COMPARING TWO PLACES
Des Arc vs Perryville
PLACE A
Des Arc, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Perryville, Kentucky
Des Arc is 128% larger than Perryville. Perryville earns more, with a median household income $31,631 higher. Des Arc has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 4%).
DES ARCPERRYVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,841806+128% vs Perryville
Population density8761,032−156
Population growth10.9%4.1%+6.8 pts
Median age48.842.3+6.5
Male51.3%49.4%+1.9 pts
Female48.7%50.6%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic77.4%88.2%−10.9 pts
Black12.6%1.4%+11.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%2.1%−1.3 pts
Asian0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Other9.2%5.4%+3.9 pts
Median household income$30,921$62,552−$31,631
Per capita income$25,639$28,875−$3,236
Poverty rate20.0%10.8%+9.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5170.394+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.1%30.4%−20.3 pts
Graduate degree5.0%5.4%−0.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%12.9%−8.8 pts
Labor force participation47.0%65.4%−18.4 pts
Median home value$90,700$144,800−$54,100
Median gross rent$424$464−$40
Owner-occupied62.2%83.2%−21.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.8%10.1%+8.7 pts
Rent-burdened households41.4%13.2%+28.2 pts
Average commute21.420.1+1.3
Worked from home2.5%3.6%−1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.9%19.4%−9.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025