Blue Eye vs Eureka Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Blue Eye and Eureka Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Blue Eye and Eureka Springs are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Eureka Springs has the higher population (2,269 vs 21 in Blue Eye). Eureka Springs has the higher median home value ($246,900 vs $60,000 in Blue Eye). Since 2019, Eureka Springs's population has grown faster (+14.0% vs -71.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Blue Eye	Eureka Springs
Population	21	2,269
Median age	47.1 yrs	50.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$41,821
Median home value	$60,000	$246,900
Median gross rent	—	$845
Housing units	7	1,336
Homeownership rate	100.0%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	25.3%
Unemployment rate	33.3%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blue Eye	Eureka Springs
Population	74 → 21 (-71.6%)	1,991 → 2,269 (+14.0%)
Median household income	$16,667 → $26,250 (+57.5%)	$38,214 → $41,821 (+9.4%)
Median home value	$72,500 → $60,000 (-17.2%)	$158,600 → $246,900 (+55.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$646 → $845 (+30.8%)

Blue Eye

Population

7421

Median household income

$16,667$26,250

Median home value

$72,500$60,000

Eureka Springs

Population

1,9912,269

Median household income

$38,214$41,821

Median home value

$158,600$246,900

Median gross rent

$646$845

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blue Eye	Eureka Springs
Under 5	9.5%	3.2%
5 to 17	23.8%	14.5%
18 to 24	4.8%	5.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	7.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.6%
45 to 54	47.6%	16.7%
55 to 64	9.5%	17.1%
65 to 74	4.8%	16.0%
75 and over	0.0%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blue Eye	Eureka Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	84.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.0%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blue Eye	Eureka Springs
No high school diploma	15.4%	6.8%
High school graduate	84.6%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blue Eye	Eureka Springs
Drove alone	100.0%	68.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.8%
Worked from home	0.0%	17.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blue Eye	Eureka Springs
1-unit, detached	85.7%	76.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	14.3%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Blue Eye	Eureka Springs
Poverty rate	81.0%	10.5%
Average household size	3.50	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1954	1975