Logan County vs Yell County

A side-by-side comparison of Logan County and Yell County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Logan County has the higher population (21,240 vs 20,195 in Yell County). Yell County has the higher median household income ($58,870 vs $54,237 in Logan County). Yell County has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $126,900 in Logan County).

Population, income & housing

	Logan County	Yell County
Population	21,240	20,195
Median age	43.8 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$54,237	$58,870
Median home value	$126,900	$131,300
Median gross rent	$721	$653
Housing units	9,762	9,300
Homeownership rate	76.7%	67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Logan County	Yell County
Population	21,668 → 21,240 (-2.0%)	21,464 → 20,195 (-5.9%)
Median household income	$41,466 → $54,237 (+30.8%)	$43,923 → $58,870 (+34.0%)
Median home value	$99,000 → $126,900 (+28.2%)	$109,400 → $131,300 (+20.0%)
Median gross rent	$581 → $721 (+24.1%)	$573 → $653 (+14.0%)

Logan County

Population

21,66821,240

Median household income

$41,466$54,237

Median home value

$99,000$126,900

Median gross rent

$581$721

Yell County

Population

21,46420,195

Median household income

$43,923$58,870

Median home value

$109,400$131,300

Median gross rent

$573$653

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Logan County	Yell County
Under 5	5.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	15.5%	17.9%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.4%	11.9%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.8%
45 to 54	13.0%	12.2%
55 to 64	15.3%	14.7%
65 to 74	11.9%	10.3%
75 and over	8.3%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Logan County	Yell County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	73.8%
Black or African American	1.7%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	1.3%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	20.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Logan County	Yell County
No high school diploma	10.7%	18.5%
High school graduate	43.7%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Logan County	Yell County
Drove alone	76.4%	77.5%
Carpooled	11.9%	11.6%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.8%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	7.7%
Other means	1.5%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Logan County	Yell County
1-unit, detached	82.8%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.6%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	16.8%

Poverty & households

	Logan County	Yell County
Poverty rate	14.4%	13.3%
Average household size	2.44	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1979	1983