COMPARING TWO PLACES
Phillips County vs Rooks County
PLACE A
Phillips County, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Rooks County, Kansas
Phillips County is 207% larger than Rooks County. Rooks County earns more, with a median household income $22,366 higher. Rooks County has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -24%).
PHILLIPS COUNTYROOKS COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population14,2554,646+207% vs Rooks County
Population density215+15
Population growth-23.8%-5.1%−18.8 pts
Median age40.945.7−4.8
Male46.5%49.4%−3.0 pts
Female53.5%50.6%+3.0 pts
Foreign-born1.5%0.9%+0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic32.9%91.4%−58.5 pts
Black60.2%1.9%+58.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.1%3.2%−1.2 pts
Asian1.1%0.7%+0.4 pts
Other3.7%2.8%+1.0 pts
Median household income$40,134$62,500−$22,366
Per capita income$22,343$34,120−$11,777
Poverty rate29.3%5.5%+23.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4910.368+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%23.2%−8.2 pts
Graduate degree5.5%5.4%+0.1 pts
Unemployment rate14.5%2.0%+12.5 pts
Labor force participation49.6%61.0%−11.4 pts
Median home value$78,200$89,000−$10,800
Median gross rent$737$676+$61
Owner-occupied51.2%74.3%−23.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.9%18.9%+9.0 pts
Rent-burdened households48.4%20.2%+28.2 pts
Average commute19.914.1+5.8
Worked from home4.1%5.8%−1.7 pts
Public transit to work0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Uninsured7.6%6.4%+1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025