Johnson vs West Fork

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

Johnson and West Fork 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 3,131 in West Fork). Johnson has the higher median household income ($87,150 vs $70,486 in West Fork). Johnson has the higher median home value ($255,500 vs $182,800 in West Fork).

Population, income & housing

	Johnson	West Fork
Population	3,628	3,131
Median age	33.3 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$87,150	$70,486
Median home value	$255,500	$182,800
Median gross rent	$1,177	$1,059
Housing units	1,534	1,173
Homeownership rate	50.9%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.2%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johnson	West Fork
Population	3,707 → 3,628 (-2.1%)	2,626 → 3,131 (+19.2%)
Median household income	$69,211 → $87,150 (+25.9%)	$54,881 → $70,486 (+28.4%)
Median home value	$168,700 → $255,500 (+51.5%)	$135,800 → $182,800 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$903 → $1,177 (+30.3%)	$800 → $1,059 (+32.4%)

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

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)

	Johnson	West Fork
Under 5	6.5%	4.3%
5 to 17	19.0%	19.9%
18 to 24	8.3%	7.6%
25 to 34	19.2%	15.4%
35 to 44	17.5%	13.5%
45 to 54	4.9%	14.1%
55 to 64	15.3%	10.2%
65 to 74	5.7%	10.4%
75 and over	3.5%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johnson	West Fork
White (non-Hispanic)	71.2%	77.8%
Black or African American	3.8%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	7.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.4%	15.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johnson	West Fork
No high school diploma	2.2%	6.7%
High school graduate	20.4%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	22.9%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johnson	West Fork
Drove alone	81.0%	82.7%
Carpooled	10.7%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johnson	West Fork
1-unit, detached	58.7%	96.1%
1-unit, attached	9.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	13.8%	0.9%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.7%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Johnson	West Fork
Poverty rate	0.8%	2.9%
Average household size	2.60	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1998	1984