Beebe vs Kensett

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

Beebe and Kensett 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 2,027 in Kensett). Beebe has the higher median household income ($56,424 vs $27,839 in Kensett). Beebe has the higher median home value ($163,400 vs $92,200 in Kensett).

Population, income & housing

	Beebe	Kensett
Population	8,580	2,027
Median age	40.1 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$56,424	$27,839
Median home value	$163,400	$92,200
Median gross rent	$774	$683
Housing units	3,809	823
Homeownership rate	64.7%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	4.3%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beebe	Kensett
Population	8,078 → 8,580 (+6.2%)	1,726 → 2,027 (+17.4%)
Median household income	$44,939 → $56,424 (+25.6%)	$23,992 → $27,839 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$118,600 → $163,400 (+37.8%)	$58,200 → $92,200 (+58.4%)
Median gross rent	$702 → $774 (+10.3%)	$554 → $683 (+23.3%)

Beebe

Population

8,0788,580

Median household income

$44,939$56,424

Median home value

$118,600$163,400

Median gross rent

$702$774

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)

	Beebe	Kensett
Under 5	4.0%	7.7%
5 to 17	19.1%	20.0%
18 to 24	8.8%	4.8%
25 to 34	12.7%	16.3%
35 to 44	18.2%	10.6%
45 to 54	11.2%	8.3%
55 to 64	11.2%	13.0%
65 to 74	11.2%	9.9%
75 and over	3.6%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beebe	Kensett
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	55.2%
Black or African American	1.9%	21.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beebe	Kensett
No high school diploma	12.1%	24.9%
High school graduate	36.6%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	1.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beebe	Kensett
Drove alone	81.0%	88.2%
Carpooled	14.3%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.3%	1.4%
Worked from home	2.8%	0.6%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beebe	Kensett
1-unit, detached	77.2%	54.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	16.4%	15.9%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	2.7%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	24.3%

Poverty & households

	Beebe	Kensett
Poverty rate	12.4%	30.7%
Average household size	2.54	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	26	16
Median year structure built	1997	1976