Prairie Grove vs West Fork

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

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

Prairie Grove has the higher population (7,445 vs 3,131 in West Fork). West Fork has the higher median household income ($70,486 vs $58,556 in Prairie Grove). Prairie Grove has the higher median home value ($226,800 vs $182,800 in West Fork).

Population, income & housing

	Prairie Grove	West Fork
Population	7,445	3,131
Median age	32.0 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,556	$70,486
Median home value	$226,800	$182,800
Median gross rent	$933	$1,059
Housing units	2,852	1,173
Homeownership rate	64.5%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Prairie Grove	West Fork
Population	5,845 → 7,445 (+27.4%)	2,626 → 3,131 (+19.2%)
Median household income	$62,807 → $58,556 (-6.8%)	$54,881 → $70,486 (+28.4%)
Median home value	$152,700 → $226,800 (+48.5%)	$135,800 → $182,800 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$751 → $933 (+24.2%)	$800 → $1,059 (+32.4%)

Prairie Grove

Population

5,8457,445

Median household income

$62,807$58,556

Median home value

$152,700$226,800

Median gross rent

$751$933

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)

	Prairie Grove	West Fork
Under 5	10.5%	4.3%
5 to 17	17.9%	19.9%
18 to 24	7.8%	7.6%
25 to 34	17.7%	15.4%
35 to 44	8.0%	13.5%
45 to 54	15.6%	14.1%
55 to 64	7.5%	10.2%
65 to 74	6.7%	10.4%
75 and over	8.5%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Prairie Grove	West Fork
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	77.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.9%
Asian	1.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	17.1%	15.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Prairie Grove	West Fork
No high school diploma	5.3%	6.7%
High school graduate	29.8%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	44.4%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Prairie Grove	West Fork
Drove alone	82.1%	82.7%
Carpooled	5.5%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	5.8%
Other means	0.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Prairie Grove	West Fork
1-unit, detached	79.3%	96.1%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Prairie Grove	West Fork
Poverty rate	13.9%	2.9%
Average household size	2.69	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1999	1984