Hackett vs Lavaca

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

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

Lavaca has the higher population (2,466 vs 1,195 in Hackett). Lavaca has the higher median household income ($90,263 vs $50,365 in Hackett). Lavaca has the higher median home value ($155,000 vs $125,400 in Hackett).

Population, income & housing

	Hackett	Lavaca
Population	1,195	2,466
Median age	34.5 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$50,365	$90,263
Median home value	$125,400	$155,000
Median gross rent	$760	$890
Housing units	552	1,038
Homeownership rate	54.7%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hackett	Lavaca
Population	894 → 1,195 (+33.7%)	2,545 → 2,466 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$34,800 → $50,365 (+44.7%)	$60,337 → $90,263 (+49.6%)
Median home value	$88,300 → $125,400 (+42.0%)	$118,100 → $155,000 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$773 → $760 (-1.7%)	$767 → $890 (+16.0%)

Hackett

Population

8941,195

Median household income

$34,800$50,365

Median home value

$88,300$125,400

Median gross rent

$773$760

Lavaca

Population

2,5452,466

Median household income

$60,337$90,263

Median home value

$118,100$155,000

Median gross rent

$767$890

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hackett	Lavaca
Under 5	6.4%	6.8%
5 to 17	24.9%	25.8%
18 to 24	6.2%	6.9%
25 to 34	12.9%	15.8%
35 to 44	16.0%	15.3%
45 to 54	15.6%	11.6%
55 to 64	7.4%	9.2%
65 to 74	5.7%	6.1%
75 and over	4.9%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hackett	Lavaca
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	86.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.1%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hackett	Lavaca
No high school diploma	18.5%	3.2%
High school graduate	28.4%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	41.4%	41.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hackett	Lavaca
Drove alone	76.9%	85.1%
Carpooled	7.2%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	3.7%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hackett	Lavaca
1-unit, detached	65.2%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	22.6%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	17.4%

Poverty & households

	Hackett	Lavaca
Poverty rate	19.6%	5.2%
Average household size	2.29	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1986	1995