With 18,699 people, Siloam Springs is a city in Arkansas. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 7,856 people. This skews young, with a median age of 32.3. The typical home is worth $221,700, having roughly tripled since 2000. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Density works out to 1,551 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,065, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 55%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Siloam Springs
What changed most since 1990
White share90.9% → 44.6%(−46.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population8,151 → 18,699(+129%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share3.6% → 25.3%(+21.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Siloam Springs's population equals 6.2% of Benton County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 2.8% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 12% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)39.1%(265)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.3%(212)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.7%(161)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.5%(51)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 678 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Siloam Springs, decade by decade
Siloam Springs population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,151
$50,481
$112,803
18.5%
21.3
2000
10,843
$62,871
$142,636
19.9%
44.9
2010
15,039
$55,745
$168,744
23.8%
59.9
2020
17,287
$63,115
$185,927
23.9%
70.5
2024
18,699
$72,065
$221,700
27.5%
84.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
