COMPARING TWO PLACES
Griffithville vs Searcy
PLACE A
Griffithville, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Searcy, Arkansas
Griffithville is 99% smaller than Searcy. Searcy earns more, with a median household income $20,170 higher. Searcy has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -31%).
GRIFFITHVILLESEARCYDIFFERENCE
Total population15924,351−99% vs Searcy
Population density2901,329−1,039
Population growth-31.1%0.3%−31.5 pts
Median age48.132.4+15.7
Male54.2%47.8%+6.4 pts
Female45.8%52.2%−6.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.4%77.8%+14.6 pts
Black0.0%10.8%−10.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.0%5.7%+0.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other1.6%4.5%−2.9 pts
Median household income$32,000$52,170−$20,170
Per capita income$20,361$28,824−$8,463
Poverty rate21.3%18.8%+2.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3370.466−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.8%29.6%−24.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%15.8%−15.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%6.1%−3.3 pts
Labor force participation53.9%54.1%−0.3 pts
Median home value$72,000$188,500−$116,500
Median gross rent$700$905−$205
Owner-occupied85.3%53.6%+31.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.1%12.4%+4.8 pts
Rent-burdened households47.1%49.2%−2.1 pts
Average commute26.716.3+10.4
Worked from home18.8%5.6%+13.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured4.4%9.2%−4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025