Elm Springs vs Johnson

A side-by-side comparison of Elm Springs and Johnson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Johnson has the higher population (3,628 vs 3,000 in Elm Springs). Elm Springs has the higher median household income ($112,917 vs $87,150 in Johnson). Elm Springs has the higher median home value ($362,400 vs $255,500 in Johnson).

Population, income & housing

	Elm Springs	Johnson
Population	3,000	3,628
Median age	43.0 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$112,917	$87,150
Median home value	$362,400	$255,500
Median gross rent	$908	$1,177
Housing units	961	1,534
Homeownership rate	94.3%	50.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.2%	42.2%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elm Springs	Johnson
Population	2,399 → 3,000 (+25.1%)	3,707 → 3,628 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$106,875 → $112,917 (+5.7%)	$69,211 → $87,150 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$294,900 → $362,400 (+22.9%)	$168,700 → $255,500 (+51.5%)
Median gross rent	$731 → $908 (+24.2%)	$903 → $1,177 (+30.3%)

Elm Springs

Population

2,3993,000

Median household income

$106,875$112,917

Median home value

$294,900$362,400

Median gross rent

$731$908

Johnson

Population

3,7073,628

Median household income

$69,211$87,150

Median home value

$168,700$255,500

Median gross rent

$903$1,177

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elm Springs	Johnson
Under 5	2.6%	6.5%
5 to 17	24.1%	19.0%
18 to 24	10.0%	8.3%
25 to 34	7.7%	19.2%
35 to 44	10.3%	17.5%
45 to 54	15.1%	4.9%
55 to 64	16.7%	15.3%
65 to 74	8.3%	5.7%
75 and over	5.1%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elm Springs	Johnson
White (non-Hispanic)	78.3%	71.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	7.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino	13.0%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elm Springs	Johnson
No high school diploma	8.7%	2.2%
High school graduate	23.1%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	25.6%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	16.6%	22.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elm Springs	Johnson
Drove alone	80.0%	81.0%
Carpooled	4.8%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	6.5%
Other means	2.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elm Springs	Johnson
1-unit, detached	95.3%	58.7%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	9.0%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Elm Springs	Johnson
Poverty rate	12.8%	0.8%
Average household size	3.17	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	2002	1998