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Whelen Springs

Arkansas · 103 residents · 0.23 sq mi
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Whelen Springs is a city of 103 people in Arkansas. The poverty rate is 39.8%, above the 13.2% national rate. Owners hold 89% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 0% of adults. The typical home is worth $20,000. That trails the Arkansas median by roughly 41%.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $30,130
Younger
median age 27.8
US median: 33.0
Less educated
0% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 20%
More affordable
home values down 11%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $93,722
Section 01

Population & growth

103
+23%vs 2000
vs 84 in 2000
1990 – 2025
27.8
−35%vs 2000
vs 42.7 in 2000
US average: 33.0
Land area
0.23 sq mi
Population, 19902024
145910314719219902000201020202024Whelen Springs
202452
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 1990
Under 510.7%(11)
US avg: 7.3%
5 to 97.8%(8)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 148.7%(9)
US avg: 6.9%
15 to 197.8%(8)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 2410.7%(11)
US avg: 7.5%
25 to 3414.6%(15)
US avg: 17.5%
35 to 4412.6%(13)
US avg: 15.1%
45 to 548.7%(9)
US avg: 10.2%
55 to 649.7%(10)
US avg: 8.5%
65 to 746.8%(7)
US avg: 7.3%
75 to 841.9%(2)
US avg: 4%
85 and over0%(0)
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$12,386
−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $19,286 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
$7,965
−27%vs 2000
vs $10,852 in 2000
US average: $14,340
39.8%
+26.3 ptsvs 2000
vs 13.5% in 2000
US average: 13.2%
Section 03

Housing

$20,000
−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $29,500 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2023
$225
vs $0 in 2000
US average: $450
88.9%
+1.1 ptsvs 2000
vs 87.8% in 2000
11.1% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic94%(79)
Black4.8%(4)
Hispanic / Latino0%(0)
Asian0%(0)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic98.1%(101)
Black0%(0)
Hispanic / Latino0%(0)
Asian0%(0)
Other1.9%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Ancestry
English13.5%(7)
Section 05

Education

0.0%
−1.4 ptsvs 2000
vs 1.4% in 2000
US average: 20.3%
High school or higher
35.7%
−16.4 ptsvs 2000
vs 52.1% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
0.0%
−1.4 ptsvs 2000
vs 1.4% in 2000
US average: 7.1%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

No data for the years selected.

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married28.6%(4)
Married71.4%(10)
Widowed0%(0)
Divorced0%(0)
Women 15+
Never married15.8%(3)
Married63.2%(12)
Widowed0%(0)
Divorced21.1%(4)
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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

7.7%
−16.2 ptssince 2013
from 23.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
1.9%
−27.0 ptssince 2020
from 28.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
1.9%
−16.5 ptssince 2020
from 18.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
17.3%
+17.3 ptssince 2020
from 0.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
82.7%
+35.3 ptssince 2020
from 47.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.8%
+3.8 ptssince 2020
from 0.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
7.7%
−39.7 ptssince 2020
from 47.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
88.5%
+41.1 ptssince 2020
from 47.4% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2 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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How many people live in Whelen Springs, Arkansas?

Whelen Springs, Arkansas has about 103 residents according to the 1990 Census.

What is the median household income in Whelen Springs, Arkansas?

The typical household in Whelen Springs, Arkansas earns about $12,386 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Whelen Springs, Arkansas expensive?

In Whelen Springs, Arkansas, the median home is worth about $20,000, and the typical rent is about $225 a month.

How educated are people in Whelen Springs, Arkansas?

About 0.0% of adults age 25 and over in Whelen Springs, Arkansas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Whelen Springs, Arkansas?

About 39.8% of people in Whelen Springs, Arkansas live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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