Caldwell vs Wheatley

A side-by-side comparison of Caldwell and Wheatley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Caldwell has the higher population (449 vs 446 in Wheatley). Wheatley has the higher median home value ($172,500 vs $108,800 in Caldwell). Since 2019, Wheatley's population has grown faster (+20.2% vs +5.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Caldwell	Wheatley
Population	449	446
Median age	41.0 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,750	—
Median home value	$108,800	$172,500
Median gross rent	$875	$617
Housing units	172	150
Homeownership rate	72.8%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	6.4%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caldwell	Wheatley
Population	427 → 449 (+5.2%)	371 → 446 (+20.2%)
Median household income	$24,345 → $57,750 (+137.2%)	$32,250 → $44,342 (+37.5%)
Median home value	$67,200 → $108,800 (+61.9%)	$53,900 → $172,500 (+220.0%)
Median gross rent	$757 → $875 (+15.6%)	$450 → $617 (+37.1%)

Caldwell

Population

427449

Median household income

$24,345$57,750

Median home value

$67,200$108,800

Median gross rent

$757$875

Wheatley

Population

371446

Median household income

$32,250$44,342

Median home value

$53,900$172,500

Median gross rent

$450$617

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caldwell	Wheatley
Under 5	4.5%	1.8%
5 to 17	22.9%	36.3%
18 to 24	3.3%	2.2%
25 to 34	7.6%	2.2%
35 to 44	24.9%	10.3%
45 to 54	8.5%	26.9%
55 to 64	7.1%	7.8%
65 to 74	14.5%	3.6%
75 and over	6.7%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caldwell	Wheatley
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	55.8%
Black or African American	9.4%	44.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caldwell	Wheatley
No high school diploma	17.7%	8.6%
High school graduate	34.7%	58.6%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caldwell	Wheatley
Drove alone	96.9%	90.2%
Carpooled	3.1%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caldwell	Wheatley
1-unit, detached	45.3%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	50.6%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Caldwell	Wheatley
Poverty rate	17.6%	1.6%
Average household size	3.05	3.54
Mean commute (minutes)	17	18
Median year structure built	1995	1976