Caldwell vs Widener

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

Caldwell and Widener 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 221 in Widener). Caldwell has the higher median household income ($57,750 vs $43,750 in Widener). Caldwell has the higher median home value ($108,800 vs $50,000 in Widener).

Population, income & housing

	Caldwell	Widener
Population	449	221
Median age	41.0 yrs	25.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,750	$43,750
Median home value	$108,800	$50,000
Median gross rent	$875	$563
Housing units	172	67
Homeownership rate	72.8%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	11.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caldwell	Widener
Population	427 → 449 (+5.2%)	257 → 221 (-14.0%)
Median household income	$24,345 → $57,750 (+137.2%)	$28,000 → $43,750 (+56.3%)
Median home value	$67,200 → $108,800 (+61.9%)	$31,800 → $50,000 (+57.2%)
Median gross rent	$757 → $875 (+15.6%)	$495 → $563 (+13.7%)

Caldwell

Population

427449

Median household income

$24,345$57,750

Median home value

$67,200$108,800

Median gross rent

$757$875

Widener

Population

257221

Median household income

$28,000$43,750

Median home value

$31,800$50,000

Median gross rent

$495$563

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caldwell	Widener
Under 5	4.5%	16.3%
5 to 17	22.9%	16.7%
18 to 24	3.3%	17.2%
25 to 34	7.6%	7.7%
35 to 44	24.9%	9.0%
45 to 54	8.5%	6.3%
55 to 64	7.1%	5.9%
65 to 74	14.5%	19.9%
75 and over	6.7%	0.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caldwell	Widener
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	49.8%
Black or African American	9.4%	43.4%
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%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caldwell	Widener
No high school diploma	17.7%	45.5%
High school graduate	34.7%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caldwell	Widener
Drove alone	96.9%	84.6%
Carpooled	3.1%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caldwell	Widener
1-unit, detached	45.3%	53.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	50.6%	46.3%

Poverty & households

	Caldwell	Widener
Poverty rate	17.6%	12.7%
Average household size	3.05	3.68
Mean commute (minutes)	17	26
Median year structure built	1995	1990