Gibson vs North Little Rock

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

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

North Little Rock has the higher population (64,504 vs 4,141 in Gibson). Gibson has the higher median household income ($62,194 vs $51,236 in North Little Rock). North Little Rock has the higher median home value ($169,500 vs $150,300 in Gibson).

Population, income & housing

	Gibson	North Little Rock
Population	4,141	64,504
Median age	38.4 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$62,194	$51,236
Median home value	$150,300	$169,500
Median gross rent	$1,321	$1,028
Housing units	1,645	33,554
Homeownership rate	76.9%	46.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibson	North Little Rock
Population	4,985 → 4,141 (-16.9%)	66,075 → 64,504 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$67,179 → $62,194 (-7.4%)	$43,703 → $51,236 (+17.2%)
Median home value	$123,700 → $150,300 (+21.5%)	$135,200 → $169,500 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$949 → $1,321 (+39.2%)	$854 → $1,028 (+20.4%)

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

North Little Rock

Population

66,07564,504

Median household income

$43,703$51,236

Median home value

$135,200$169,500

Median gross rent

$854$1,028

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gibson	North Little Rock
Under 5	3.3%	6.9%
5 to 17	21.0%	15.5%
18 to 24	12.4%	8.1%
25 to 34	5.1%	17.1%
35 to 44	17.4%	11.4%
45 to 54	10.6%	11.0%
55 to 64	10.2%	13.7%
65 to 74	15.2%	10.1%
75 and over	4.8%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibson	North Little Rock
White (non-Hispanic)	57.7%	43.0%
Black or African American	24.7%	43.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.3%
Asian	0.5%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.9%
Two or more races	10.5%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibson	North Little Rock
No high school diploma	6.3%	9.6%
High school graduate	34.5%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibson	North Little Rock
Drove alone	79.1%	78.8%
Carpooled	6.2%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.7%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	7.7%
Other means	8.6%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibson	North Little Rock
1-unit, detached	96.4%	61.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.3%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Gibson	North Little Rock
Poverty rate	8.2%	20.8%
Average household size	2.64	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1978	1975