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West Fork
2,042 residents in 2000, 2,317 in 2010, 2,331 in 2020 — +0.6% over the last census decade, across 3.8 square miles.
Sales-tax growth rank: #28 of 31 NWA cities, -2.6% over the twelve months to 2026-08 vs the twelve before. See the full ranking.
Momentum: 12-month sales-tax growth −2.6%, +12.8% a year ago (slowing). Five-year pace +5.9% a year; population +0.3% a year. Growth Lab.
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479 Growth Pressure Score: 14 of 100 (Low), #30 of 30 cities. What goes into it. Compare West Fork with another city.
Recorded sales: 72 deeds with a price in the last 12 months (0 commercial), median home $255,000 (+4.1% vs the 12 before). County Assessor records. Every recorded sale.
Home values (FHFA index), 2020–2025: ZIP 72774 +85.0% (last year +1.5%). Every ZIP.
Businesses with employees (Census), ZIP 72774: 75 locations in 2023, +4.2% since 2018, including 0 restaurants and bars and 0 doctors' offices and outpatient clinics. Tenant explorer.
Who lives in West Fork
Census ACS 2020-2024 · 5-year estimates
| West Fork | Washington County | Arkansas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,095± 623wide | 256,765 | 3,049,391 |
| Median household income | $77,566± $15,696wide | $70,639± $2,107 | $60,773± $467 |
| Median home value (owner estimate) | $201,000± $37,856wide | $298,400± $6,386 | $188,000± $1,754 |
| Median rent | $1,095± $202wide | $1,071± $23 | $947± $6 |
| Median age | 36.5± 6.3wide | 32.5± 0.2 | 38.5± 0.2 |
| Renters | 17.9% | 44.4% | 33.6% |
| Homes vacant | 4.0% | 7.8% | 13.5% |
| In buildings of 5+ units | 0.8% | 20.6% | 10.5% |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor's or more | 24.4% | 35.2% | 25.7% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.1% | 14.6% | 16.0% |
| Median year built | 1983 | 1995 | 1987 |
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. "±" is the margin of error at 90% confidence: the true value is likely within that range. "Wide" marks an estimate whose margin is more than 15% of the value; compare those with care. Percentages are computed from ACS counts. Home value is what owners estimate, not a sale price; see home values for price trends.
Permits pulled
city permit records
West Fork doesn't publish a permit list we can read yet, so its commercial permits aren't here. Residential permits above come from the Census survey. City permit records are live for Fayetteville and Bentonville.
On the agenda
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Hearings
public meetings
No agendas extracted for West Fork yet.
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Corridors
No corridor dossier runs through West Fork yet.
Programmed road work
ARDOT TIP
- West Fork White River Str. & Apprs. (West Fork) (S)Bridge Replacement · NARTS TIP 2025–2028 · FY2026 · $7.0M est.
- Rock Creek Str. & Apprs. (West Fork) (S)Bridge Replacement · NARTS TIP 2025–2028 · FY2025 · $5.9M est.
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