Fourche vs Perry

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

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

Perry has the higher population (321 vs 16 in Fourche). Fourche has the higher median home value ($106,300 vs $75,000 in Perry). Since 2019, Perry's population has grown faster (+4.6% vs -44.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Fourche	Perry
Population	16	321
Median age	59.0 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$39,063
Median home value	$106,300	$75,000
Median gross rent	—	$713
Housing units	11	138
Homeownership rate	100.0%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	7.6%
Unemployment rate	—	18.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fourche	Perry
Population	29 → 16 (-44.8%)	307 → 321 (+4.6%)
Median household income	—	$43,542 → $39,063 (-10.3%)
Median home value	$66,700 → $106,300 (+59.4%)	$80,000 → $75,000 (-6.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$817 → $713 (-12.7%)

Fourche

Population

2916

Median home value

$66,700$106,300

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)

	Fourche	Perry
Under 5	0.0%	5.9%
5 to 17	0.0%	9.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	11.5%
45 to 54	18.8%	13.7%
55 to 64	43.8%	20.9%
65 to 74	12.5%	16.8%
75 and over	25.0%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fourche	Perry
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	83.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fourche	Perry
No high school diploma	62.5%	14.8%
High school graduate	12.5%	51.6%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fourche	Perry
Drove alone	—	80.4%
Carpooled	—	3.3%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	5.4%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	8.7%
Other means	—	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fourche	Perry
1-unit, detached	63.6%	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	36.4%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Fourche	Perry
Poverty rate	62.5%	24.6%
Average household size	1.45	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	—	21
Median year structure built	2001	1971