South Lead Hill vs Valley Springs

A side-by-side comparison of South Lead Hill and Valley Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

South Lead Hill and Valley Springs are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Valley Springs has the higher population (198 vs 66 in South Lead Hill). Valley Springs has the higher median household income ($69,141 vs $58,750 in South Lead Hill). South Lead Hill has the higher median home value ($103,600 vs $102,300 in Valley Springs).

Population, income & housing

	South Lead Hill	Valley Springs
Population	66	198
Median age	51.0 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$69,141
Median home value	$103,600	$102,300
Median gross rent	—	$813
Housing units	33	83
Homeownership rate	100.0%	90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.0%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Lead Hill	Valley Springs
Population	151 → 66 (-56.3%)	231 → 198 (-14.3%)
Median household income	$31,250 → $58,750 (+88.0%)	$49,531 → $69,141 (+39.6%)
Median home value	$60,500 → $103,600 (+71.2%)	$81,000 → $102,300 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$640 → $813 (+27.0%)

South Lead Hill

Population

15166

Median household income

$31,250$58,750

Median home value

$60,500$103,600

Valley Springs

Population

231198

Median household income

$49,531$69,141

Median home value

$81,000$102,300

Median gross rent

$640$813

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Lead Hill	Valley Springs
Under 5	1.5%	12.1%
5 to 17	10.6%	16.7%
18 to 24	12.1%	6.6%
25 to 34	3.0%	12.6%
35 to 44	7.6%	20.2%
45 to 54	30.3%	8.1%
55 to 64	18.2%	12.1%
65 to 74	12.1%	6.1%
75 and over	4.5%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Lead Hill	Valley Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	99.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Lead Hill	Valley Springs
No high school diploma	14.0%	11.7%
High school graduate	30.0%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Lead Hill	Valley Springs
Drove alone	100.0%	90.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Lead Hill	Valley Springs
1-unit, detached	69.7%	86.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.3%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	South Lead Hill	Valley Springs
Poverty rate	13.6%	6.1%
Average household size	2.54	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1975	1974