Monroe County vs Woodruff County

A side-by-side comparison of Monroe County and Woodruff County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Monroe County has the higher population (6,681 vs 6,157 in Woodruff County). Woodruff County has the higher median household income ($49,982 vs $43,955 in Monroe County). Woodruff County has the higher median home value ($96,800 vs $82,200 in Monroe County).

Population, income & housing

	Monroe County	Woodruff County
Population	6,681	6,157
Median age	45.5 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$43,955	$49,982
Median home value	$82,200	$96,800
Median gross rent	$603	$595
Housing units	3,843	3,272
Homeownership rate	65.7%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monroe County	Woodruff County
Population	7,050 → 6,681 (-5.2%)	6,533 → 6,157 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$38,468 → $43,955 (+14.3%)	$32,845 → $49,982 (+52.2%)
Median home value	$61,400 → $82,200 (+33.9%)	$66,400 → $96,800 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$517 → $603 (+16.6%)	$504 → $595 (+18.1%)

Monroe County

Population

7,0506,681

Median household income

$38,468$43,955

Median home value

$61,400$82,200

Median gross rent

$517$603

Woodruff County

Population

6,5336,157

Median household income

$32,845$49,982

Median home value

$66,400$96,800

Median gross rent

$504$595

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monroe County	Woodruff County
Under 5	6.2%	6.0%
5 to 17	17.0%	15.7%
18 to 24	6.1%	7.6%
25 to 34	10.3%	9.0%
35 to 44	10.3%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.7%
55 to 64	15.8%	13.7%
65 to 74	13.5%	14.7%
75 and over	9.7%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monroe County	Woodruff County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.3%	69.5%
Black or African American	40.2%	27.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monroe County	Woodruff County
No high school diploma	16.6%	17.1%
High school graduate	40.7%	46.2%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monroe County	Woodruff County
Drove alone	83.8%	87.7%
Carpooled	10.6%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	2.7%	1.9%
Other means	0.3%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monroe County	Woodruff County
1-unit, detached	71.4%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	5.6%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Monroe County	Woodruff County
Poverty rate	22.2%	22.8%
Average household size	2.34	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	29	21
Median year structure built	1976	1978