Wheatley vs Widener

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

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

Wheatley has the higher population (446 vs 221 in Widener). Wheatley has the higher median home value ($172,500 vs $50,000 in Widener). Since 2019, Wheatley's population has grown faster (+20.2% vs -14.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Wheatley	Widener
Population	446	221
Median age	40.5 yrs	25.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$43,750
Median home value	$172,500	$50,000
Median gross rent	$617	$563
Housing units	150	67
Homeownership rate	68.3%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.4%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	11.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Wheatley	Widener
Population	371 → 446 (+20.2%)	257 → 221 (-14.0%)
Median household income	$32,250 → $44,342 (+37.5%)	$28,000 → $43,750 (+56.3%)
Median home value	$53,900 → $172,500 (+220.0%)	$31,800 → $50,000 (+57.2%)
Median gross rent	$450 → $617 (+37.1%)	$495 → $563 (+13.7%)

Wheatley

Population

371446

Median household income

$32,250$44,342

Median home value

$53,900$172,500

Median gross rent

$450$617

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)

	Wheatley	Widener
Under 5	1.8%	16.3%
5 to 17	36.3%	16.7%
18 to 24	2.2%	17.2%
25 to 34	2.2%	7.7%
35 to 44	10.3%	9.0%
45 to 54	26.9%	6.3%
55 to 64	7.8%	5.9%
65 to 74	3.6%	19.9%
75 and over	8.7%	0.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Wheatley	Widener
White (non-Hispanic)	55.8%	49.8%
Black or African American	44.2%	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+

	Wheatley	Widener
No high school diploma	8.6%	45.5%
High school graduate	58.6%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Wheatley	Widener
Drove alone	90.2%	84.6%
Carpooled	4.9%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	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)

	Wheatley	Widener
1-unit, detached	82.0%	53.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.3%	46.3%

Poverty & households

	Wheatley	Widener
Poverty rate	1.6%	12.7%
Average household size	3.54	3.68
Mean commute (minutes)	18	26
Median year structure built	1976	1990