COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bluff City vs Arkadelphia
PLACE A
Bluff City, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Bluff City is 81% smaller than Arkadelphia. Bluff City earns more, with a median household income $12,402 higher. Bluff City has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -3%).
BLUFF CITYARKADELPHIADIFFERENCE
Total population1,8369,916−81% vs Arkadelphia
Population density1,0511,283−232
Population growth5.1%-3.1%+8.3 pts
Median age35.923.4+12.5
Male49.5%45.3%+4.2 pts
Female50.5%54.7%−4.2 pts
Foreign-born0.3%1.8%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.2%57.9%+40.3 pts
Black0.0%30.3%−30.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%6.4%−6.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other1.5%4.8%−3.3 pts
Median household income$61,059$48,657+$12,402
Per capita income$28,551$24,406+$4,145
Poverty rate15.3%28.9%−13.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3810.517−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%32.8%−17.8 pts
Graduate degree5.8%14.0%−8.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.8%4.2%+2.6 pts
Labor force participation63.8%54.7%+9.1 pts
Median home value$157,400$179,300−$21,900
Median gross rent$931$814+$117
Owner-occupied62.3%41.2%+21.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%17.5%−9.9 pts
Rent-burdened households46.6%46.6%+0.0 pts
Average commute26.117.4+8.6
Worked from home15.4%5.5%+9.8 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.1%+0.2 pts
Uninsured9.9%10.7%−0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025