Drew County vs Madison County

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

Drew 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.

Drew County has the higher population (17,143 vs 17,032 in Madison County). Madison County has the higher median household income ($53,888 vs $41,071 in Drew County). Madison County has the higher median home value ($157,800 vs $127,800 in Drew County).

Population, income & housing

	Drew County	Madison County
Population	17,143	17,032
Median age	37.7 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$41,071	$53,888
Median home value	$127,800	$157,800
Median gross rent	$712	$727
Housing units	8,292	7,699
Homeownership rate	63.9%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Drew County	Madison County
Population	18,417 → 17,143 (-6.9%)	16,211 → 17,032 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$46,997 → $41,071 (-12.6%)	$41,682 → $53,888 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$99,800 → $127,800 (+28.1%)	$120,400 → $157,800 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $712 (+8.2%)	$615 → $727 (+18.2%)

Drew County

Population

18,41717,143

Median household income

$46,997$41,071

Median home value

$99,800$127,800

Median gross rent

$658$712

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)

	Drew County	Madison County
Under 5	5.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	16.3%	17.6%
18 to 24	13.8%	6.4%
25 to 34	11.1%	12.6%
35 to 44	10.9%	11.0%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.9%
55 to 64	12.8%	14.4%
65 to 74	10.6%	11.7%
75 and over	7.3%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Drew County	Madison County
White (non-Hispanic)	64.9%	72.4%
Black or African American	26.7%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.7%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.9%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.6%	19.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Drew County	Madison County
No high school diploma	12.9%	14.2%
High school graduate	38.4%	51.7%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Drew County	Madison County
Drove alone	81.9%	78.9%
Carpooled	8.8%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	8.7%
Other means	0.4%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Drew County	Madison County
1-unit, detached	57.8%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	1.4%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	23.9%	18.2%

Poverty & households

	Drew County	Madison County
Poverty rate	22.7%	15.0%
Average household size	2.34	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	19	32
Median year structure built	1984	1990