Kensett vs McRae

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

Kensett and McRae 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 717 in McRae). McRae has the higher median household income ($35,333 vs $27,839 in Kensett). Kensett has the higher median home value ($92,200 vs $81,800 in McRae).

Population, income & housing

	Kensett	McRae
Population	2,027	717
Median age	36.8 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$27,839	$35,333
Median home value	$92,200	$81,800
Median gross rent	$683	$721
Housing units	823	337
Homeownership rate	39.9%	59.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.3%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kensett	McRae
Population	1,726 → 2,027 (+17.4%)	761 → 717 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$23,992 → $27,839 (+16.0%)	$30,694 → $35,333 (+15.1%)
Median home value	$58,200 → $92,200 (+58.4%)	$69,700 → $81,800 (+17.4%)
Median gross rent	$554 → $683 (+23.3%)	$521 → $721 (+38.4%)

Kensett

Population

1,7262,027

Median household income

$23,992$27,839

Median home value

$58,200$92,200

Median gross rent

$554$683

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)

	Kensett	McRae
Under 5	7.7%	2.6%
5 to 17	20.0%	24.1%
18 to 24	4.8%	5.0%
25 to 34	16.3%	13.1%
35 to 44	10.6%	8.5%
45 to 54	8.3%	11.3%
55 to 64	13.0%	18.0%
65 to 74	9.9%	13.9%
75 and over	9.3%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kensett	McRae
White (non-Hispanic)	55.2%	74.5%
Black or African American	21.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.9%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.5%	19.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kensett	McRae
No high school diploma	24.9%	21.5%
High school graduate	46.5%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	24.3%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	1.9%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kensett	McRae
Drove alone	88.2%	96.3%
Carpooled	9.9%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.6%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kensett	McRae
1-unit, detached	54.4%	54.6%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	8.6%
20 or more units	3.3%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	24.3%	29.7%

Poverty & households

	Kensett	McRae
Poverty rate	30.7%	12.1%
Average household size	2.77	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	16	27
Median year structure built	1976	1991