Cross County vs Madison County

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

Cross 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 16,681 in Cross County). Madison County has the higher median household income ($53,888 vs $47,012 in Cross County). Madison County has the higher median home value ($157,800 vs $104,000 in Cross County).

Population, income & housing

	Cross County	Madison County
Population	16,681	17,032
Median age	40.6 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$47,012	$53,888
Median home value	$104,000	$157,800
Median gross rent	$797	$727
Housing units	7,581	7,699
Homeownership rate	66.1%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cross County	Madison County
Population	16,824 → 16,681 (-0.8%)	16,211 → 17,032 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$46,787 → $47,012 (+0.5%)	$41,682 → $53,888 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$86,100 → $104,000 (+20.8%)	$120,400 → $157,800 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$711 → $797 (+12.1%)	$615 → $727 (+18.2%)

Cross County

Population

16,82416,681

Median household income

$46,787$47,012

Median home value

$86,100$104,000

Median gross rent

$711$797

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)

	Cross County	Madison County
Under 5	6.3%	5.7%
5 to 17	18.0%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.0%	6.4%
25 to 34	11.6%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.9%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.4%	14.4%
65 to 74	10.6%	11.7%
75 and over	8.0%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cross County	Madison County
White (non-Hispanic)	71.8%	72.4%
Black or African American	18.4%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	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	7.2%	19.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cross County	Madison County
No high school diploma	16.6%	14.2%
High school graduate	42.2%	51.7%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cross County	Madison County
Drove alone	83.2%	78.9%
Carpooled	12.5%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	8.7%
Other means	0.7%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cross County	Madison County
1-unit, detached	71.0%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	1.4%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	16.8%	18.2%

Poverty & households

	Cross County	Madison County
Poverty rate	20.1%	15.0%
Average household size	2.53	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	25	32
Median year structure built	1980	1990