COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brinkley vs Searcy
PLACE A
Brinkley, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Searcy, Arkansas
Brinkley is 90% smaller than Searcy. Searcy earns more, with a median household income $13,174 higher. Searcy has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -15%).
BRINKLEYSEARCYDIFFERENCE
Total population2,46824,351−90% vs Searcy
Population density4341,329−895
Population growth-15.3%0.3%−15.7 pts
Median age49.132.4+16.7
Male47.7%47.8%−0.2 pts
Female52.3%52.2%+0.2 pts
Foreign-born1.7%3.0%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic36.0%77.8%−41.8 pts
Black60.1%10.8%+49.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%5.7%−4.8 pts
Asian1.3%1.2%+0.1 pts
Other1.7%4.5%−2.8 pts
Median household income$38,996$52,170−$13,174
Per capita income$24,793$28,824−$4,031
Poverty rate25.7%18.8%+6.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4540.466−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%29.6%−15.6 pts
Graduate degree2.8%15.8%−13.0 pts
Unemployment rate16.7%6.1%+10.6 pts
Labor force participation54.1%54.1%−0.1 pts
Median home value$94,000$188,500−$94,500
Median gross rent$608$905−$297
Owner-occupied58.9%53.6%+5.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.9%12.4%+11.5 pts
Rent-burdened households23.1%49.2%−26.1 pts
Average commute27.416.3+11.1
Worked from home2.7%5.6%−2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured12.4%9.2%+3.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025