Elm Springs

Population: 3,000
Median household income: $112,917
Median home value: $362,400

Elm Springs is a community in Washington County, Arkansas, home to 3,000 residents. At $112,917, its median household income sits above Washington County's $66,426.

From 2019 to 2023, Elm Springs's population grew 25.1% from 2,399 to 3,000, while its median home value rose 22.9% from $294,900 to $362,400.

Owners occupy 94.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,000
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $112,917
Median home value: $362,400
Median gross rent: $908
Housing units: 961
Homeownership rate: 94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3993,000

Median household income

$106,875$112,917

Median home value

$294,900$362,400

Median gross rent

$731$908

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,399	$106,875	$294,900	$731
2020	2,442	$79,779	$324,400	$769
2021	2,908	$92,778	$317,800	—
2022	2,699	$123,015	$344,500	—
2023	3,000	$112,917	$362,400	$908

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1724.1%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 347.7%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	77	2.6%
5 to 17	723	24.1%
18 to 24	301	10.0%
25 to 34	231	7.7%
35 to 44	310	10.3%
45 to 54	454	15.1%
55 to 64	501	16.7%
65 to 74	250	8.3%
75 and over	153	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,349	78.3%
Black or African American	14	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	44	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	200	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	391	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate23.1%

Some college or associate's26.1%

Bachelor's degree25.6%

Graduate or professional degree16.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	165	8.7%
High school graduate	438	23.1%
Some college or associate's	495	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	486	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	315	16.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.5%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,212	80.0%
Carpooled	72	4.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	190	12.5%
Other means	41	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	366	27.6%
15 to 29 min	778	58.7%
30 to 44 min	149	11.2%
45 to 59 min	11	0.8%
60+ min	21	1.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.17
Poverty rate: 12.8% (384 of 2,989)

	Count	Share
Family households	792	83.8%
Nonfamily households	153	16.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	945	98.3%
Vacant	16	1.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	891	94.3%
Renter-occupied	54	5.7%

1-unit, detached95.3%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units0.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	916	95.3%
1-unit, attached	5	0.5%
2 to 4 units	9	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0521430
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.95 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 36.2062, -94.2379