Jefferson County vs White County

A side-by-side comparison of Jefferson County and White County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

White County has the higher population (77,395 vs 65,780 in Jefferson County). White County has the higher median household income ($53,435 vs $48,552 in Jefferson County). White County has the higher median home value ($159,600 vs $106,000 in Jefferson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson County	White County
Population	65,780	77,395
Median age	39.5 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$48,552	$53,435
Median home value	$106,000	$159,600
Median gross rent	$849	$806
Housing units	30,710	33,622
Homeownership rate	63.2%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson County	White County
Population	69,282 → 65,780 (-5.1%)	78,762 → 77,395 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$40,726 → $48,552 (+19.2%)	$44,029 → $53,435 (+21.4%)
Median home value	$83,500 → $106,000 (+26.9%)	$120,100 → $159,600 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$740 → $849 (+14.7%)	$702 → $806 (+14.8%)

Jefferson County

Population

69,28265,780

Median household income

$40,726$48,552

Median home value

$83,500$106,000

Median gross rent

$740$849

White County

Population

78,76277,395

Median household income

$44,029$53,435

Median home value

$120,100$159,600

Median gross rent

$702$806

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson County	White County
Under 5	5.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	15.7%	17.7%
18 to 24	10.0%	10.8%
25 to 34	12.8%	12.4%
35 to 44	12.2%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.4%	13.2%
65 to 74	11.2%	9.7%
75 and over	7.0%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson County	White County
White (non-Hispanic)	37.2%	85.4%
Black or African American	56.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.7%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson County	White County
No high school diploma	11.4%	13.3%
High school graduate	41.1%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson County	White County
Drove alone	85.0%	83.9%
Carpooled	6.3%	9.5%
Public transit	0.7%	0.2%
Walked	1.1%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.7%	3.8%
Other means	0.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson County	White County
1-unit, detached	70.9%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	4.8%
20 or more units	3.7%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	20.0%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson County	White County
Poverty rate	20.6%	16.4%
Average household size	2.47	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1976	1992