Black Springs vs Mount Ida

A side-by-side comparison of Black Springs and Mount Ida: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mount Ida has the higher population (1,358 vs 138 in Black Springs). Since 2019, Black Springs's population has grown faster (+58.6% vs +23.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Black Springs	Mount Ida
Population	138	1,358
Median age	26.9 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$43,114
Median home value	—	$157,900
Median gross rent	—	$709
Housing units	67	701
Homeownership rate	100.0%	52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Black Springs	Mount Ida
Population	87 → 138 (+58.6%)	1,101 → 1,358 (+23.3%)
Median household income	$26,750 → $55,000 (+105.6%)	$39,091 → $43,114 (+10.3%)
Median home value	$41,300 → $75,000 (+81.6%)	$97,200 → $157,900 (+62.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$538 → $709 (+31.8%)

Black Springs

Population

87138

Median household income

$26,750$55,000

Median home value

$41,300$75,000

Mount Ida

Population

1,1011,358

Median household income

$39,091$43,114

Median home value

$97,200$157,900

Median gross rent

$538$709

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Black Springs	Mount Ida
Under 5	6.5%	7.4%
5 to 17	15.2%	11.3%
18 to 24	21.0%	6.0%
25 to 34	11.6%	11.3%
35 to 44	9.4%	10.2%
45 to 54	9.4%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.5%	11.0%
65 to 74	5.8%	21.2%
75 and over	6.5%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Black Springs	Mount Ida
White (non-Hispanic)	77.5%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.2%
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	2.2%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	20.3%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Black Springs	Mount Ida
No high school diploma	24.1%	18.2%
High school graduate	35.4%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	2.5%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Black Springs	Mount Ida
Drove alone	45.3%	84.3%
Carpooled	50.9%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Black Springs	Mount Ida
1-unit, detached	65.7%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	34.3%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Black Springs	Mount Ida
Poverty rate	10.9%	26.2%
Average household size	2.88	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	38	22
Median year structure built	1972	1975