Heber Springs vs Wilburn

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

Heber Springs and Wilburn 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 314 in Wilburn). Since 2019, Wilburn's population has grown faster (+252.8% vs +1.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Heber Springs	Wilburn
Population	7,101	314
Median age	45.9 yrs	26.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,917	—
Median home value	$152,900	—
Median gross rent	$833	—
Housing units	3,769	68
Homeownership rate	65.7%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	39.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Heber Springs	Wilburn
Population	6,992 → 7,101 (+1.6%)	89 → 314 (+252.8%)
Median household income	$42,460 → $49,917 (+17.6%)	—
Median home value	$121,900 → $152,900 (+25.4%)	—
Median gross rent	$708 → $833 (+17.7%)	—

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

Wilburn

Population

89314

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Heber Springs	Wilburn
Under 5	4.5%	8.0%
5 to 17	14.4%	17.2%
18 to 24	7.1%	16.2%
25 to 34	12.5%	17.5%
35 to 44	10.6%	15.0%
45 to 54	9.1%	15.0%
55 to 64	17.8%	0.6%
65 to 74	8.7%	6.4%
75 and over	15.3%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Heber Springs	Wilburn
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	83.8%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	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	3.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	15.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Heber Springs	Wilburn
No high school diploma	11.9%	54.3%
High school graduate	42.3%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	5.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Heber Springs	Wilburn
Drove alone	73.8%	51.5%
Carpooled	13.1%	48.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	0.0%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Heber Springs	Wilburn
1-unit, detached	81.2%	66.2%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	11.8%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	22.1%

Poverty & households

	Heber Springs	Wilburn
Poverty rate	15.2%	3.5%
Average household size	2.13	4.47
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1979	1938