Johnson vs Prairie Grove

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

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

Prairie Grove has the higher population (7,445 vs 3,628 in Johnson). Johnson has the higher median household income ($87,150 vs $58,556 in Prairie Grove). Johnson has the higher median home value ($255,500 vs $226,800 in Prairie Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Johnson	Prairie Grove
Population	3,628	7,445
Median age	33.3 yrs	32.0 yrs
Median household income	$87,150	$58,556
Median home value	$255,500	$226,800
Median gross rent	$1,177	$933
Housing units	1,534	2,852
Homeownership rate	50.9%	64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.2%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johnson	Prairie Grove
Population	3,707 → 3,628 (-2.1%)	5,845 → 7,445 (+27.4%)
Median household income	$69,211 → $87,150 (+25.9%)	$62,807 → $58,556 (-6.8%)
Median home value	$168,700 → $255,500 (+51.5%)	$152,700 → $226,800 (+48.5%)
Median gross rent	$903 → $1,177 (+30.3%)	$751 → $933 (+24.2%)

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

Prairie Grove

Population

5,8457,445

Median household income

$62,807$58,556

Median home value

$152,700$226,800

Median gross rent

$751$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Johnson	Prairie Grove
Under 5	6.5%	10.5%
5 to 17	19.0%	17.9%
18 to 24	8.3%	7.8%
25 to 34	19.2%	17.7%
35 to 44	17.5%	8.0%
45 to 54	4.9%	15.6%
55 to 64	15.3%	7.5%
65 to 74	5.7%	6.7%
75 and over	3.5%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johnson	Prairie Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	71.2%	75.6%
Black or African American	3.8%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	7.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.4%	17.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johnson	Prairie Grove
No high school diploma	2.2%	5.3%
High school graduate	20.4%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	22.9%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johnson	Prairie Grove
Drove alone	81.0%	82.1%
Carpooled	10.7%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	10.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johnson	Prairie Grove
1-unit, detached	58.7%	79.3%
1-unit, attached	9.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	13.8%	6.3%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.7%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Johnson	Prairie Grove
Poverty rate	0.8%	13.9%
Average household size	2.60	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	22	29
Median year structure built	1998	1999