Arkansas County vs Madison County

A side-by-side comparison of Arkansas County and Madison County: population, income, housing, and more.

Arkansas County and Madison County are counties in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Madison County has the higher population (17,032 vs 16,773 in Arkansas County). Arkansas County has the higher median household income ($60,831 vs $53,888 in Madison County). Madison County has the higher median home value ($157,800 vs $129,400 in Arkansas County).

Population, income & housing

	Arkansas County	Madison County
Population	16,773	17,032
Median age	41.0 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,831	$53,888
Median home value	$129,400	$157,800
Median gross rent	$799	$727
Housing units	8,697	7,699
Homeownership rate	67.5%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arkansas County	Madison County
Population	17,914 → 16,773 (-6.4%)	16,211 → 17,032 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$46,696 → $60,831 (+30.3%)	$41,682 → $53,888 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$88,600 → $129,400 (+46.0%)	$120,400 → $157,800 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $799 (+23.3%)	$615 → $727 (+18.2%)

Arkansas County

Population

17,91416,773

Median household income

$46,696$60,831

Median home value

$88,600$129,400

Median gross rent

$648$799

Madison County

Population

16,21117,032

Median household income

$41,682$53,888

Median home value

$120,400$157,800

Median gross rent

$615$727

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arkansas County	Madison County
Under 5	6.1%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.1%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.4%	6.4%
25 to 34	11.6%	12.6%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.9%
55 to 64	14.2%	14.4%
65 to 74	12.2%	11.7%
75 and over	7.8%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arkansas County	Madison County
White (non-Hispanic)	67.6%	72.4%
Black or African American	25.7%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.9%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.5%	19.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arkansas County	Madison County
No high school diploma	12.5%	14.2%
High school graduate	42.7%	51.7%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arkansas County	Madison County
Drove alone	87.1%	78.9%
Carpooled	9.7%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	8.7%
Other means	0.5%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arkansas County	Madison County
1-unit, detached	73.6%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	1.4%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	13.8%	18.2%

Poverty & households

	Arkansas County	Madison County
Poverty rate	14.7%	15.0%
Average household size	2.51	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	20	32
Median year structure built	1976	1990