Hector vs London

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

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

London has the higher population (1,179 vs 377 in Hector). Hector has the higher median household income ($51,875 vs $49,000 in London). Hector has the higher median home value ($108,600 vs $96,700 in London).

Population, income & housing

	Hector	London
Population	377	1,179
Median age	41.1 yrs	30.9 yrs
Median household income	$51,875	$49,000
Median home value	$108,600	$96,700
Median gross rent	$675	$804
Housing units	167	474
Homeownership rate	78.3%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hector	London
Population	506 → 377 (-25.5%)	769 → 1,179 (+53.3%)
Median household income	$50,179 → $51,875 (+3.4%)	$38,036 → $49,000 (+28.8%)
Median home value	$74,100 → $108,600 (+46.6%)	$84,100 → $96,700 (+15.0%)
Median gross rent	$636 → $675 (+6.1%)	$598 → $804 (+34.4%)

Hector

Population

506377

Median household income

$50,179$51,875

Median home value

$74,100$108,600

Median gross rent

$636$675

London

Population

7691,179

Median household income

$38,036$49,000

Median home value

$84,100$96,700

Median gross rent

$598$804

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hector	London
Under 5	2.4%	9.2%
5 to 17	23.3%	22.3%
18 to 24	4.0%	7.7%
25 to 34	9.3%	14.3%
35 to 44	15.4%	16.5%
45 to 54	8.0%	8.4%
55 to 64	15.4%	12.2%
65 to 74	11.1%	7.5%
75 and over	11.1%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hector	London
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	85.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hector	London
No high school diploma	18.1%	17.6%
High school graduate	48.7%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	19.2%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hector	London
Drove alone	83.3%	86.0%
Carpooled	10.6%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	7.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hector	London
1-unit, detached	77.2%	66.5%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.0%	26.6%

Poverty & households

	Hector	London
Poverty rate	26.3%	27.8%
Average household size	2.92	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1975	1984