Eureka Springs vs Green Forest

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

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

Green Forest has the higher population (3,072 vs 2,269 in Eureka Springs). Green Forest has the higher median household income ($63,813 vs $41,821 in Eureka Springs). Eureka Springs has the higher median home value ($246,900 vs $127,100 in Green Forest).

Population, income & housing

	Eureka Springs	Green Forest
Population	2,269	3,072
Median age	50.9 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$41,821	$63,813
Median home value	$246,900	$127,100
Median gross rent	$845	$803
Housing units	1,336	948
Homeownership rate	62.3%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.3%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eureka Springs	Green Forest
Population	1,991 → 2,269 (+14.0%)	2,691 → 3,072 (+14.2%)
Median household income	$38,214 → $41,821 (+9.4%)	$42,019 → $63,813 (+51.9%)
Median home value	$158,600 → $246,900 (+55.7%)	$86,600 → $127,100 (+46.8%)
Median gross rent	$646 → $845 (+30.8%)	$700 → $803 (+14.7%)

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

Green Forest

Population

2,6913,072

Median household income

$42,019$63,813

Median home value

$86,600$127,100

Median gross rent

$700$803

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eureka Springs	Green Forest
Under 5	3.2%	4.1%
5 to 17	14.5%	22.4%
18 to 24	5.1%	13.3%
25 to 34	7.1%	11.5%
35 to 44	10.6%	15.0%
45 to 54	16.7%	15.3%
55 to 64	17.1%	10.7%
65 to 74	16.0%	3.9%
75 and over	9.7%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eureka Springs	Green Forest
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	31.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	7.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.1%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	55.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eureka Springs	Green Forest
No high school diploma	6.8%	38.7%
High school graduate	25.6%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	42.3%	17.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eureka Springs	Green Forest
Drove alone	68.8%	67.0%
Carpooled	2.7%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.9%	20.4%
Bicycle	2.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.0%	1.5%
Other means	1.7%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eureka Springs	Green Forest
1-unit, detached	76.0%	81.8%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	2.4%
20 or more units	1.5%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Eureka Springs	Green Forest
Poverty rate	10.5%	11.4%
Average household size	2.23	3.91
Mean commute (minutes)	23	12
Median year structure built	1975	1979