Hector vs Pottsville

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

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

Pottsville has the higher population (3,201 vs 377 in Hector). Pottsville has the higher median household income ($66,761 vs $51,875 in Hector). Pottsville has the higher median home value ($169,800 vs $108,600 in Hector).

Population, income & housing

	Hector	Pottsville
Population	377	3,201
Median age	41.1 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$51,875	$66,761
Median home value	$108,600	$169,800
Median gross rent	$675	$820
Housing units	167	1,310
Homeownership rate	78.3%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hector	Pottsville
Population	506 → 377 (-25.5%)	3,183 → 3,201 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$50,179 → $51,875 (+3.4%)	$47,546 → $66,761 (+40.4%)
Median home value	$74,100 → $108,600 (+46.6%)	$131,100 → $169,800 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$636 → $675 (+6.1%)	$697 → $820 (+17.6%)

Hector

Population

506377

Median household income

$50,179$51,875

Median home value

$74,100$108,600

Median gross rent

$636$675

Pottsville

Population

3,1833,201

Median household income

$47,546$66,761

Median home value

$131,100$169,800

Median gross rent

$697$820

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hector	Pottsville
Under 5	2.4%	8.2%
5 to 17	23.3%	21.5%
18 to 24	4.0%	7.6%
25 to 34	9.3%	13.7%
35 to 44	15.4%	15.2%
45 to 54	8.0%	13.4%
55 to 64	15.4%	9.3%
65 to 74	11.1%	6.7%
75 and over	11.1%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hector	Pottsville
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	79.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hector	Pottsville
No high school diploma	18.1%	8.5%
High school graduate	48.7%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	19.2%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hector	Pottsville
Drove alone	83.3%	91.2%
Carpooled	10.6%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	0.8%
Other means	0.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hector	Pottsville
1-unit, detached	77.2%	88.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	0.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.0%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	Hector	Pottsville
Poverty rate	26.3%	13.8%
Average household size	2.92	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	29	21
Median year structure built	1975	2003