Higginson vs McRae

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

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

Higginson has the higher population (901 vs 717 in McRae). Higginson has the higher median household income ($66,806 vs $35,333 in McRae). Higginson has the higher median home value ($95,000 vs $81,800 in McRae).

Population, income & housing

	Higginson	McRae
Population	901	717
Median age	26.5 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$66,806	$35,333
Median home value	$95,000	$81,800
Median gross rent	$888	$721
Housing units	374	337
Homeownership rate	65.3%	59.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.8%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Higginson	McRae
Population	686 → 901 (+31.3%)	761 → 717 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$54,135 → $66,806 (+23.4%)	$30,694 → $35,333 (+15.1%)
Median home value	$87,000 → $95,000 (+9.2%)	$69,700 → $81,800 (+17.4%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $888 (+17.5%)	$521 → $721 (+38.4%)

Higginson

Population

686901

Median household income

$54,135$66,806

Median home value

$87,000$95,000

Median gross rent

$756$888

McRae

Population

761717

Median household income

$30,694$35,333

Median home value

$69,700$81,800

Median gross rent

$521$721

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Higginson	McRae
Under 5	5.3%	2.6%
5 to 17	22.5%	24.1%
18 to 24	21.6%	5.0%
25 to 34	10.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	15.3%	8.5%
45 to 54	10.0%	11.3%
55 to 64	9.7%	18.0%
65 to 74	2.2%	13.9%
75 and over	3.3%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Higginson	McRae
White (non-Hispanic)	72.3%	74.5%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	19.0%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	19.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Higginson	McRae
No high school diploma	16.9%	21.5%
High school graduate	61.8%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	16.5%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Higginson	McRae
Drove alone	94.3%	96.3%
Carpooled	4.9%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Higginson	McRae
1-unit, detached	77.8%	54.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	8.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	15.2%	29.7%

Poverty & households

	Higginson	McRae
Poverty rate	17.1%	12.1%
Average household size	3.29	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	14	27
Median year structure built	1979	1991