Elkins vs West Fork

A side-by-side comparison of Elkins and West Fork: population, income, housing, and more.

Elkins and West Fork are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elkins has the higher population (3,710 vs 3,131 in West Fork). Elkins has the higher median household income ($81,111 vs $70,486 in West Fork). Elkins has the higher median home value ($190,100 vs $182,800 in West Fork).

Population, income & housing

	Elkins	West Fork
Population	3,710	3,131
Median age	32.9 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$81,111	$70,486
Median home value	$190,100	$182,800
Median gross rent	$1,293	$1,059
Housing units	1,440	1,173
Homeownership rate	84.4%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkins	West Fork
Population	3,139 → 3,710 (+18.2%)	2,626 → 3,131 (+19.2%)
Median household income	$65,182 → $81,111 (+24.4%)	$54,881 → $70,486 (+28.4%)
Median home value	$139,500 → $190,100 (+36.3%)	$135,800 → $182,800 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,026 → $1,293 (+26.0%)	$800 → $1,059 (+32.4%)

Elkins

Population

3,1393,710

Median household income

$65,182$81,111

Median home value

$139,500$190,100

Median gross rent

$1,026$1,293

West Fork

Population

2,6263,131

Median household income

$54,881$70,486

Median home value

$135,800$182,800

Median gross rent

$800$1,059

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkins	West Fork
Under 5	8.1%	4.3%
5 to 17	18.2%	19.9%
18 to 24	9.7%	7.6%
25 to 34	16.5%	15.4%
35 to 44	13.0%	13.5%
45 to 54	10.1%	14.1%
55 to 64	11.4%	10.2%
65 to 74	4.3%	10.4%
75 and over	8.7%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkins	West Fork
White (non-Hispanic)	71.4%	77.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.9%
Asian	0.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.0%	15.0%
Hispanic or Latino	17.5%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkins	West Fork
No high school diploma	10.9%	6.7%
High school graduate	34.2%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkins	West Fork
Drove alone	85.0%	82.7%
Carpooled	6.5%	10.5%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkins	West Fork
1-unit, detached	88.8%	96.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Elkins	West Fork
Poverty rate	4.8%	2.9%
Average household size	2.92	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	2002	1984