COMPARING TWO PLACES
Diaz vs Searcy
PLACE A
Diaz, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Searcy, Arkansas
Diaz is 95% smaller than Searcy. Searcy earns more, with a median household income $3,050 higher. Searcy has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -7%).
DIAZSEARCYDIFFERENCE
Total population1,20024,351−95% vs Searcy
Population density2031,329−1,127
Population growth-7.1%0.3%−7.5 pts
Median age36.032.4+3.6
Male55.1%47.8%+7.3 pts
Female44.9%52.2%−7.3 pts
Foreign-born0.2%3.0%−2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.7%77.8%−7.1 pts
Black20.3%10.8%+9.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.6%5.7%−4.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other7.4%4.5%+2.9 pts
Median household income$49,120$52,170−$3,050
Per capita income$30,591$28,824+$1,767
Poverty rate25.1%18.8%+6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5460.466+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%29.6%−10.2 pts
Graduate degree4.3%15.8%−11.4 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%6.1%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation54.2%54.1%+0.1 pts
Median home value$87,200$188,500−$101,300
Median gross rent$869$905−$36
Owner-occupied63.9%53.6%+10.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.6%12.4%−5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households49.0%49.2%−0.2 pts
Average commute19.216.3+3.0
Worked from home9.6%5.6%+3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured8.1%9.2%−1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025