West Fork is a very small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 2,318 people and two associated neighborhoods, West Fork is the 140th largest community in Arkansas. West Fork real estate is some of the most expensive in Arkansas, although West Fork house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, West Fork is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, West Fork is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in West Fork who work in management occupations (11.66%), office and administrative support (10.44%), and food service (10.05%). Also of interest is that West Fork has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) West Fork has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. West Fork has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in West Fork than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, West Fork may be for you. Being a small city, West Fork does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of West Fork are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.01% of adults in West Fork having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in West Fork in 2022 was $32,191, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,764 for a family of four. However, West Fork contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. West Fork is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call West Fork home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Fork residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in West Fork include English, Irish, European, German, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in West Fork is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
