COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fifty-Six vs West Plains
PLACE A
Fifty-Six, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
West Plains, Missouri
Fifty-Six is 99% smaller than West Plains. Fifty-Six earns more, with a median household income $10,373 higher. West Plains has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -9%).
FIFTY-SIXWEST PLAINSDIFFERENCE
Total population16312,780−99% vs West Plains
Population density79961−882
Population growth-8.7%1.7%−10.3 pts
Median age50.536.3+14.2
Male40.0%45.7%−5.7 pts
Female60.0%54.3%+5.7 pts
Foreign-born1.0%0.3%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.1%94.1%+0.1 pts
Black0.5%1.0%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%0.2%+1.7 pts
Asian0.5%0.5%−0.1 pts
Other2.9%4.2%−1.2 pts
Median household income$54,375$44,002+$10,373
Per capita income$24,514$24,722−$208
Poverty rate7.3%28.1%−20.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3250.437−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.3%17.1%+12.2 pts
Graduate degree11.3%7.6%+3.8 pts
Unemployment rate17.6%4.2%+13.4 pts
Labor force participation46.5%58.3%−11.8 pts
Median home value$176,800$169,900+$6,900
Median gross rent$863$810+$53
Owner-occupied90.5%52.1%+38.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate30.2%11.8%+18.4 pts
Rent-burdened households57.1%46.1%+11.0 pts
Average commute31.121.3+9.9
Worked from home1.7%3.6%−1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.4%15.6%−11.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025