Kensett vs Searcy

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

Kensett 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 2,027 in Kensett). Searcy has the higher median household income ($50,896 vs $27,839 in Kensett). Searcy has the higher median home value ($176,200 vs $92,200 in Kensett).

Population, income & housing

	Kensett	Searcy
Population	2,027	23,115
Median age	36.8 yrs	31.1 yrs
Median household income	$27,839	$50,896
Median home value	$92,200	$176,200
Median gross rent	$683	$849
Housing units	823	9,843
Homeownership rate	39.9%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.3%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kensett	Searcy
Population	1,726 → 2,027 (+17.4%)	23,767 → 23,115 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$23,992 → $27,839 (+16.0%)	$41,014 → $50,896 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$58,200 → $92,200 (+58.4%)	$145,000 → $176,200 (+21.5%)
Median gross rent	$554 → $683 (+23.3%)	$714 → $849 (+18.9%)

Kensett

Population

1,7262,027

Median household income

$23,992$27,839

Median home value

$58,200$92,200

Median gross rent

$554$683

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)

	Kensett	Searcy
Under 5	7.7%	6.6%
5 to 17	20.0%	15.5%
18 to 24	4.8%	21.6%
25 to 34	16.3%	12.3%
35 to 44	10.6%	8.9%
45 to 54	8.3%	8.4%
55 to 64	13.0%	11.4%
65 to 74	9.9%	7.6%
75 and over	9.3%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kensett	Searcy
White (non-Hispanic)	55.2%	77.6%
Black or African American	21.5%	10.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	9.9%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.5%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kensett	Searcy
No high school diploma	24.9%	9.4%
High school graduate	46.5%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	24.3%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	1.9%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kensett	Searcy
Drove alone	88.2%	82.3%
Carpooled	9.9%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	5.4%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.3%
Worked from home	0.6%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kensett	Searcy
1-unit, detached	54.4%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	14.4%
20 or more units	3.3%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	24.3%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Kensett	Searcy
Poverty rate	30.7%	19.9%
Average household size	2.77	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	16	17
Median year structure built	1976	1988