Beebe vs Searcy

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

Beebe 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 8,580 in Beebe). Beebe has the higher median household income ($56,424 vs $50,896 in Searcy). Searcy has the higher median home value ($176,200 vs $163,400 in Beebe).

Population, income & housing

	Beebe	Searcy
Population	8,580	23,115
Median age	40.1 yrs	31.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,424	$50,896
Median home value	$163,400	$176,200
Median gross rent	$774	$849
Housing units	3,809	9,843
Homeownership rate	64.7%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beebe	Searcy
Population	8,078 → 8,580 (+6.2%)	23,767 → 23,115 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$44,939 → $56,424 (+25.6%)	$41,014 → $50,896 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$118,600 → $163,400 (+37.8%)	$145,000 → $176,200 (+21.5%)
Median gross rent	$702 → $774 (+10.3%)	$714 → $849 (+18.9%)

Beebe

Population

8,0788,580

Median household income

$44,939$56,424

Median home value

$118,600$163,400

Median gross rent

$702$774

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)

	Beebe	Searcy
Under 5	4.0%	6.6%
5 to 17	19.1%	15.5%
18 to 24	8.8%	21.6%
25 to 34	12.7%	12.3%
35 to 44	18.2%	8.9%
45 to 54	11.2%	8.4%
55 to 64	11.2%	11.4%
65 to 74	11.2%	7.6%
75 and over	3.6%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beebe	Searcy
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	77.6%
Black or African American	1.9%	10.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.9%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beebe	Searcy
No high school diploma	12.1%	9.4%
High school graduate	36.6%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beebe	Searcy
Drove alone	81.0%	82.3%
Carpooled	14.3%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	5.4%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	2.8%	3.8%
Other means	0.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beebe	Searcy
1-unit, detached	77.2%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	16.4%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	14.4%
20 or more units	2.7%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Beebe	Searcy
Poverty rate	12.4%	19.9%
Average household size	2.54	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	26	17
Median year structure built	1997	1988