Gum Springs vs Whelen Springs

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

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

Gum Springs has the higher population (50 vs 47 in Whelen Springs). Whelen Springs has the higher median home value ($137,500 vs $59,000 in Gum Springs). Since 2019, Whelen Springs's population has grown faster (-23.0% vs -62.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Gum Springs	Whelen Springs
Population	50	47
Median age	55.0 yrs	30.9 yrs
Median household income	$35,750	—
Median home value	$59,000	$137,500
Median gross rent	$730	—
Housing units	56	16
Homeownership rate	37.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.7%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	15.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gum Springs	Whelen Springs
Population	134 → 50 (-62.7%)	61 → 47 (-23.0%)
Median household income	$38,661 → $35,750 (-7.5%)	$43,393 → $81,250 (+87.2%)
Median home value	$87,500 → $59,000 (-32.6%)	$95,000 → $137,500 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $730 (-3.4%)	—

Gum Springs

Population

13450

Median household income

$38,661$35,750

Median home value

$87,500$59,000

Median gross rent

$756$730

Whelen Springs

Population

6147

Median household income

$43,393$81,250

Median home value

$95,000$137,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gum Springs	Whelen Springs
Under 5	0.0%	14.9%
5 to 17	14.0%	19.1%
18 to 24	4.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.0%	31.9%
35 to 44	8.0%	19.1%
45 to 54	16.0%	2.1%
55 to 64	32.0%	6.4%
65 to 74	12.0%	6.4%
75 and over	6.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gum Springs	Whelen Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	18.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	82.0%	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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gum Springs	Whelen Springs
No high school diploma	4.9%	19.4%
High school graduate	39.0%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	54.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gum Springs	Whelen Springs
Drove alone	100.0%	36.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	36.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	26.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gum Springs	Whelen Springs
1-unit, detached	51.8%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33.9%	37.5%

Poverty & households

	Gum Springs	Whelen Springs
Poverty rate	6.0%	4.3%
Average household size	1.72	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	18	32
Median year structure built	1984	1988