Bigelow vs Perry

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

Bigelow and Perry 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 321 in Perry). Bigelow has the higher median household income ($71,042 vs $39,063 in Perry). Bigelow has the higher median home value ($155,400 vs $75,000 in Perry).

Population, income & housing

	Bigelow	Perry
Population	527	321
Median age	34.4 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$71,042	$39,063
Median home value	$155,400	$75,000
Median gross rent	$719	$713
Housing units	180	138
Homeownership rate	91.4%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	7.6%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	18.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bigelow	Perry
Population	413 → 527 (+27.6%)	307 → 321 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$93,750 → $71,042 (-24.2%)	$43,542 → $39,063 (-10.3%)
Median home value	$189,600 → $155,400 (-18.0%)	$80,000 → $75,000 (-6.3%)
Median gross rent	$795 → $719 (-9.6%)	$817 → $713 (-12.7%)

Bigelow

Population

413527

Median household income

$93,750$71,042

Median home value

$189,600$155,400

Median gross rent

$795$719

Perry

Population

307321

Median household income

$43,542$39,063

Median home value

$80,000$75,000

Median gross rent

$817$713

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bigelow	Perry
Under 5	12.1%	5.9%
5 to 17	23.5%	9.7%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.5%
25 to 34	10.4%	10.9%
35 to 44	21.4%	11.5%
45 to 54	4.6%	13.7%
55 to 64	7.4%	20.9%
65 to 74	10.6%	16.8%
75 and over	3.8%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bigelow	Perry
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	83.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	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	1.9%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bigelow	Perry
No high school diploma	8.1%	14.8%
High school graduate	56.4%	51.6%
Some college or associate's	16.3%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bigelow	Perry
Drove alone	87.2%	80.4%
Carpooled	9.0%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	8.7%
Other means	0.5%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bigelow	Perry
1-unit, detached	78.9%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.1%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Bigelow	Perry
Poverty rate	21.3%	24.6%
Average household size	3.49	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	35	21
Median year structure built	1984	1971