Ash Flat vs Highland

A side-by-side comparison of Ash Flat and Highland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ash Flat has the higher population (1,309 vs 1,124 in Highland). Highland has the higher median household income ($51,250 vs $48,036 in Ash Flat). Highland has the higher median home value ($103,400 vs $87,200 in Ash Flat).

Population, income & housing

	Ash Flat	Highland
Population	1,309	1,124
Median age	53.5 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,036	$51,250
Median home value	$87,200	$103,400
Median gross rent	$783	$706
Housing units	507	492
Homeownership rate	56.4%	93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ash Flat	Highland
Population	1,144 → 1,309 (+14.4%)	1,092 → 1,124 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$25,063 → $48,036 (+91.7%)	$41,953 → $51,250 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$76,800 → $87,200 (+13.5%)	$94,300 → $103,400 (+9.7%)
Median gross rent	$412 → $783 (+90.0%)	$613 → $706 (+15.2%)

Ash Flat

Population

1,1441,309

Median household income

$25,063$48,036

Median home value

$76,800$87,200

Median gross rent

$412$783

Highland

Population

1,0921,124

Median household income

$41,953$51,250

Median home value

$94,300$103,400

Median gross rent

$613$706

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ash Flat	Highland
Under 5	8.8%	4.2%
5 to 17	7.0%	22.5%
18 to 24	1.5%	6.9%
25 to 34	16.9%	5.4%
35 to 44	6.6%	15.2%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.1%	11.2%
65 to 74	15.4%	13.4%
75 and over	18.3%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ash Flat	Highland
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	74.8%
Black or African American	2.4%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	21.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ash Flat	Highland
No high school diploma	12.8%	10.2%
High school graduate	40.2%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ash Flat	Highland
Drove alone	80.3%	76.3%
Carpooled	5.9%	17.2%
Public transit	1.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	5.3%
Other means	8.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ash Flat	Highland
1-unit, detached	78.1%	82.5%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	15.9%

Poverty & households

	Ash Flat	Highland
Poverty rate	16.1%	14.0%
Average household size	2.43	3.05
Mean commute (minutes)	14	20
Median year structure built	1979	1978