Gibson vs Jacksonville

A side-by-side comparison of Gibson and Jacksonville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jacksonville has the higher population (29,285 vs 4,141 in Gibson). Gibson has the higher median household income ($62,194 vs $46,947 in Jacksonville). Jacksonville has the higher median home value ($155,300 vs $150,300 in Gibson).

Population, income & housing

	Gibson	Jacksonville
Population	4,141	29,285
Median age	38.4 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,194	$46,947
Median home value	$150,300	$155,300
Median gross rent	$1,321	$913
Housing units	1,645	13,092
Homeownership rate	76.9%	49.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibson	Jacksonville
Population	4,985 → 4,141 (-16.9%)	28,456 → 29,285 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$67,179 → $62,194 (-7.4%)	$48,727 → $46,947 (-3.7%)
Median home value	$123,700 → $150,300 (+21.5%)	$125,800 → $155,300 (+23.4%)
Median gross rent	$949 → $1,321 (+39.2%)	$819 → $913 (+11.5%)

Gibson

Population

4,9854,141

Median household income

$67,179$62,194

Median home value

$123,700$150,300

Median gross rent

$949$1,321

Jacksonville

Population

28,45629,285

Median household income

$48,727$46,947

Median home value

$125,800$155,300

Median gross rent

$819$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gibson	Jacksonville
Under 5	3.3%	7.1%
5 to 17	21.0%	17.9%
18 to 24	12.4%	12.4%
25 to 34	5.1%	17.4%
35 to 44	17.4%	12.4%
45 to 54	10.6%	8.3%
55 to 64	10.2%	12.5%
65 to 74	15.2%	7.3%
75 and over	4.8%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibson	Jacksonville
White (non-Hispanic)	57.7%	36.6%
Black or African American	24.7%	46.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	10.5%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibson	Jacksonville
No high school diploma	6.3%	9.1%
High school graduate	34.5%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibson	Jacksonville
Drove alone	79.1%	74.2%
Carpooled	6.2%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	6.2%	8.0%
Other means	8.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibson	Jacksonville
1-unit, detached	96.4%	63.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Gibson	Jacksonville
Poverty rate	8.2%	19.3%
Average household size	2.64	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1978	1980