Central City vs Midland

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

Central City and Midland 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 330 in Midland). Central City has the higher median household income ($71,071 vs $36,470 in Midland). Central City has the higher median home value ($123,000 vs $71,100 in Midland).

Population, income & housing

	Central City	Midland
Population	570	330
Median age	41.5 yrs	25.8 yrs
Median household income	$71,071	$36,470
Median home value	$123,000	$71,100
Median gross rent	$1,014	$947
Housing units	202	189
Homeownership rate	88.1%	46.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central City	Midland
Population	544 → 570 (+4.8%)	273 → 330 (+20.9%)
Median household income	$52,188 → $71,071 (+36.2%)	$33,077 → $36,470 (+10.3%)
Median home value	$144,600 → $123,000 (-14.9%)	$64,100 → $71,100 (+10.9%)
Median gross rent	$641 → $1,014 (+58.2%)	$542 → $947 (+74.7%)

Central City

Population

544570

Median household income

$52,188$71,071

Median home value

$144,600$123,000

Median gross rent

$641$1,014

Midland

Population

273330

Median household income

$33,077$36,470

Median home value

$64,100$71,100

Median gross rent

$542$947

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central City	Midland
Under 5	6.0%	3.9%
5 to 17	20.0%	10.3%
18 to 24	10.2%	13.3%
25 to 34	6.8%	29.7%
35 to 44	13.0%	4.5%
45 to 54	18.6%	10.0%
55 to 64	14.4%	6.7%
65 to 74	8.2%	10.9%
75 and over	2.8%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central City	Midland
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	87.3%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	5.5%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central City	Midland
No high school diploma	5.2%	15.9%
High school graduate	50.8%	22.2%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	54.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central City	Midland
Drove alone	87.7%	87.8%
Carpooled	6.0%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central City	Midland
1-unit, detached	70.3%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
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	28.7%	15.9%

Poverty & households

	Central City	Midland
Poverty rate	12.9%	17.0%
Average household size	2.82	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	19	54
Median year structure built	1990	1941