Aplin vs Bigelow

A side-by-side comparison of Aplin and Bigelow: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bigelow has the higher population (527 vs 191 in Aplin). Aplin has the higher median household income ($72,955 vs $71,042 in Bigelow). Aplin has the higher median home value ($197,500 vs $155,400 in Bigelow).

Population, income & housing

	Aplin	Bigelow
Population	191	527
Median age	36.6 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$72,955	$71,042
Median home value	$197,500	$155,400
Median gross rent	—	$719
Housing units	80	180
Homeownership rate	100.0%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aplin	Bigelow
Population	130 → 191 (+46.9%)	413 → 527 (+27.6%)
Median household income	$67,273 → $72,955 (+8.4%)	$93,750 → $71,042 (-24.2%)
Median home value	$183,800 → $197,500 (+7.5%)	$189,600 → $155,400 (-18.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$795 → $719 (-9.6%)

Aplin

Population

130191

Median household income

$67,273$72,955

Median home value

$183,800$197,500

Bigelow

Population

413527

Median household income

$93,750$71,042

Median home value

$189,600$155,400

Median gross rent

$795$719

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aplin	Bigelow
Under 5	4.2%	12.1%
5 to 17	25.7%	23.5%
18 to 24	8.9%	6.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.4%
35 to 44	45.0%	21.4%
45 to 54	0.0%	4.6%
55 to 64	4.2%	7.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	10.6%
75 and over	12.0%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aplin	Bigelow
White (non-Hispanic)	58.6%	94.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	28.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.6%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aplin	Bigelow
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.1%
High school graduate	42.7%	56.4%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	16.3%
Bachelor's degree	29.9%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aplin	Bigelow
Drove alone	94.8%	87.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aplin	Bigelow
1-unit, detached	81.3%	78.9%
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	18.8%	21.1%

Poverty & households

	Aplin	Bigelow
Poverty rate	0.0%	21.3%
Average household size	3.98	3.49
Mean commute (minutes)	35	35
Median year structure built	2000	1984