Gibson vs Little Rock

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

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

Little Rock has the higher population (202,739 vs 4,141 in Gibson). Gibson has the higher median household income ($62,194 vs $60,583 in Little Rock). Little Rock has the higher median home value ($221,200 vs $150,300 in Gibson).

Population, income & housing

	Gibson	Little Rock
Population	4,141	202,739
Median age	38.4 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,194	$60,583
Median home value	$150,300	$221,200
Median gross rent	$1,321	$1,067
Housing units	1,645	99,697
Homeownership rate	76.9%	54.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	44.0%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibson	Little Rock
Population	4,985 → 4,141 (-16.9%)	197,958 → 202,739 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$67,179 → $62,194 (-7.4%)	$51,485 → $60,583 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$123,700 → $150,300 (+21.5%)	$167,600 → $221,200 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$949 → $1,321 (+39.2%)	$872 → $1,067 (+22.4%)

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

Little Rock

Population

197,958202,739

Median household income

$51,485$60,583

Median home value

$167,600$221,200

Median gross rent

$872$1,067

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gibson	Little Rock
Under 5	3.3%	6.7%
5 to 17	21.0%	17.4%
18 to 24	12.4%	9.3%
25 to 34	5.1%	15.0%
35 to 44	17.4%	13.4%
45 to 54	10.6%	12.1%
55 to 64	10.2%	10.9%
65 to 74	15.2%	9.2%
75 and over	4.8%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibson	Little Rock
White (non-Hispanic)	57.7%	43.7%
Black or African American	24.7%	39.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	10.5%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibson	Little Rock
No high school diploma	6.3%	7.7%
High school graduate	34.5%	21.2%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	19.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibson	Little Rock
Drove alone	79.1%	76.5%
Carpooled	6.2%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.2%	10.8%
Other means	8.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibson	Little Rock
1-unit, detached	96.4%	60.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	13.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Gibson	Little Rock
Poverty rate	8.2%	16.4%
Average household size	2.64	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	24	18
Median year structure built	1978	1978