COMPARING TWO PLACES
Williford vs West Plains
PLACE A
Williford, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
West Plains, Missouri
Williford is 99% smaller than West Plains. West Plains earns more, with a median household income $21,252 higher.
WILLIFORDWEST PLAINSDIFFERENCE
Total population8512,780−99% vs West Plains
Population density244961−717
Population growth5.3%1.7%+3.7 pts
Median age45.536.3+9.2
Male40.8%45.7%−4.8 pts
Female59.2%54.3%+4.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.5%94.1%−2.5 pts
Black0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other8.5%4.2%+4.3 pts
Median household income$22,750$44,002−$21,252
Per capita income$15,621$24,722−$9,101
Poverty rate36.6%28.1%+8.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5080.437+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%17.1%−17.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%7.6%−7.6 pts
Unemployment rate20.0%4.2%+15.8 pts
Labor force participation37.7%58.3%−20.6 pts
Median home value$26,300$169,900−$143,600
Median gross rent$563$810−$247
Owner-occupied85.7%52.1%+33.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate37.5%11.8%+25.7 pts
Rent-burdened households40.0%46.1%−6.1 pts
Average commute36.421.3+15.2
Worked from home0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.8%15.6%−12.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025