Alexander vs Sardis

A side-by-side comparison of Alexander and Sardis: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Alexander has the higher population (3,488 vs 657 in Sardis). Sardis has the higher median home value ($165,200 vs $157,700 in Alexander). Since 2019, Sardis's population has grown faster (+11.7% vs +10.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Alexander	Sardis
Population	3,488	657
Median age	31.5 yrs	53.0 yrs
Median household income	$69,022	—
Median home value	$157,700	$165,200
Median gross rent	$1,017	—
Housing units	1,436	265
Homeownership rate	82.2%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexander	Sardis
Population	3,168 → 3,488 (+10.1%)	588 → 657 (+11.7%)
Median household income	$42,857 → $69,022 (+61.1%)	$90,365 → $52,031 (-42.4%)
Median home value	$66,400 → $157,700 (+137.5%)	$109,400 → $165,200 (+51.0%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $1,017 (+29.9%)	—

Alexander

Population

3,1683,488

Median household income

$42,857$69,022

Median home value

$66,400$157,700

Median gross rent

$783$1,017

Sardis

Population

588657

Median household income

$90,365$52,031

Median home value

$109,400$165,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexander	Sardis
Under 5	7.8%	2.1%
5 to 17	25.0%	21.2%
18 to 24	4.8%	1.7%
25 to 34	18.3%	8.7%
35 to 44	13.2%	9.6%
45 to 54	9.1%	13.9%
55 to 64	12.8%	24.4%
65 to 74	6.8%	11.3%
75 and over	2.3%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexander	Sardis
White (non-Hispanic)	37.6%	88.4%
Black or African American	24.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	10.0%
Hispanic or Latino	34.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexander	Sardis
No high school diploma	25.9%	7.3%
High school graduate	29.3%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexander	Sardis
Drove alone	87.1%	83.4%
Carpooled	6.2%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	8.5%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexander	Sardis
1-unit, detached	41.0%	44.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	59.0%	55.5%

Poverty & households

	Alexander	Sardis
Poverty rate	22.2%	17.0%
Average household size	2.91	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1999	1996