Atkins vs Hector

A side-by-side comparison of Atkins and Hector: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Atkins has the higher population (2,877 vs 377 in Hector). Atkins has the higher median household income ($58,299 vs $51,875 in Hector). Hector has the higher median home value ($108,600 vs $108,300 in Atkins).

Population, income & housing

	Atkins	Hector
Population	2,877	377
Median age	37.6 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$58,299	$51,875
Median home value	$108,300	$108,600
Median gross rent	$858	$675
Housing units	1,151	167
Homeownership rate	64.3%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	14.0%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atkins	Hector
Population	3,048 → 2,877 (-5.6%)	506 → 377 (-25.5%)
Median household income	$39,091 → $58,299 (+49.1%)	$50,179 → $51,875 (+3.4%)
Median home value	$79,100 → $108,300 (+36.9%)	$74,100 → $108,600 (+46.6%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $858 (+28.1%)	$636 → $675 (+6.1%)

Atkins

Population

3,0482,877

Median household income

$39,091$58,299

Median home value

$79,100$108,300

Median gross rent

$670$858

Hector

Population

506377

Median household income

$50,179$51,875

Median home value

$74,100$108,600

Median gross rent

$636$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atkins	Hector
Under 5	5.1%	2.4%
5 to 17	22.9%	23.3%
18 to 24	5.1%	4.0%
25 to 34	13.2%	9.3%
35 to 44	12.8%	15.4%
45 to 54	13.1%	8.0%
55 to 64	11.0%	15.4%
65 to 74	9.0%	11.1%
75 and over	7.6%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atkins	Hector
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	92.3%
Black or African American	1.6%	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	4.1%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atkins	Hector
No high school diploma	11.2%	18.1%
High school graduate	37.8%	48.7%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atkins	Hector
Drove alone	84.5%	83.3%
Carpooled	11.3%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atkins	Hector
1-unit, detached	78.5%	77.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.8%	21.0%

Poverty & households

	Atkins	Hector
Poverty rate	14.6%	26.3%
Average household size	2.68	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	21	29
Median year structure built	1976	1975