Gum Springs

Population: 50
Median household income: $35,750
Median home value: $59,000

Gum Springs is a community in Clark County, Arkansas, home to 50 residents. At $35,750, its median household income sits below Clark County's $50,985.

From 2019 to 2023, Gum Springs's population declined 62.7% from 134 to 50, while its median home value fell 32.6% from $87,500 to $59,000.

Households average 1.72 people. The median gross rent is $730.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 50
Median age: 55.0 yrs
Median household income: $35,750
Median home value: $59,000
Median gross rent: $730
Housing units: 56
Homeownership rate: 37.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.7%
Unemployment rate: 15.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13450

Median household income

$38,661$35,750

Median home value

$87,500$59,000

Median gross rent

$756$730

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	134	$38,661	$87,500	$756
2020	111	$38,125	$86,700	$719
2021	87	$38,229	$55,800	$770
2022	84	$41,250	$53,100	$775
2023	50	$35,750	$59,000	$730

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 448.0%

45 to 5416.0%

55 to 6432.0%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	7	14.0%
18 to 24	2	4.0%
25 to 34	4	8.0%
35 to 44	4	8.0%
45 to 54	8	16.0%
55 to 64	16	32.0%
65 to 74	6	12.0%
75 and over	3	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9	18.0%
Black or African American	41	82.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate39.0%

Some college or associate's24.4%

Bachelor's degree17.1%

Graduate or professional degree14.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2	4.9%
High school graduate	16	39.0%
Some college or associate's	10	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	7	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6	14.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	22	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9	40.9%
15 to 29 min	6	27.3%
30 to 44 min	7	31.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.72
Poverty rate: 6.0% (3 of 50)

	Count	Share
Family households	13	44.8%
Nonfamily households	16	55.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	29	51.8%
Vacant	27	48.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11	37.9%
Renter-occupied	18	62.1%

1-unit, detached51.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units14.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other33.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	29	51.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8	14.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19	33.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0529140
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.0639, -93.0957