Bald Knob vs Beebe

A side-by-side comparison of Bald Knob and Beebe: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Beebe has the higher population (8,580 vs 2,545 in Bald Knob). Beebe has the higher median household income ($56,424 vs $49,107 in Bald Knob). Beebe has the higher median home value ($163,400 vs $136,500 in Bald Knob).

Population, income & housing

	Bald Knob	Beebe
Population	2,545	8,580
Median age	38.3 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$49,107	$56,424
Median home value	$136,500	$163,400
Median gross rent	$757	$774
Housing units	1,072	3,809
Homeownership rate	55.5%	64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bald Knob	Beebe
Population	2,878 → 2,545 (-11.6%)	8,078 → 8,580 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$30,199 → $49,107 (+62.6%)	$44,939 → $56,424 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$84,100 → $136,500 (+62.3%)	$118,600 → $163,400 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	$547 → $757 (+38.4%)	$702 → $774 (+10.3%)

Bald Knob

Population

2,8782,545

Median household income

$30,199$49,107

Median home value

$84,100$136,500

Median gross rent

$547$757

Beebe

Population

8,0788,580

Median household income

$44,939$56,424

Median home value

$118,600$163,400

Median gross rent

$702$774

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bald Knob	Beebe
Under 5	6.7%	4.0%
5 to 17	21.9%	19.1%
18 to 24	9.8%	8.8%
25 to 34	10.0%	12.7%
35 to 44	11.8%	18.2%
45 to 54	13.0%	11.2%
55 to 64	12.1%	11.2%
65 to 74	7.1%	11.2%
75 and over	7.6%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bald Knob	Beebe
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.7%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bald Knob	Beebe
No high school diploma	22.1%	12.1%
High school graduate	46.0%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	19.3%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bald Knob	Beebe
Drove alone	83.8%	81.0%
Carpooled	12.0%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	1.7%	2.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bald Knob	Beebe
1-unit, detached	70.4%	77.2%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.7%	16.4%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	1.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Bald Knob	Beebe
Poverty rate	18.0%	12.4%
Average household size	2.67	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	17	26
Median year structure built	1975	1997