Bald Knob vs Kensett

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

Bald Knob and Kensett 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 2,027 in Kensett). Bald Knob has the higher median household income ($49,107 vs $27,839 in Kensett). Bald Knob has the higher median home value ($136,500 vs $92,200 in Kensett).

Population, income & housing

	Bald Knob	Kensett
Population	2,545	2,027
Median age	38.3 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$49,107	$27,839
Median home value	$136,500	$92,200
Median gross rent	$757	$683
Housing units	1,072	823
Homeownership rate	55.5%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	4.3%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bald Knob	Kensett
Population	2,878 → 2,545 (-11.6%)	1,726 → 2,027 (+17.4%)
Median household income	$30,199 → $49,107 (+62.6%)	$23,992 → $27,839 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$84,100 → $136,500 (+62.3%)	$58,200 → $92,200 (+58.4%)
Median gross rent	$547 → $757 (+38.4%)	$554 → $683 (+23.3%)

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

Kensett

Population

1,7262,027

Median household income

$23,992$27,839

Median home value

$58,200$92,200

Median gross rent

$554$683

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bald Knob	Kensett
Under 5	6.7%	7.7%
5 to 17	21.9%	20.0%
18 to 24	9.8%	4.8%
25 to 34	10.0%	16.3%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.6%
45 to 54	13.0%	8.3%
55 to 64	12.1%	13.0%
65 to 74	7.1%	9.9%
75 and over	7.6%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bald Knob	Kensett
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	55.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	21.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	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	4.7%	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bald Knob	Kensett
No high school diploma	22.1%	24.9%
High school graduate	46.0%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	19.3%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	1.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bald Knob	Kensett
Drove alone	83.8%	88.2%
Carpooled	12.0%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	1.7%	0.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bald Knob	Kensett
1-unit, detached	70.4%	54.4%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	18.7%	15.9%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	1.7%
20 or more units	1.6%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	24.3%

Poverty & households

	Bald Knob	Kensett
Poverty rate	18.0%	30.7%
Average household size	2.67	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	17	16
Median year structure built	1975	1976