Gibson vs Roland

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

Gibson and Roland 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 1,222 in Roland). Roland has the higher median home value ($206,600 vs $150,300 in Gibson). Since 2019, Roland's population has grown faster (+107.1% vs -16.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Gibson	Roland
Population	4,141	1,222
Median age	38.4 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,194	—
Median home value	$150,300	$206,600
Median gross rent	$1,321	—
Housing units	1,645	417
Homeownership rate	76.9%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	41.7%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibson	Roland
Population	4,985 → 4,141 (-16.9%)	590 → 1,222 (+107.1%)
Median household income	$67,179 → $62,194 (-7.4%)	$34,865 → $67,917 (+94.8%)
Median home value	$123,700 → $150,300 (+21.5%)	$153,900 → $206,600 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$949 → $1,321 (+39.2%)	—

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

Roland

Population

5901,222

Median household income

$34,865$67,917

Median home value

$153,900$206,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gibson	Roland
Under 5	3.3%	5.2%
5 to 17	21.0%	14.2%
18 to 24	12.4%	10.4%
25 to 34	5.1%	10.5%
35 to 44	17.4%	6.5%
45 to 54	10.6%	18.9%
55 to 64	10.2%	22.3%
65 to 74	15.2%	7.9%
75 and over	4.8%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibson	Roland
White (non-Hispanic)	57.7%	96.1%
Black or African American	24.7%	0.0%
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%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibson	Roland
No high school diploma	6.3%	11.1%
High school graduate	34.5%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	16.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibson	Roland
Drove alone	79.1%	70.1%
Carpooled	6.2%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	24.0%
Other means	8.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibson	Roland
1-unit, detached	96.4%	79.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	20.4%

Poverty & households

	Gibson	Roland
Poverty rate	8.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.64	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1978	1994