COMPARING TWO PLACES
Flippin vs West Plains
PLACE A
Flippin, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
West Plains, Missouri
Flippin is 90% smaller than West Plains. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
FLIPPINWEST PLAINSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,29012,780−90% vs West Plains
Population density685961−276
Population growth-0.7%1.7%−2.4 pts
Median age33.936.3−2.4
Male47.5%45.7%+1.9 pts
Female52.5%54.3%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born1.0%0.3%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.2%94.1%−3.9 pts
Black0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.5%0.2%+5.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other4.3%4.2%+0.1 pts
Median household income$43,555$44,002−$447
Per capita income$24,087$24,722−$635
Poverty rate18.8%28.1%−9.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4080.437−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%17.1%−6.4 pts
Graduate degree3.5%7.6%−4.0 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%4.2%+2.5 pts
Labor force participation56.0%58.3%−2.4 pts
Median home value$113,800$169,900−$56,100
Median gross rent$792$810−$18
Owner-occupied51.2%52.1%−0.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.0%11.8%+2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households35.8%46.1%−10.3 pts
Average commute14.121.3−7.2
Worked from home2.0%3.6%−1.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.8%15.6%−9.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025