Garland County vs Sebastian County

A side-by-side comparison of Garland County and Sebastian County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sebastian County has the higher population (128,448 vs 100,062 in Garland County). Sebastian County has the higher median household income ($56,450 vs $55,409 in Garland County). Garland County has the higher median home value ($176,400 vs $166,000 in Sebastian County).

Population, income & housing

	Garland County	Sebastian County
Population	100,062	128,448
Median age	45.3 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$55,409	$56,450
Median home value	$176,400	$166,000
Median gross rent	$942	$854
Housing units	52,570	57,197
Homeownership rate	69.2%	61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.2%	24.4%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garland County	Sebastian County
Population	98,555 → 100,062 (+1.5%)	127,591 → 128,448 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$44,777 → $55,409 (+23.7%)	$46,228 → $56,450 (+22.1%)
Median home value	$139,900 → $176,400 (+26.1%)	$123,100 → $166,000 (+34.8%)
Median gross rent	$771 → $942 (+22.2%)	$696 → $854 (+22.7%)

Garland County

Population

98,555100,062

Median household income

$44,777$55,409

Median home value

$139,900$176,400

Median gross rent

$771$942

Sebastian County

Population

127,591128,448

Median household income

$46,228$56,450

Median home value

$123,100$166,000

Median gross rent

$696$854

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garland County	Sebastian County
Under 5	5.2%	6.3%
5 to 17	14.7%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.1%	8.8%
25 to 34	10.9%	13.4%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.0%
55 to 64	14.3%	12.8%
65 to 74	14.0%	9.9%
75 and over	10.3%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garland County	Sebastian County
White (non-Hispanic)	79.8%	66.8%
Black or African American	7.8%	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.7%
Asian	0.8%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.9%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	15.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garland County	Sebastian County
No high school diploma	9.1%	14.8%
High school graduate	30.9%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garland County	Sebastian County
Drove alone	79.8%	79.1%
Carpooled	10.9%	10.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.6%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.2%	7.1%
Other means	1.2%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garland County	Sebastian County
1-unit, detached	64.8%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	7.0%
20 or more units	4.6%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	14.4%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Garland County	Sebastian County
Poverty rate	16.5%	16.3%
Average household size	2.25	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1984	1980