Central City vs Mansfield

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

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

Mansfield has the higher population (1,341 vs 570 in Central City). Central City has the higher median household income ($71,071 vs $54,318 in Mansfield). Central City has the higher median home value ($123,000 vs $112,500 in Mansfield).

Population, income & housing

	Central City	Mansfield
Population	570	1,341
Median age	41.5 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,071	$54,318
Median home value	$123,000	$112,500
Median gross rent	$1,014	$830
Housing units	202	524
Homeownership rate	88.1%	57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central City	Mansfield
Population	544 → 570 (+4.8%)	1,398 → 1,341 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$52,188 → $71,071 (+36.2%)	$33,125 → $54,318 (+64.0%)
Median home value	$144,600 → $123,000 (-14.9%)	$82,800 → $112,500 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$641 → $1,014 (+58.2%)	$591 → $830 (+40.4%)

Central City

Population

544570

Median household income

$52,188$71,071

Median home value

$144,600$123,000

Median gross rent

$641$1,014

Mansfield

Population

1,3981,341

Median household income

$33,125$54,318

Median home value

$82,800$112,500

Median gross rent

$591$830

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central City	Mansfield
Under 5	6.0%	10.2%
5 to 17	20.0%	20.3%
18 to 24	10.2%	11.3%
25 to 34	6.8%	7.5%
35 to 44	13.0%	14.4%
45 to 54	18.6%	10.6%
55 to 64	14.4%	7.4%
65 to 74	8.2%	8.2%
75 and over	2.8%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central City	Mansfield
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.1%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.1%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central City	Mansfield
No high school diploma	5.2%	15.0%
High school graduate	50.8%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central City	Mansfield
Drove alone	87.7%	75.3%
Carpooled	6.0%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	8.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central City	Mansfield
1-unit, detached	70.3%	70.8%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.7%	15.1%

Poverty & households

	Central City	Mansfield
Poverty rate	12.9%	29.0%
Average household size	2.82	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1990	1977