Central City vs Huntington

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

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

Central City has the higher population (570 vs 525 in Huntington). Central City has the higher median household income ($71,071 vs $34,444 in Huntington). Central City has the higher median home value ($123,000 vs $47,100 in Huntington).

Population, income & housing

	Central City	Huntington
Population	570	525
Median age	41.5 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$71,071	$34,444
Median home value	$123,000	$47,100
Median gross rent	$1,014	$884
Housing units	202	225
Homeownership rate	88.1%	57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central City	Huntington
Population	544 → 570 (+4.8%)	499 → 525 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$52,188 → $71,071 (+36.2%)	$29,917 → $34,444 (+15.1%)
Median home value	$144,600 → $123,000 (-14.9%)	$51,100 → $47,100 (-7.8%)
Median gross rent	$641 → $1,014 (+58.2%)	$724 → $884 (+22.1%)

Central City

Population

544570

Median household income

$52,188$71,071

Median home value

$144,600$123,000

Median gross rent

$641$1,014

Huntington

Population

499525

Median household income

$29,917$34,444

Median home value

$51,100$47,100

Median gross rent

$724$884

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central City	Huntington
Under 5	6.0%	7.0%
5 to 17	20.0%	27.6%
18 to 24	10.2%	5.1%
25 to 34	6.8%	14.3%
35 to 44	13.0%	13.5%
45 to 54	18.6%	9.7%
55 to 64	14.4%	8.6%
65 to 74	8.2%	8.6%
75 and over	2.8%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central City	Huntington
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	89.7%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central City	Huntington
No high school diploma	5.2%	23.4%
High school graduate	50.8%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central City	Huntington
Drove alone	87.7%	88.1%
Carpooled	6.0%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central City	Huntington
1-unit, detached	70.3%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.7%	21.8%

Poverty & households

	Central City	Huntington
Poverty rate	12.9%	27.6%
Average household size	2.82	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	19	30
Median year structure built	1990	1972