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Louann	Reader
White (non-Hispanic)	39.0%	44.9%
Black or African American	61.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Louann	Reader
No high school diploma	20.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	28.6%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Louann	Reader
Drove alone	82.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	17.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Louann	Reader
1-unit, detached	54.3%	57.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45.7%	42.4%

Poverty & households

	Louann	Reader
Poverty rate	41.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.52	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1983	1990