Gibson vs Wrightsville

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

Gibson and Wrightsville 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 1,409 in Wrightsville). Gibson has the higher median household income ($62,194 vs $45,104 in Wrightsville). Gibson has the higher median home value ($150,300 vs $62,400 in Wrightsville).

Population, income & housing

	Gibson	Wrightsville
Population	4,141	1,409
Median age	38.4 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$62,194	$45,104
Median home value	$150,300	$62,400
Median gross rent	$1,321	$1,071
Housing units	1,645	337
Homeownership rate	76.9%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibson	Wrightsville
Population	4,985 → 4,141 (-16.9%)	1,732 → 1,409 (-18.6%)
Median household income	$67,179 → $62,194 (-7.4%)	$24,091 → $45,104 (+87.2%)
Median home value	$123,700 → $150,300 (+21.5%)	$78,600 → $62,400 (-20.6%)
Median gross rent	$949 → $1,321 (+39.2%)	$675 → $1,071 (+58.7%)

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

Wrightsville

Population

1,7321,409

Median household income

$24,091$45,104

Median home value

$78,600$62,400

Median gross rent

$675$1,071

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gibson	Wrightsville
Under 5	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.0%	3.8%
18 to 24	12.4%	6.8%
25 to 34	5.1%	22.1%
35 to 44	17.4%	15.2%
45 to 54	10.6%	20.9%
55 to 64	10.2%	15.9%
65 to 74	15.2%	10.1%
75 and over	4.8%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibson	Wrightsville
White (non-Hispanic)	57.7%	39.2%
Black or African American	24.7%	51.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.5%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibson	Wrightsville
No high school diploma	6.3%	15.4%
High school graduate	34.5%	51.1%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibson	Wrightsville
Drove alone	79.1%	82.2%
Carpooled	6.2%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	0.0%
Other means	8.6%	6.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibson	Wrightsville
1-unit, detached	96.4%	62.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	30.0%

Poverty & households

	Gibson	Wrightsville
Poverty rate	8.2%	24.5%
Average household size	2.64	1.77
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1978	1979