Caddo Valley vs Whelen Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Caddo Valley and Whelen Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Caddo Valley has the higher population (690 vs 47 in Whelen Springs). Whelen Springs has the higher median home value ($137,500 vs $121,500 in Caddo Valley). Since 2019, Caddo Valley's population has grown faster (+0.3% vs -23.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Caddo Valley	Whelen Springs
Population	690	47
Median age	29.5 yrs	30.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,000	—
Median home value	$121,500	$137,500
Median gross rent	$720	—
Housing units	307	16
Homeownership rate	66.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caddo Valley	Whelen Springs
Population	688 → 690 (+0.3%)	61 → 47 (-23.0%)
Median household income	$54,375 → $56,000 (+3.0%)	$43,393 → $81,250 (+87.2%)
Median home value	$119,900 → $121,500 (+1.3%)	$95,000 → $137,500 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent	$784 → $720 (-8.2%)	—

Caddo Valley

Population

688690

Median household income

$54,375$56,000

Median home value

$119,900$121,500

Median gross rent

$784$720

Whelen Springs

Population

6147

Median household income

$43,393$81,250

Median home value

$95,000$137,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caddo Valley	Whelen Springs
Under 5	7.0%	14.9%
5 to 17	23.9%	19.1%
18 to 24	11.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	18.4%	31.9%
35 to 44	6.7%	19.1%
45 to 54	15.1%	2.1%
55 to 64	6.5%	6.4%
65 to 74	7.4%	6.4%
75 and over	3.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caddo Valley	Whelen Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	56.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	28.8%	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	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caddo Valley	Whelen Springs
No high school diploma	17.3%	19.4%
High school graduate	36.9%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	54.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caddo Valley	Whelen Springs
Drove alone	78.9%	36.8%
Carpooled	12.4%	36.8%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	26.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caddo Valley	Whelen Springs
1-unit, detached	60.9%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.8%	37.5%

Poverty & households

	Caddo Valley	Whelen Springs
Poverty rate	29.4%	4.3%
Average household size	2.72	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	21	32
Median year structure built	1993	1988