Johnson County vs Poinsett County

A side-by-side comparison of Johnson County and Poinsett County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Johnson County has the higher population (25,932 vs 22,740 in Poinsett County). Poinsett County has the higher median household income ($47,188 vs $44,808 in Johnson County). Johnson County has the higher median home value ($124,800 vs $101,200 in Poinsett County).

Population, income & housing

	Johnson County	Poinsett County
Population	25,932	22,740
Median age	39.4 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$44,808	$47,188
Median home value	$124,800	$101,200
Median gross rent	$714	$647
Housing units	11,523	10,418
Homeownership rate	71.7%	63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johnson County	Poinsett County
Population	26,372 → 25,932 (-1.7%)	23,896 → 22,740 (-4.8%)
Median household income	$38,511 → $44,808 (+16.4%)	$40,921 → $47,188 (+15.3%)
Median home value	$103,500 → $124,800 (+20.6%)	$78,800 → $101,200 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $714 (+15.2%)	$603 → $647 (+7.3%)

Johnson County

Population

26,37225,932

Median household income

$38,511$44,808

Median home value

$103,500$124,800

Median gross rent

$620$714

Poinsett County

Population

23,89622,740

Median household income

$40,921$47,188

Median home value

$78,800$101,200

Median gross rent

$603$647

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Johnson County	Poinsett County
Under 5	6.6%	6.3%
5 to 17	17.9%	17.8%
18 to 24	8.7%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.0%	12.3%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.9%	13.3%
65 to 74	10.0%	10.8%
75 and over	6.8%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johnson County	Poinsett County
White (non-Hispanic)	77.4%	84.6%
Black or African American	1.5%	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.6%
Asian	3.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.9%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.6%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johnson County	Poinsett County
No high school diploma	16.1%	17.7%
High school graduate	41.2%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johnson County	Poinsett County
Drove alone	84.3%	82.5%
Carpooled	8.6%	10.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	2.8%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	3.6%	3.3%
Other means	0.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johnson County	Poinsett County
1-unit, detached	75.6%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Johnson County	Poinsett County
Poverty rate	19.4%	20.1%
Average household size	2.50	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1985	1978