Alexander vs Shannon Hills

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

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

Shannon Hills has the higher population (4,557 vs 3,488 in Alexander). Shannon Hills has the higher median household income ($69,413 vs $69,022 in Alexander). Shannon Hills has the higher median home value ($175,200 vs $157,700 in Alexander).

Population, income & housing

	Alexander	Shannon Hills
Population	3,488	4,557
Median age	31.5 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$69,022	$69,413
Median home value	$157,700	$175,200
Median gross rent	$1,017	$1,277
Housing units	1,436	1,933
Homeownership rate	82.2%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexander	Shannon Hills
Population	3,168 → 3,488 (+10.1%)	3,837 → 4,557 (+18.8%)
Median household income	$42,857 → $69,022 (+61.1%)	$69,461 → $69,413 (-0.1%)
Median home value	$66,400 → $157,700 (+137.5%)	$141,500 → $175,200 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $1,017 (+29.9%)	$1,086 → $1,277 (+17.6%)

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

Shannon Hills

Population

3,8374,557

Median household income

$69,461$69,413

Median home value

$141,500$175,200

Median gross rent

$1,086$1,277

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexander	Shannon Hills
Under 5	7.8%	7.0%
5 to 17	25.0%	16.2%
18 to 24	4.8%	4.3%
25 to 34	18.3%	16.8%
35 to 44	13.2%	18.4%
45 to 54	9.1%	13.0%
55 to 64	12.8%	8.3%
65 to 74	6.8%	9.3%
75 and over	2.3%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexander	Shannon Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	37.6%	55.0%
Black or African American	24.9%	32.9%
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%	10.5%
Hispanic or Latino	34.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexander	Shannon Hills
No high school diploma	25.9%	9.6%
High school graduate	29.3%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexander	Shannon Hills
Drove alone	87.1%	80.4%
Carpooled	6.2%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	11.5%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexander	Shannon Hills
1-unit, detached	41.0%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	59.0%	15.8%

Poverty & households

	Alexander	Shannon Hills
Poverty rate	22.2%	6.9%
Average household size	2.91	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1999	2001