Madison vs Wheatley

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

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

Madison has the higher population (574 vs 446 in Wheatley). Wheatley has the higher median home value ($172,500 vs $57,200 in Madison). Since 2019, Wheatley's population has grown faster (+20.2% vs -45.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Madison	Wheatley
Population	574	446
Median age	54.0 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,809	—
Median home value	$57,200	$172,500
Median gross rent	$845	$617
Housing units	381	150
Homeownership rate	70.0%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	6.4%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison	Wheatley
Population	1,043 → 574 (-45.0%)	371 → 446 (+20.2%)
Median household income	$32,659 → $60,809 (+86.2%)	$32,250 → $44,342 (+37.5%)
Median home value	$21,500 → $57,200 (+166.0%)	$53,900 → $172,500 (+220.0%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $845 (+17.0%)	$450 → $617 (+37.1%)

Madison

Population

1,043574

Median household income

$32,659$60,809

Median home value

$21,500$57,200

Median gross rent

$722$845

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)

	Madison	Wheatley
Under 5	2.4%	1.8%
5 to 17	9.1%	36.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.2%
25 to 34	8.4%	2.2%
35 to 44	9.9%	10.3%
45 to 54	22.5%	26.9%
55 to 64	13.9%	7.8%
65 to 74	22.5%	3.6%
75 and over	11.3%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison	Wheatley
White (non-Hispanic)	15.7%	55.8%
Black or African American	82.9%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison	Wheatley
No high school diploma	15.4%	8.6%
High school graduate	41.5%	58.6%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison	Wheatley
Drove alone	93.0%	90.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison	Wheatley
1-unit, detached	77.2%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.9%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Madison	Wheatley
Poverty rate	14.3%	1.6%
Average household size	2.18	3.54
Mean commute (minutes)	23	18
Median year structure built	1982	1976