COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lonoke vs Sherwood
PLACE A
Lonoke, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Sherwood, Wisconsin
Lonoke is 30% larger than Sherwood. Sherwood earns more, with a median household income $62,000 higher. Sherwood has grown faster since 2000 (21% vs 1%).
LONOKESHERWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population4,2993,311+30% vs Sherwood
Population density894957−62
Population growth0.7%20.6%−19.8 pts
Median age43.144.1−1.0
Male46.0%52.2%−6.2 pts
Female54.0%47.8%+6.2 pts
Foreign-born3.3%0.6%+2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic57.0%95.8%−38.8 pts
Black30.7%0.1%+30.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.8%2.0%+7.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other2.5%2.0%+0.4 pts
Median household income$47,524$109,524−$62,000
Per capita income$29,245$51,843−$22,598
Poverty rate18.2%4.3%+13.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4210.382+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%43.3%−30.4 pts
Graduate degree6.4%10.3%−3.9 pts
Unemployment rate15.8%0.9%+14.9 pts
Labor force participation58.2%65.5%−7.3 pts
Median home value$106,800$351,200−$244,400
Median gross rent$757$1,173−$416
Owner-occupied75.8%96.7%−20.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%2.0%+6.1 pts
Rent-burdened households19.0%65.9%−46.8 pts
Average commute23.526.4−2.9
Worked from home4.4%16.7%−12.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.0%0.6%+6.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025