Elkins vs Johnson

A side-by-side comparison of Elkins and Johnson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elkins has the higher population (3,710 vs 3,628 in Johnson). Johnson has the higher median household income ($87,150 vs $81,111 in Elkins). Johnson has the higher median home value ($255,500 vs $190,100 in Elkins).

Population, income & housing

	Elkins	Johnson
Population	3,710	3,628
Median age	32.9 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$81,111	$87,150
Median home value	$190,100	$255,500
Median gross rent	$1,293	$1,177
Housing units	1,440	1,534
Homeownership rate	84.4%	50.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	42.2%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkins	Johnson
Population	3,139 → 3,710 (+18.2%)	3,707 → 3,628 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$65,182 → $81,111 (+24.4%)	$69,211 → $87,150 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$139,500 → $190,100 (+36.3%)	$168,700 → $255,500 (+51.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,026 → $1,293 (+26.0%)	$903 → $1,177 (+30.3%)

Elkins

Population

3,1393,710

Median household income

$65,182$81,111

Median home value

$139,500$190,100

Median gross rent

$1,026$1,293

Johnson

Population

3,7073,628

Median household income

$69,211$87,150

Median home value

$168,700$255,500

Median gross rent

$903$1,177

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkins	Johnson
Under 5	8.1%	6.5%
5 to 17	18.2%	19.0%
18 to 24	9.7%	8.3%
25 to 34	16.5%	19.2%
35 to 44	13.0%	17.5%
45 to 54	10.1%	4.9%
55 to 64	11.4%	15.3%
65 to 74	4.3%	5.7%
75 and over	8.7%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkins	Johnson
White (non-Hispanic)	71.4%	71.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	7.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.0%	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino	17.5%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkins	Johnson
No high school diploma	10.9%	2.2%
High school graduate	34.2%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	22.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkins	Johnson
Drove alone	85.0%	81.0%
Carpooled	6.5%	10.7%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkins	Johnson
1-unit, detached	88.8%	58.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.0%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Elkins	Johnson
Poverty rate	4.8%	0.8%
Average household size	2.92	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	2002	1998