Hughes vs Wheatley

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

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

Hughes has the higher population (898 vs 446 in Wheatley). Wheatley has the higher median home value ($172,500 vs $74,000 in Hughes). Since 2019, Wheatley's population has grown faster (+20.2% vs -28.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Hughes	Wheatley
Population	898	446
Median age	48.6 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$26,850	—
Median home value	$74,000	$172,500
Median gross rent	$473	$617
Housing units	471	150
Homeownership rate	51.6%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.5%	6.4%
Unemployment rate	17.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hughes	Wheatley
Population	1,252 → 898 (-28.3%)	371 → 446 (+20.2%)
Median household income	$18,063 → $26,850 (+48.6%)	$32,250 → $44,342 (+37.5%)
Median home value	$56,700 → $74,000 (+30.5%)	$53,900 → $172,500 (+220.0%)
Median gross rent	$362 → $473 (+30.7%)	$450 → $617 (+37.1%)

Hughes

Population

1,252898

Median household income

$18,063$26,850

Median home value

$56,700$74,000

Median gross rent

$362$473

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)

	Hughes	Wheatley
Under 5	2.1%	1.8%
5 to 17	14.8%	36.3%
18 to 24	8.9%	2.2%
25 to 34	15.5%	2.2%
35 to 44	5.6%	10.3%
45 to 54	12.5%	26.9%
55 to 64	13.6%	7.8%
65 to 74	15.7%	3.6%
75 and over	11.4%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hughes	Wheatley
White (non-Hispanic)	41.0%	55.8%
Black or African American	54.5%	44.2%
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	1.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hughes	Wheatley
No high school diploma	16.4%	8.6%
High school graduate	40.2%	58.6%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hughes	Wheatley
Drove alone	92.6%	90.2%
Carpooled	2.5%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	3.3%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hughes	Wheatley
1-unit, detached	57.3%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	22.1%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Hughes	Wheatley
Poverty rate	42.4%	1.6%
Average household size	2.18	3.54
Mean commute (minutes)	33	18
Median year structure built	1979	1976