Lincoln vs West Fork

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

Lincoln 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 2,862 in Lincoln). West Fork has the higher median household income ($70,486 vs $59,688 in Lincoln). West Fork has the higher median home value ($182,800 vs $151,000 in Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln	West Fork
Population	2,862	3,131
Median age	33.3 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$59,688	$70,486
Median home value	$151,000	$182,800
Median gross rent	$1,080	$1,059
Housing units	1,093	1,173
Homeownership rate	57.3%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln	West Fork
Population	2,444 → 2,862 (+17.1%)	2,626 → 3,131 (+19.2%)
Median household income	$32,361 → $59,688 (+84.4%)	$54,881 → $70,486 (+28.4%)
Median home value	$103,600 → $151,000 (+45.8%)	$135,800 → $182,800 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$781 → $1,080 (+38.3%)	$800 → $1,059 (+32.4%)

Lincoln

Population

2,4442,862

Median household income

$32,361$59,688

Median home value

$103,600$151,000

Median gross rent

$781$1,080

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)

	Lincoln	West Fork
Under 5	7.0%	4.3%
5 to 17	21.4%	19.9%
18 to 24	9.6%	7.6%
25 to 34	16.2%	15.4%
35 to 44	13.8%	13.5%
45 to 54	8.9%	14.1%
55 to 64	9.5%	10.2%
65 to 74	7.4%	10.4%
75 and over	6.1%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln	West Fork
White (non-Hispanic)	64.5%	77.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	22.9%	15.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln	West Fork
No high school diploma	14.9%	6.7%
High school graduate	56.8%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	20.1%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln	West Fork
Drove alone	87.0%	82.7%
Carpooled	3.8%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln	West Fork
1-unit, detached	85.6%	96.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln	West Fork
Poverty rate	19.7%	2.9%
Average household size	2.89	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1979	1984