Gibson vs McAlmont

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

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

Gibson has the higher population (4,141 vs 1,473 in McAlmont). Gibson has the higher median household income ($62,194 vs $32,231 in McAlmont). McAlmont has the higher median home value ($215,800 vs $150,300 in Gibson).

Population, income & housing

	Gibson	McAlmont
Population	4,141	1,473
Median age	38.4 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,194	$32,231
Median home value	$150,300	$215,800
Median gross rent	$1,321	$1,026
Housing units	1,645	916
Homeownership rate	76.9%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	43.7%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	22.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibson	McAlmont
Population	4,985 → 4,141 (-16.9%)	1,894 → 1,473 (-22.2%)
Median household income	$67,179 → $62,194 (-7.4%)	$31,442 → $32,231 (+2.5%)
Median home value	$123,700 → $150,300 (+21.5%)	$111,100 → $215,800 (+94.2%)
Median gross rent	$949 → $1,321 (+39.2%)	$744 → $1,026 (+37.9%)

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

McAlmont

Population

1,8941,473

Median household income

$31,442$32,231

Median home value

$111,100$215,800

Median gross rent

$744$1,026

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gibson	McAlmont
Under 5	3.3%	14.8%
5 to 17	21.0%	21.6%
18 to 24	12.4%	8.5%
25 to 34	5.1%	17.7%
35 to 44	17.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.6%	14.5%
55 to 64	10.2%	11.7%
65 to 74	15.2%	5.4%
75 and over	4.8%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibson	McAlmont
White (non-Hispanic)	57.7%	4.5%
Black or African American	24.7%	81.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.5%	13.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibson	McAlmont
No high school diploma	6.3%	17.7%
High school graduate	34.5%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	3.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	33.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibson	McAlmont
Drove alone	79.1%	44.8%
Carpooled	6.2%	27.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	28.1%
Other means	8.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibson	McAlmont
1-unit, detached	96.4%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	23.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	16.3%

Poverty & households

	Gibson	McAlmont
Poverty rate	8.2%	41.5%
Average household size	2.64	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1978	1988