Bald Knob vs Searcy

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

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

Searcy has the higher population (23,115 vs 2,545 in Bald Knob). Searcy has the higher median household income ($50,896 vs $49,107 in Bald Knob). Searcy has the higher median home value ($176,200 vs $136,500 in Bald Knob).

Population, income & housing

	Bald Knob	Searcy
Population	2,545	23,115
Median age	38.3 yrs	31.1 yrs
Median household income	$49,107	$50,896
Median home value	$136,500	$176,200
Median gross rent	$757	$849
Housing units	1,072	9,843
Homeownership rate	55.5%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bald Knob	Searcy
Population	2,878 → 2,545 (-11.6%)	23,767 → 23,115 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$30,199 → $49,107 (+62.6%)	$41,014 → $50,896 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$84,100 → $136,500 (+62.3%)	$145,000 → $176,200 (+21.5%)
Median gross rent	$547 → $757 (+38.4%)	$714 → $849 (+18.9%)

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

Searcy

Population

23,76723,115

Median household income

$41,014$50,896

Median home value

$145,000$176,200

Median gross rent

$714$849

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bald Knob	Searcy
Under 5	6.7%	6.6%
5 to 17	21.9%	15.5%
18 to 24	9.8%	21.6%
25 to 34	10.0%	12.3%
35 to 44	11.8%	8.9%
45 to 54	13.0%	8.4%
55 to 64	12.1%	11.4%
65 to 74	7.1%	7.6%
75 and over	7.6%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bald Knob	Searcy
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	77.6%
Black or African American	0.6%	10.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.7%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bald Knob	Searcy
No high school diploma	22.1%	9.4%
High school graduate	46.0%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	19.3%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bald Knob	Searcy
Drove alone	83.8%	82.3%
Carpooled	12.0%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	2.5%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	1.7%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bald Knob	Searcy
1-unit, detached	70.4%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	18.7%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	14.4%
20 or more units	1.6%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Bald Knob	Searcy
Poverty rate	18.0%	19.9%
Average household size	2.67	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	17	17
Median year structure built	1975	1988