Madison vs Widener

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

Madison and Widener 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 221 in Widener). Madison has the higher median household income ($60,809 vs $43,750 in Widener). Madison has the higher median home value ($57,200 vs $50,000 in Widener).

Population, income & housing

	Madison	Widener
Population	574	221
Median age	54.0 yrs	25.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,809	$43,750
Median home value	$57,200	$50,000
Median gross rent	$845	$563
Housing units	381	67
Homeownership rate	70.0%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	11.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison	Widener
Population	1,043 → 574 (-45.0%)	257 → 221 (-14.0%)
Median household income	$32,659 → $60,809 (+86.2%)	$28,000 → $43,750 (+56.3%)
Median home value	$21,500 → $57,200 (+166.0%)	$31,800 → $50,000 (+57.2%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $845 (+17.0%)	$495 → $563 (+13.7%)

Madison

Population

1,043574

Median household income

$32,659$60,809

Median home value

$21,500$57,200

Median gross rent

$722$845

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)

	Madison	Widener
Under 5	2.4%	16.3%
5 to 17	9.1%	16.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	17.2%
25 to 34	8.4%	7.7%
35 to 44	9.9%	9.0%
45 to 54	22.5%	6.3%
55 to 64	13.9%	5.9%
65 to 74	22.5%	19.9%
75 and over	11.3%	0.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison	Widener
White (non-Hispanic)	15.7%	49.8%
Black or African American	82.9%	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	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison	Widener
No high school diploma	15.4%	45.5%
High school graduate	41.5%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison	Widener
Drove alone	93.0%	84.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison	Widener
1-unit, detached	77.2%	53.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	46.3%

Poverty & households

	Madison	Widener
Poverty rate	14.3%	12.7%
Average household size	2.18	3.68
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1982	1990