Goodwin vs Widener

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

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

Widener has the higher population (221 vs 61 in Goodwin). Goodwin has the higher median home value ($89,500 vs $50,000 in Widener). Since 2019, Widener's population has grown faster (-14.0% vs -66.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Goodwin	Widener
Population	61	221
Median age	68.9 yrs	25.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$43,750
Median home value	$89,500	$50,000
Median gross rent	—	$563
Housing units	45	67
Homeownership rate	100.0%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.6%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	11.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goodwin	Widener
Population	181 → 61 (-66.3%)	257 → 221 (-14.0%)
Median household income	$56,875 → $43,750 (-23.1%)	$28,000 → $43,750 (+56.3%)
Median home value	$59,500 → $89,500 (+50.4%)	$31,800 → $50,000 (+57.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$495 → $563 (+13.7%)

Goodwin

Population

18161

Median household income

$56,875$43,750

Median home value

$59,500$89,500

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)

	Goodwin	Widener
Under 5	0.0%	16.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	16.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	17.2%
25 to 34	0.0%	7.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	6.3%
55 to 64	14.8%	5.9%
65 to 74	37.7%	19.9%
75 and over	47.5%	0.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goodwin	Widener
White (non-Hispanic)	39.3%	49.8%
Black or African American	60.7%	43.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goodwin	Widener
No high school diploma	9.8%	45.5%
High school graduate	49.2%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goodwin	Widener
Drove alone	52.6%	84.6%
Carpooled	47.4%	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)

	Goodwin	Widener
1-unit, detached	64.4%	53.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	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	35.6%	46.3%

Poverty & households

	Goodwin	Widener
Poverty rate	0.0%	12.7%
Average household size	2.10	3.68
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	1976	1990