Higginson vs Kensett

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

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

Kensett has the higher population (2,027 vs 901 in Higginson). Higginson has the higher median household income ($66,806 vs $27,839 in Kensett). Higginson has the higher median home value ($95,000 vs $92,200 in Kensett).

Population, income & housing

	Higginson	Kensett
Population	901	2,027
Median age	26.5 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$66,806	$27,839
Median home value	$95,000	$92,200
Median gross rent	$888	$683
Housing units	374	823
Homeownership rate	65.3%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.8%	4.3%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Higginson	Kensett
Population	686 → 901 (+31.3%)	1,726 → 2,027 (+17.4%)
Median household income	$54,135 → $66,806 (+23.4%)	$23,992 → $27,839 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$87,000 → $95,000 (+9.2%)	$58,200 → $92,200 (+58.4%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $888 (+17.5%)	$554 → $683 (+23.3%)

Higginson

Population

686901

Median household income

$54,135$66,806

Median home value

$87,000$95,000

Median gross rent

$756$888

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)

	Higginson	Kensett
Under 5	5.3%	7.7%
5 to 17	22.5%	20.0%
18 to 24	21.6%	4.8%
25 to 34	10.0%	16.3%
35 to 44	15.3%	10.6%
45 to 54	10.0%	8.3%
55 to 64	9.7%	13.0%
65 to 74	2.2%	9.9%
75 and over	3.3%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Higginson	Kensett
White (non-Hispanic)	72.3%	55.2%
Black or African American	1.9%	21.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	19.0%	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Higginson	Kensett
No high school diploma	16.9%	24.9%
High school graduate	61.8%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	16.5%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	1.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Higginson	Kensett
Drove alone	94.3%	88.2%
Carpooled	4.9%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Higginson	Kensett
1-unit, detached	77.8%	54.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	15.9%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	15.2%	24.3%

Poverty & households

	Higginson	Kensett
Poverty rate	17.1%	30.7%
Average household size	3.29	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	14	16
Median year structure built	1979	1976