Bald Knob vs Higginson

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

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

Bald Knob has the higher population (2,545 vs 901 in Higginson). Higginson has the higher median household income ($66,806 vs $49,107 in Bald Knob). Bald Knob has the higher median home value ($136,500 vs $95,000 in Higginson).

Population, income & housing

	Bald Knob	Higginson
Population	2,545	901
Median age	38.3 yrs	26.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,107	$66,806
Median home value	$136,500	$95,000
Median gross rent	$757	$888
Housing units	1,072	374
Homeownership rate	55.5%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	4.8%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bald Knob	Higginson
Population	2,878 → 2,545 (-11.6%)	686 → 901 (+31.3%)
Median household income	$30,199 → $49,107 (+62.6%)	$54,135 → $66,806 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$84,100 → $136,500 (+62.3%)	$87,000 → $95,000 (+9.2%)
Median gross rent	$547 → $757 (+38.4%)	$756 → $888 (+17.5%)

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

Higginson

Population

686901

Median household income

$54,135$66,806

Median home value

$87,000$95,000

Median gross rent

$756$888

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bald Knob	Higginson
Under 5	6.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	21.9%	22.5%
18 to 24	9.8%	21.6%
25 to 34	10.0%	10.0%
35 to 44	11.8%	15.3%
45 to 54	13.0%	10.0%
55 to 64	12.1%	9.7%
65 to 74	7.1%	2.2%
75 and over	7.6%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bald Knob	Higginson
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	72.3%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	19.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bald Knob	Higginson
No high school diploma	22.1%	16.9%
High school graduate	46.0%	61.8%
Some college or associate's	19.3%	16.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bald Knob	Higginson
Drove alone	83.8%	94.3%
Carpooled	12.0%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bald Knob	Higginson
1-unit, detached	70.4%	77.8%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.7%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	5.3%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	15.2%

Poverty & households

	Bald Knob	Higginson
Poverty rate	18.0%	17.1%
Average household size	2.67	3.29
Mean commute (minutes)	17	14
Median year structure built	1975	1979