Beebe vs Higginson

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

Beebe and Higginson 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 901 in Higginson). Higginson has the higher median household income ($66,806 vs $56,424 in Beebe). Beebe has the higher median home value ($163,400 vs $95,000 in Higginson).

Population, income & housing

	Beebe	Higginson
Population	8,580	901
Median age	40.1 yrs	26.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,424	$66,806
Median home value	$163,400	$95,000
Median gross rent	$774	$888
Housing units	3,809	374
Homeownership rate	64.7%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	4.8%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beebe	Higginson
Population	8,078 → 8,580 (+6.2%)	686 → 901 (+31.3%)
Median household income	$44,939 → $56,424 (+25.6%)	$54,135 → $66,806 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$118,600 → $163,400 (+37.8%)	$87,000 → $95,000 (+9.2%)
Median gross rent	$702 → $774 (+10.3%)	$756 → $888 (+17.5%)

Beebe

Population

8,0788,580

Median household income

$44,939$56,424

Median home value

$118,600$163,400

Median gross rent

$702$774

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)

	Beebe	Higginson
Under 5	4.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	19.1%	22.5%
18 to 24	8.8%	21.6%
25 to 34	12.7%	10.0%
35 to 44	18.2%	15.3%
45 to 54	11.2%	10.0%
55 to 64	11.2%	9.7%
65 to 74	11.2%	2.2%
75 and over	3.6%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beebe	Higginson
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	72.3%
Black or African American	1.9%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	19.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beebe	Higginson
No high school diploma	12.1%	16.9%
High school graduate	36.6%	61.8%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	16.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beebe	Higginson
Drove alone	81.0%	94.3%
Carpooled	14.3%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beebe	Higginson
1-unit, detached	77.2%	77.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.4%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	5.3%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	15.2%

Poverty & households

	Beebe	Higginson
Poverty rate	12.4%	17.1%
Average household size	2.54	3.29
Mean commute (minutes)	26	14
Median year structure built	1997	1979