Arthur vs Spurgeon

A side-by-side comparison of Arthur and Spurgeon: population, income, housing, and more.

Arthur and Spurgeon are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Arthur has the higher population (311 vs 147 in Spurgeon). Arthur has the higher median home value ($112,500 vs $107,100 in Spurgeon). Since 2019, Arthur's population has grown faster (+57.1% vs +5.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Arthur	Spurgeon
Population	311	147
Median age	63.9 yrs	50.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$61,750
Median home value	$112,500	$107,100
Median gross rent	—	$833
Housing units	182	78
Homeownership rate	100.0%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	4.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	15.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arthur	Spurgeon
Population	198 → 311 (+57.1%)	139 → 147 (+5.8%)
Median household income	—	$48,214 → $61,750 (+28.1%)
Median home value	—	$69,500 → $107,100 (+54.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$775 → $833 (+7.5%)

Arthur

Population

198311

Spurgeon

Population

139147

Median household income

$48,214$61,750

Median home value

$69,500$107,100

Median gross rent

$775$833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arthur	Spurgeon
Under 5	0.0%	8.8%
5 to 17	8.7%	12.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.8%
25 to 34	2.9%	13.6%
35 to 44	30.2%	8.2%
45 to 54	1.9%	14.3%
55 to 64	6.8%	10.9%
65 to 74	23.5%	15.6%
75 and over	26.0%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arthur	Spurgeon
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arthur	Spurgeon
No high school diploma	2.8%	10.2%
High school graduate	53.5%	46.3%
Some college or associate's	21.1%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arthur	Spurgeon
Drove alone	71.2%	81.4%
Carpooled	18.3%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	10.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arthur	Spurgeon
1-unit, detached	71.4%	89.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.6%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Arthur	Spurgeon
Poverty rate	40.8%	3.4%
Average household size	2.07	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	—	32
Median year structure built	1958	1938