Bonanza vs Central City

A side-by-side comparison of Bonanza and Central City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bonanza has the higher population (730 vs 570 in Central City). Central City has the higher median household income ($71,071 vs $59,583 in Bonanza). Bonanza has the higher median home value ($141,300 vs $123,000 in Central City).

Population, income & housing

	Bonanza	Central City
Population	730	570
Median age	29.3 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,583	$71,071
Median home value	$141,300	$123,000
Median gross rent	$952	$1,014
Housing units	245	202
Homeownership rate	77.5%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bonanza	Central City
Population	491 → 730 (+48.7%)	544 → 570 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$44,545 → $59,583 (+33.8%)	$52,188 → $71,071 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$127,000 → $141,300 (+11.3%)	$144,600 → $123,000 (-14.9%)
Median gross rent	$805 → $952 (+18.3%)	$641 → $1,014 (+58.2%)

Bonanza

Population

491730

Median household income

$44,545$59,583

Median home value

$127,000$141,300

Median gross rent

$805$952

Central City

Population

544570

Median household income

$52,188$71,071

Median home value

$144,600$123,000

Median gross rent

$641$1,014

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bonanza	Central City
Under 5	9.9%	6.0%
5 to 17	24.7%	20.0%
18 to 24	4.7%	10.2%
25 to 34	15.9%	6.8%
35 to 44	12.9%	13.0%
45 to 54	9.0%	18.6%
55 to 64	7.7%	14.4%
65 to 74	7.8%	8.2%
75 and over	7.5%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bonanza	Central City
White (non-Hispanic)	83.6%	84.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bonanza	Central City
No high school diploma	20.5%	5.2%
High school graduate	33.1%	50.8%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bonanza	Central City
Drove alone	75.4%	87.7%
Carpooled	20.0%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bonanza	Central City
1-unit, detached	82.4%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.0%
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	16.7%	28.7%

Poverty & households

	Bonanza	Central City
Poverty rate	19.0%	12.9%
Average household size	3.09	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1990	1990