Polk County vs Randolph County

A side-by-side comparison of Polk County and Randolph County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Polk County has the higher population (19,348 vs 18,733 in Randolph County). Randolph County has the higher median household income ($52,838 vs $49,252 in Polk County). Polk County has the higher median home value ($122,600 vs $118,100 in Randolph County).

Population, income & housing

	Polk County	Randolph County
Population	19,348	18,733
Median age	44.4 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$49,252	$52,838
Median home value	$122,600	$118,100
Median gross rent	$699	$671
Housing units	9,647	8,620
Homeownership rate	82.2%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Polk County	Randolph County
Population	20,094 → 19,348 (-3.7%)	17,695 → 18,733 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$37,974 → $49,252 (+29.7%)	$37,218 → $52,838 (+42.0%)
Median home value	$99,300 → $122,600 (+23.5%)	$87,200 → $118,100 (+35.4%)
Median gross rent	$639 → $699 (+9.4%)	$619 → $671 (+8.4%)

Polk County

Population

20,09419,348

Median household income

$37,974$49,252

Median home value

$99,300$122,600

Median gross rent

$639$699

Randolph County

Population

17,69518,733

Median household income

$37,218$52,838

Median home value

$87,200$118,100

Median gross rent

$619$671

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Polk County	Randolph County
Under 5	5.3%	6.4%
5 to 17	17.2%	17.9%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.4%
25 to 34	10.1%	12.3%
35 to 44	10.6%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.9%	11.6%
55 to 64	14.9%	13.2%
65 to 74	12.9%	10.8%
75 and over	9.7%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Polk County	Randolph County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	89.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	2.5%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Polk County	Randolph County
No high school diploma	12.6%	13.9%
High school graduate	35.8%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Polk County	Randolph County
Drove alone	77.5%	83.4%
Carpooled	14.1%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	4.2%
Other means	1.1%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Polk County	Randolph County
1-unit, detached	75.6%	77.7%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	18.4%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Polk County	Randolph County
Poverty rate	19.0%	21.1%
Average household size	2.44	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1985	1979