COMPARING TWO PLACES
Madison County vs Wayne County
PLACE A
Madison County, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Wayne County, Michigan
Madison County is 99% smaller than Wayne County. Wayne County earns more, with a median household income $3,741 higher. Madison County has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -1%).
MADISON COUNTYWAYNE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population18,4101,769,038−99% vs Wayne County
Population density222,891−2,869
Population growth5.1%-1.5%+6.6 pts
Median age41.737.9+3.8
Male49.9%48.4%+1.5 pts
Female50.1%51.6%−1.5 pts
Foreign-born3.2%10.3%−7.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.3%47.9%+20.4 pts
Black0.1%36.6%−36.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.5%6.9%−0.4 pts
Asian0.5%3.7%−3.1 pts
Other24.6%5.0%+19.6 pts
Median household income$56,798$60,539−$3,741
Per capita income$29,672$34,906−$5,234
Poverty rate14.1%20.8%−6.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4410.493−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%27.6%−14.7 pts
Graduate degree4.6%10.8%−6.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%8.7%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation58.3%59.2%−0.8 pts
Median home value$178,100$178,500−$400
Median gross rent$729$1,132−$403
Owner-occupied79.5%64.8%+14.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.5%12.5%+4.0 pts
Rent-burdened households22.3%49.1%−26.8 pts
Average commute32.224.7+7.4
Worked from home8.8%14.1%−5.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Uninsured12.6%5.6%+7.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025