Farmington vs West Fork

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

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

Farmington has the higher population (8,469 vs 3,131 in West Fork). Farmington has the higher median household income ($88,541 vs $70,486 in West Fork). Farmington has the higher median home value ($249,900 vs $182,800 in West Fork).

Population, income & housing

	Farmington	West Fork
Population	8,469	3,131
Median age	32.9 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$88,541	$70,486
Median home value	$249,900	$182,800
Median gross rent	$1,223	$1,059
Housing units	3,054	1,173
Homeownership rate	73.7%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.4%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Farmington	West Fork
Population	6,992 → 8,469 (+21.1%)	2,626 → 3,131 (+19.2%)
Median household income	$57,586 → $88,541 (+53.8%)	$54,881 → $70,486 (+28.4%)
Median home value	$176,600 → $249,900 (+41.5%)	$135,800 → $182,800 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$939 → $1,223 (+30.2%)	$800 → $1,059 (+32.4%)

Farmington

Population

6,9928,469

Median household income

$57,586$88,541

Median home value

$176,600$249,900

Median gross rent

$939$1,223

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)

	Farmington	West Fork
Under 5	8.5%	4.3%
5 to 17	22.7%	19.9%
18 to 24	6.5%	7.6%
25 to 34	15.6%	15.4%
35 to 44	16.0%	13.5%
45 to 54	11.7%	14.1%
55 to 64	7.1%	10.2%
65 to 74	5.5%	10.4%
75 and over	6.4%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Farmington	West Fork
White (non-Hispanic)	77.7%	77.8%
Black or African American	3.1%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.9%
Asian	0.7%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.4%	15.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Farmington	West Fork
No high school diploma	5.0%	6.7%
High school graduate	32.9%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Farmington	West Fork
Drove alone	78.9%	82.7%
Carpooled	7.2%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	5.8%
Other means	6.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Farmington	West Fork
1-unit, detached	80.0%	96.1%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.9%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Farmington	West Fork
Poverty rate	3.0%	2.9%
Average household size	2.80	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1998	1984