Heber Springs vs Quitman

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

Heber Springs and Quitman 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 748 in Quitman). Heber Springs has the higher median household income ($49,917 vs $37,067 in Quitman). Heber Springs has the higher median home value ($152,900 vs $111,200 in Quitman).

Population, income & housing

	Heber Springs	Quitman
Population	7,101	748
Median age	45.9 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$49,917	$37,067
Median home value	$152,900	$111,200
Median gross rent	$833	$650
Housing units	3,769	402
Homeownership rate	65.7%	60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	11.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Heber Springs	Quitman
Population	6,992 → 7,101 (+1.6%)	733 → 748 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$42,460 → $49,917 (+17.6%)	$42,772 → $37,067 (-13.3%)
Median home value	$121,900 → $152,900 (+25.4%)	$87,700 → $111,200 (+26.8%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $833 (+17.7%)	$769 → $650 (-15.5%)

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

Quitman

Population

733748

Median household income

$42,772$37,067

Median home value

$87,700$111,200

Median gross rent

$769$650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Heber Springs	Quitman
Under 5	4.5%	5.7%
5 to 17	14.4%	15.6%
18 to 24	7.1%	8.3%
25 to 34	12.5%	10.8%
35 to 44	10.6%	16.3%
45 to 54	9.1%	11.6%
55 to 64	17.8%	11.9%
65 to 74	8.7%	13.1%
75 and over	15.3%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Heber Springs	Quitman
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	90.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Heber Springs	Quitman
No high school diploma	11.9%	9.5%
High school graduate	42.3%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Heber Springs	Quitman
Drove alone	73.8%	83.4%
Carpooled	13.1%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	2.4%
Other means	1.7%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Heber Springs	Quitman
1-unit, detached	81.2%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	7.5%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	15.4%

Poverty & households

	Heber Springs	Quitman
Poverty rate	15.2%	21.1%
Average household size	2.13	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1979	1978