COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hughes vs Forrest City
PLACE A
Hughes, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Forrest City, Arkansas
Hughes is 92% smaller than Forrest City. Hughes earns more, with a median household income $7,561 higher. Forrest City has grown faster since 2000 (-15% vs -27%).
HUGHESFORREST CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population97612,308−92% vs Forrest City
Population density431608−177
Population growth-26.7%-15.3%−11.4 pts
Median age57.036.9+20.1
Male49.7%58.6%−9.0 pts
Female50.3%41.4%+9.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic37.5%20.8%+16.7 pts
Black60.3%73.1%−12.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other2.3%1.0%+1.2 pts
Median household income$43,250$35,689+$7,561
Per capita income$23,776$16,688+$7,088
Poverty rate41.6%37.7%+4.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4590.504−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%13.8%+4.3 pts
Graduate degree13.8%5.3%+8.5 pts
Unemployment rate14.5%13.5%+1.0 pts
Labor force participation47.3%39.7%+7.6 pts
Median home value$69,800$92,000−$22,200
Median gross rent$389$805−$416
Owner-occupied61.5%39.2%+22.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.2%16.9%−5.6 pts
Rent-burdened households69.9%54.3%+15.5 pts
Average commute31.716.4+15.4
Worked from home1.6%2.7%−1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.3%10.7%+1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025