Okolona vs Whelen Springs

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

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

Okolona has the higher population (317 vs 47 in Whelen Springs). Whelen Springs has the higher median home value ($137,500 vs $83,700 in Okolona). Since 2019, Okolona's population has grown faster (+133.1% vs -23.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Okolona	Whelen Springs
Population	317	47
Median age	42.2 yrs	30.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,000	—
Median home value	$83,700	$137,500
Housing units	126	16
Homeownership rate	95.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	25.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Okolona	Whelen Springs
Population	136 → 317 (+133.1%)	61 → 47 (-23.0%)
Median household income	$36,563 → $60,000 (+64.1%)	$43,393 → $81,250 (+87.2%)
Median home value	$56,600 → $83,700 (+47.9%)	$95,000 → $137,500 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent	$644 → $665 (+3.3%)	—

Okolona

Population

136317

Median household income

$36,563$60,000

Median home value

$56,600$83,700

Median gross rent

$644$665

Whelen Springs

Population

6147

Median household income

$43,393$81,250

Median home value

$95,000$137,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Okolona	Whelen Springs
Under 5	3.5%	14.9%
5 to 17	1.6%	19.1%
18 to 24	36.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	5.0%	31.9%
35 to 44	16.4%	19.1%
45 to 54	6.0%	2.1%
55 to 64	18.3%	6.4%
65 to 74	10.7%	6.4%
75 and over	2.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Okolona	Whelen Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	10.7%	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+

	Okolona	Whelen Springs
No high school diploma	18.8%	19.4%
High school graduate	54.3%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	15.1%	54.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Okolona	Whelen Springs
Drove alone	55.7%	36.8%
Carpooled	4.1%	36.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	26.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	39.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Okolona	Whelen Springs
1-unit, detached	68.3%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31.7%	37.5%

Poverty & households

	Okolona	Whelen Springs
Poverty rate	6.0%	4.3%
Average household size	3.96	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	37	32
Median year structure built	1977	1988