Goshen vs West Fork

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

Goshen 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 2,488 in Goshen). Goshen has the higher median household income ($177,604 vs $70,486 in West Fork). Goshen has the higher median home value ($616,800 vs $182,800 in West Fork).

Population, income & housing

	Goshen	West Fork
Population	2,488	3,131
Median age	36.3 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$177,604	$70,486
Median home value	$616,800	$182,800
Median gross rent	$1,063	$1,059
Housing units	791	1,173
Homeownership rate	96.3%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.3%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goshen	West Fork
Population	2,593 → 2,488 (-4.0%)	2,626 → 3,131 (+19.2%)
Median household income	$141,389 → $177,604 (+25.6%)	$54,881 → $70,486 (+28.4%)
Median home value	$422,000 → $616,800 (+46.2%)	$135,800 → $182,800 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $1,063 (+60.1%)	$800 → $1,059 (+32.4%)

Goshen

Population

2,5932,488

Median household income

$141,389$177,604

Median home value

$422,000$616,800

Median gross rent

$664$1,063

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)

	Goshen	West Fork
Under 5	8.5%	4.3%
5 to 17	25.8%	19.9%
18 to 24	5.5%	7.6%
25 to 34	7.1%	15.4%
35 to 44	18.5%	13.5%
45 to 54	13.0%	14.1%
55 to 64	9.3%	10.2%
65 to 74	9.8%	10.4%
75 and over	2.4%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goshen	West Fork
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	77.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.9%
Asian	2.7%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.8%	15.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goshen	West Fork
No high school diploma	1.5%	6.7%
High school graduate	19.1%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	15.1%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	37.4%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	26.9%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goshen	West Fork
Drove alone	78.4%	82.7%
Carpooled	6.3%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	5.8%
Other means	2.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goshen	West Fork
1-unit, detached	96.1%	96.1%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Goshen	West Fork
Poverty rate	2.0%	2.9%
Average household size	3.19	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	2008	1984