Black Springs vs Norman

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

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

Norman has the higher population (324 vs 138 in Black Springs). Since 2019, Black Springs's population has grown faster (+58.6% vs -23.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Black Springs	Norman
Population	138	324
Median age	26.9 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$70,000
Median home value	—	$92,000
Median gross rent	—	$721
Housing units	67	174
Homeownership rate	100.0%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Black Springs	Norman
Population	87 → 138 (+58.6%)	423 → 324 (-23.4%)
Median household income	$26,750 → $55,000 (+105.6%)	$27,500 → $70,000 (+154.5%)
Median home value	$41,300 → $75,000 (+81.6%)	$65,300 → $92,000 (+40.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$573 → $721 (+25.8%)

Black Springs

Population

87138

Median household income

$26,750$55,000

Median home value

$41,300$75,000

Norman

Population

423324

Median household income

$27,500$70,000

Median home value

$65,300$92,000

Median gross rent

$573$721

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Black Springs	Norman
Under 5	6.5%	8.3%
5 to 17	15.2%	13.6%
18 to 24	21.0%	10.5%
25 to 34	11.6%	5.6%
35 to 44	9.4%	13.6%
45 to 54	9.4%	13.6%
55 to 64	14.5%	16.7%
65 to 74	5.8%	13.3%
75 and over	6.5%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Black Springs	Norman
White (non-Hispanic)	77.5%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	2.2%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	20.3%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Black Springs	Norman
No high school diploma	24.1%	25.1%
High school graduate	35.4%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	2.5%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Black Springs	Norman
Drove alone	45.3%	79.4%
Carpooled	50.9%	19.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	1.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Black Springs	Norman
1-unit, detached	65.7%	64.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	34.3%	24.1%

Poverty & households

	Black Springs	Norman
Poverty rate	10.9%	13.3%
Average household size	2.88	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	38	32
Median year structure built	1972	1972