Bald Knob vs McRae

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

Bald Knob and McRae 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 717 in McRae). Bald Knob has the higher median household income ($49,107 vs $35,333 in McRae). Bald Knob has the higher median home value ($136,500 vs $81,800 in McRae).

Population, income & housing

	Bald Knob	McRae
Population	2,545	717
Median age	38.3 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,107	$35,333
Median home value	$136,500	$81,800
Median gross rent	$757	$721
Housing units	1,072	337
Homeownership rate	55.5%	59.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bald Knob	McRae
Population	2,878 → 2,545 (-11.6%)	761 → 717 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$30,199 → $49,107 (+62.6%)	$30,694 → $35,333 (+15.1%)
Median home value	$84,100 → $136,500 (+62.3%)	$69,700 → $81,800 (+17.4%)
Median gross rent	$547 → $757 (+38.4%)	$521 → $721 (+38.4%)

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

McRae

Population

761717

Median household income

$30,694$35,333

Median home value

$69,700$81,800

Median gross rent

$521$721

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bald Knob	McRae
Under 5	6.7%	2.6%
5 to 17	21.9%	24.1%
18 to 24	9.8%	5.0%
25 to 34	10.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	11.8%	8.5%
45 to 54	13.0%	11.3%
55 to 64	12.1%	18.0%
65 to 74	7.1%	13.9%
75 and over	7.6%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bald Knob	McRae
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	74.5%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	19.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bald Knob	McRae
No high school diploma	22.1%	21.5%
High school graduate	46.0%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	19.3%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bald Knob	McRae
Drove alone	83.8%	96.3%
Carpooled	12.0%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bald Knob	McRae
1-unit, detached	70.4%	54.6%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.7%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	8.6%
20 or more units	1.6%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	29.7%

Poverty & households

	Bald Knob	McRae
Poverty rate	18.0%	12.1%
Average household size	2.67	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	17	27
Median year structure built	1975	1991