McRae vs Rose Bud

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

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

McRae has the higher population (717 vs 494 in Rose Bud). Rose Bud has the higher median household income ($51,797 vs $35,333 in McRae). Rose Bud has the higher median home value ($157,500 vs $81,800 in McRae).

Population, income & housing

	McRae	Rose Bud
Population	717	494
Median age	41.4 yrs	52.2 yrs
Median household income	$35,333	$51,797
Median home value	$81,800	$157,500
Median gross rent	$721	$725
Housing units	337	261
Homeownership rate	59.7%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.0%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McRae	Rose Bud
Population	761 → 717 (-5.8%)	521 → 494 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$30,694 → $35,333 (+15.1%)	$42,614 → $51,797 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$69,700 → $81,800 (+17.4%)	$106,600 → $157,500 (+47.7%)
Median gross rent	$521 → $721 (+38.4%)	$544 → $725 (+33.3%)

McRae

Population

761717

Median household income

$30,694$35,333

Median home value

$69,700$81,800

Median gross rent

$521$721

Rose Bud

Population

521494

Median household income

$42,614$51,797

Median home value

$106,600$157,500

Median gross rent

$544$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McRae	Rose Bud
Under 5	2.6%	4.7%
5 to 17	24.1%	12.1%
18 to 24	5.0%	4.9%
25 to 34	13.1%	13.8%
35 to 44	8.5%	8.1%
45 to 54	11.3%	9.5%
55 to 64	18.0%	20.2%
65 to 74	13.9%	20.4%
75 and over	3.3%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McRae	Rose Bud
White (non-Hispanic)	74.5%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	6.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	19.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McRae	Rose Bud
No high school diploma	21.5%	11.1%
High school graduate	37.6%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McRae	Rose Bud
Drove alone	96.3%	88.1%
Carpooled	1.8%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McRae	Rose Bud
1-unit, detached	54.6%	75.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.7%	21.1%

Poverty & households

	McRae	Rose Bud
Poverty rate	12.1%	18.4%
Average household size	2.24	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1991	1985