Higginson vs Searcy

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

Higginson 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 901 in Higginson). Higginson has the higher median household income ($66,806 vs $50,896 in Searcy). Searcy has the higher median home value ($176,200 vs $95,000 in Higginson).

Population, income & housing

	Higginson	Searcy
Population	901	23,115
Median age	26.5 yrs	31.1 yrs
Median household income	$66,806	$50,896
Median home value	$95,000	$176,200
Median gross rent	$888	$849
Housing units	374	9,843
Homeownership rate	65.3%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.8%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Higginson	Searcy
Population	686 → 901 (+31.3%)	23,767 → 23,115 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$54,135 → $66,806 (+23.4%)	$41,014 → $50,896 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$87,000 → $95,000 (+9.2%)	$145,000 → $176,200 (+21.5%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $888 (+17.5%)	$714 → $849 (+18.9%)

Higginson

Population

686901

Median household income

$54,135$66,806

Median home value

$87,000$95,000

Median gross rent

$756$888

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)

	Higginson	Searcy
Under 5	5.3%	6.6%
5 to 17	22.5%	15.5%
18 to 24	21.6%	21.6%
25 to 34	10.0%	12.3%
35 to 44	15.3%	8.9%
45 to 54	10.0%	8.4%
55 to 64	9.7%	11.4%
65 to 74	2.2%	7.6%
75 and over	3.3%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Higginson	Searcy
White (non-Hispanic)	72.3%	77.6%
Black or African American	1.9%	10.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	19.0%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Higginson	Searcy
No high school diploma	16.9%	9.4%
High school graduate	61.8%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	16.5%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Higginson	Searcy
Drove alone	94.3%	82.3%
Carpooled	4.9%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.8%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Higginson	Searcy
1-unit, detached	77.8%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	14.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	15.2%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Higginson	Searcy
Poverty rate	17.1%	19.9%
Average household size	3.29	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	14	17
Median year structure built	1979	1988