Valley Springs

Population: 198
Median household income: $69,141
Median home value: $102,300

Valley Springs, a community in Boone County, Arkansas, has 198 residents. At $69,141, its median household income sits above Boone County's $54,195.

From 2019 to 2023, Valley Springs's population declined 14.3% from 231 to 198, while its median home value rose 26.3% from $81,000 to $102,300.

7.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 90.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 198
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $69,141
Median home value: $102,300
Median gross rent: $813
Housing units: 83
Homeownership rate: 90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

231198

Median household income

$49,531$69,141

Median home value

$81,000$102,300

Median gross rent

$640$813

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	231	$49,531	$81,000	$640
2020	273	$58,333	$78,400	$706
2021	268	$61,083	$79,500	$639
2022	247	$66,875	$96,300	$775
2023	198	$69,141	$102,300	$813

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 512.1%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4420.2%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	24	12.1%
5 to 17	33	16.7%
18 to 24	13	6.6%
25 to 34	25	12.6%
35 to 44	40	20.2%
45 to 54	16	8.1%
55 to 64	24	12.1%
65 to 74	12	6.1%
75 and over	11	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	197	99.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate46.9%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	15	11.7%
High school graduate	60	46.9%
Some college or associate's	43	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	9	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1	0.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone90.0%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	99	90.0%
Carpooled	5	4.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	3.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10	9.4%
15 to 29 min	79	74.5%
30 to 44 min	9	8.5%
45 to 59 min	5	4.7%
60+ min	3	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 6.1% (12 of 198)

	Count	Share
Family households	56	78.9%
Nonfamily households	15	21.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	71	85.5%
Vacant	12	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	64	90.1%
Renter-occupied	7	9.9%

1-unit, detached86.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	72	86.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11	13.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0571390
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.51 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.1538, -92.9897