Eureka Springs vs Oak Grove

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

Eureka Springs and Oak Grove 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 327 in Oak Grove). Oak Grove has the higher median household income ($45,781 vs $41,821 in Eureka Springs). Eureka Springs has the higher median home value ($246,900 vs $141,300 in Oak Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Eureka Springs	Oak Grove
Population	2,269	327
Median age	50.9 yrs	51.5 yrs
Median household income	$41,821	$45,781
Median home value	$246,900	$141,300
Median gross rent	$845	$688
Housing units	1,336	185
Homeownership rate	62.3%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.3%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eureka Springs	Oak Grove
Population	1,991 → 2,269 (+14.0%)	448 → 327 (-27.0%)
Median household income	$38,214 → $41,821 (+9.4%)	$36,250 → $45,781 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$158,600 → $246,900 (+55.7%)	$80,900 → $141,300 (+74.7%)
Median gross rent	$646 → $845 (+30.8%)	$635 → $688 (+8.3%)

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

Oak Grove

Population

448327

Median household income

$36,250$45,781

Median home value

$80,900$141,300

Median gross rent

$635$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eureka Springs	Oak Grove
Under 5	3.2%	1.8%
5 to 17	14.5%	18.0%
18 to 24	5.1%	3.4%
25 to 34	7.1%	10.7%
35 to 44	10.6%	8.9%
45 to 54	16.7%	11.0%
55 to 64	17.1%	15.0%
65 to 74	16.0%	22.0%
75 and over	9.7%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eureka Springs	Oak Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	60.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.1%	33.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eureka Springs	Oak Grove
No high school diploma	6.8%	12.4%
High school graduate	25.6%	44.2%
Some college or associate's	42.3%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eureka Springs	Oak Grove
Drove alone	68.8%	95.9%
Carpooled	2.7%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.0%	1.6%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eureka Springs	Oak Grove
1-unit, detached	76.0%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	31.9%

Poverty & households

	Eureka Springs	Oak Grove
Poverty rate	10.5%	11.9%
Average household size	2.23	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	23	30
Median year structure built	1975	1978