Elm Springs vs West Fork

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

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

West Fork has the higher population (3,131 vs 3,000 in Elm Springs). Elm Springs has the higher median household income ($112,917 vs $70,486 in West Fork). Elm Springs has the higher median home value ($362,400 vs $182,800 in West Fork).

Population, income & housing

	Elm Springs	West Fork
Population	3,000	3,131
Median age	43.0 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$112,917	$70,486
Median home value	$362,400	$182,800
Median gross rent	$908	$1,059
Housing units	961	1,173
Homeownership rate	94.3%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.2%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elm Springs	West Fork
Population	2,399 → 3,000 (+25.1%)	2,626 → 3,131 (+19.2%)
Median household income	$106,875 → $112,917 (+5.7%)	$54,881 → $70,486 (+28.4%)
Median home value	$294,900 → $362,400 (+22.9%)	$135,800 → $182,800 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$731 → $908 (+24.2%)	$800 → $1,059 (+32.4%)

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

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)

	Elm Springs	West Fork
Under 5	2.6%	4.3%
5 to 17	24.1%	19.9%
18 to 24	10.0%	7.6%
25 to 34	7.7%	15.4%
35 to 44	10.3%	13.5%
45 to 54	15.1%	14.1%
55 to 64	16.7%	10.2%
65 to 74	8.3%	10.4%
75 and over	5.1%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elm Springs	West Fork
White (non-Hispanic)	78.3%	77.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.9%
Asian	1.5%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	15.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.0%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elm Springs	West Fork
No high school diploma	8.7%	6.7%
High school graduate	23.1%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	25.6%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	16.6%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elm Springs	West Fork
Drove alone	80.0%	82.7%
Carpooled	4.8%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	5.8%
Other means	2.7%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elm Springs	West Fork
1-unit, detached	95.3%	96.1%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Elm Springs	West Fork
Poverty rate	12.8%	2.9%
Average household size	3.17	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	2002	1984