Central City vs Hackett

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

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

Hackett has the higher population (1,195 vs 570 in Central City). Central City has the higher median household income ($71,071 vs $50,365 in Hackett). Hackett has the higher median home value ($125,400 vs $123,000 in Central City).

Population, income & housing

	Central City	Hackett
Population	570	1,195
Median age	41.5 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$71,071	$50,365
Median home value	$123,000	$125,400
Median gross rent	$1,014	$760
Housing units	202	552
Homeownership rate	88.1%	54.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central City	Hackett
Population	544 → 570 (+4.8%)	894 → 1,195 (+33.7%)
Median household income	$52,188 → $71,071 (+36.2%)	$34,800 → $50,365 (+44.7%)
Median home value	$144,600 → $123,000 (-14.9%)	$88,300 → $125,400 (+42.0%)
Median gross rent	$641 → $1,014 (+58.2%)	$773 → $760 (-1.7%)

Central City

Population

544570

Median household income

$52,188$71,071

Median home value

$144,600$123,000

Median gross rent

$641$1,014

Hackett

Population

8941,195

Median household income

$34,800$50,365

Median home value

$88,300$125,400

Median gross rent

$773$760

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central City	Hackett
Under 5	6.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	20.0%	24.9%
18 to 24	10.2%	6.2%
25 to 34	6.8%	12.9%
35 to 44	13.0%	16.0%
45 to 54	18.6%	15.6%
55 to 64	14.4%	7.4%
65 to 74	8.2%	5.7%
75 and over	2.8%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central City	Hackett
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	86.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.3%
Asian	1.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	11.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central City	Hackett
No high school diploma	5.2%	18.5%
High school graduate	50.8%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central City	Hackett
Drove alone	87.7%	76.9%
Carpooled	6.0%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	14.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central City	Hackett
1-unit, detached	70.3%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	22.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	28.7%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Central City	Hackett
Poverty rate	12.9%	19.6%
Average household size	2.82	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	1990	1986