Boles vs Waldron

A side-by-side comparison of Boles and Waldron: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Waldron has the higher population (3,370 vs 185 in Boles). Boles has the higher median home value ($177,500 vs $99,300 in Waldron). Since 2019, Boles's population has grown faster (+86.9% vs -1.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Boles	Waldron
Population	185	3,370
Median age	37.8 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$41,028
Median home value	$177,500	$99,300
Median gross rent	—	$708
Housing units	62	1,538
Homeownership rate	100.0%	56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	12.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boles	Waldron
Population	99 → 185 (+86.9%)	3,405 → 3,370 (-1.0%)
Median household income	—	$27,465 → $41,028 (+49.4%)
Median home value	$116,400 → $177,500 (+52.5%)	$70,200 → $99,300 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$533 → $708 (+32.8%)

Boles

Population

99185

Median home value

$116,400$177,500

Waldron

Population

3,4053,370

Median household income

$27,465$41,028

Median home value

$70,200$99,300

Median gross rent

$533$708

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boles	Waldron
Under 5	9.7%	2.9%
5 to 17	8.1%	18.8%
18 to 24	4.9%	12.0%
25 to 34	7.6%	13.3%
35 to 44	25.4%	11.2%
45 to 54	5.9%	15.4%
55 to 64	32.4%	10.1%
65 to 74	5.9%	8.1%
75 and over	0.0%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boles	Waldron
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	75.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	20.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boles	Waldron
No high school diploma	13.3%	17.7%
High school graduate	61.5%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boles	Waldron
Drove alone	89.1%	76.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.9%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	8.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boles	Waldron
1-unit, detached	91.9%	74.3%
1-unit, attached	8.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Boles	Waldron
Poverty rate	0.0%	24.6%
Average household size	2.98	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1970	1976