Greers Ferry vs Heber Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Greers Ferry and Heber Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Heber Springs has the higher population (7,101 vs 959 in Greers Ferry). Greers Ferry has the higher median household income ($56,849 vs $49,917 in Heber Springs). Greers Ferry has the higher median home value ($192,800 vs $152,900 in Heber Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Greers Ferry	Heber Springs
Population	959	7,101
Median age	49.6 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,849	$49,917
Median home value	$192,800	$152,900
Median gross rent	$838	$833
Housing units	816	3,769
Homeownership rate	71.6%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Greers Ferry	Heber Springs
Population	940 → 959 (+2.0%)	6,992 → 7,101 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$45,598 → $56,849 (+24.7%)	$42,460 → $49,917 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$130,800 → $192,800 (+47.4%)	$121,900 → $152,900 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$666 → $838 (+25.8%)	$708 → $833 (+17.7%)

Greers Ferry

Population

940959

Median household income

$45,598$56,849

Median home value

$130,800$192,800

Median gross rent

$666$838

Heber Springs

Population

6,9927,101

Median household income

$42,460$49,917

Median home value

$121,900$152,900

Median gross rent

$708$833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Greers Ferry	Heber Springs
Under 5	5.1%	4.5%
5 to 17	16.3%	14.4%
18 to 24	2.3%	7.1%
25 to 34	11.1%	12.5%
35 to 44	9.3%	10.6%
45 to 54	14.2%	9.1%
55 to 64	16.8%	17.8%
65 to 74	14.6%	8.7%
75 and over	10.4%	15.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Greers Ferry	Heber Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Greers Ferry	Heber Springs
No high school diploma	7.2%	11.9%
High school graduate	52.3%	42.3%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Greers Ferry	Heber Springs
Drove alone	62.0%	73.8%
Carpooled	19.0%	13.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.6%	10.8%
Other means	2.4%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Greers Ferry	Heber Springs
1-unit, detached	74.0%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	22.4%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Greers Ferry	Heber Springs
Poverty rate	17.5%	15.2%
Average household size	2.48	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1993	1979