Roland vs Wrightsville

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

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

Wrightsville has the higher population (1,409 vs 1,222 in Roland). Roland has the higher median home value ($206,600 vs $62,400 in Wrightsville). Since 2019, Roland's population has grown faster (+107.1% vs -18.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Roland	Wrightsville
Population	1,222	1,409
Median age	46.5 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$45,104
Median home value	$206,600	$62,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,071
Housing units	417	337
Homeownership rate	89.7%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.7%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roland	Wrightsville
Population	590 → 1,222 (+107.1%)	1,732 → 1,409 (-18.6%)
Median household income	$34,865 → $67,917 (+94.8%)	$24,091 → $45,104 (+87.2%)
Median home value	$153,900 → $206,600 (+34.2%)	$78,600 → $62,400 (-20.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$675 → $1,071 (+58.7%)

Roland

Population

5901,222

Median household income

$34,865$67,917

Median home value

$153,900$206,600

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)

	Roland	Wrightsville
Under 5	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.2%	3.8%
18 to 24	10.4%	6.8%
25 to 34	10.5%	22.1%
35 to 44	6.5%	15.2%
45 to 54	18.9%	20.9%
55 to 64	22.3%	15.9%
65 to 74	7.9%	10.1%
75 and over	4.1%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roland	Wrightsville
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	39.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	51.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roland	Wrightsville
No high school diploma	11.1%	15.4%
High school graduate	29.1%	51.1%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.6%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roland	Wrightsville
Drove alone	70.1%	82.2%
Carpooled	5.9%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	6.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roland	Wrightsville
1-unit, detached	79.6%	62.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.4%	30.0%

Poverty & households

	Roland	Wrightsville
Poverty rate	0.0%	24.5%
Average household size	2.93	1.77
Mean commute (minutes)	30	22
Median year structure built	1994	1979