Marvell vs Poplar Grove

A side-by-side comparison of Marvell and Poplar Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Marvell has the higher population (1,008 vs 113 in Poplar Grove). Poplar Grove has the higher median household income ($116,161 vs $49,000 in Marvell). Since 2019, Poplar Grove's population has grown faster (+175.6% vs -19.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Marvell	Poplar Grove
Population	1,008	113
Median age	40.3 yrs	60.0 yrs
Median household income	$49,000	$116,161
Median home value	$59,100	—
Median gross rent	$691	—
Housing units	526	57
Homeownership rate	48.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	32.7%
Unemployment rate	26.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marvell	Poplar Grove
Population	1,244 → 1,008 (-19.0%)	41 → 113 (+175.6%)
Median household income	$30,556 → $49,000 (+60.4%)	—
Median home value	$51,800 → $59,100 (+14.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$612 → $691 (+12.9%)	—

Marvell

Population

1,2441,008

Median household income

$30,556$49,000

Median home value

$51,800$59,100

Median gross rent

$612$691

Poplar Grove

Population

41113

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marvell	Poplar Grove
Under 5	11.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.1%	0.0%
18 to 24	18.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	1.3%	12.4%
35 to 44	14.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	9.3%	38.1%
65 to 74	17.7%	26.5%
75 and over	3.5%	23.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marvell	Poplar Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	25.5%	48.7%
Black or African American	62.5%	38.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	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	11.7%	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marvell	Poplar Grove
No high school diploma	17.7%	12.4%
High school graduate	35.8%	16.8%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marvell	Poplar Grove
Drove alone	82.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	13.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marvell	Poplar Grove
1-unit, detached	81.9%	87.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	12.3%

Poverty & households

	Marvell	Poplar Grove
Poverty rate	27.9%	2.7%
Average household size	2.50	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	24	—
Median year structure built	1972	1959