Norfork, AR

Full City Profile · Arkansas · Baxter County County

2.9 /5.0

C+ Fair

599 Population 269/sq mi density

$32,917 Median Income $15,554 per capita

$183,900 Home Value $263,601 Zillow

$730 Median Rent 51.0% income on rent

57°F Avg Temperature 305 sunny days/yr

C+

Overall

2.9 / 5.0

Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

C+

Economy

2.5 / 5.0

$32,917 median income, 0.0% unemployment

B+

Affordability

3.5 / 5.0

$183,900 home value, $730/mo rent

C+

Safety

2.5 / 5.0

0 violent crimes/100K

C+

Education

2.9 / 5.0

23.6% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2013–2023)

Population Change

-9.9%

526 → 474

over 10 years

Annual Pop. Growth

-1.04%

Compound annual growth rate

Median Income Change

-4.9%

$34,625 → $32,917

nominal, not inflation-adjusted

Annual Income Growth

-0.5%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Norfork across each available Census ACS release.

Median Household Income Over Time

Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).

Projected 2030

Simple projections extrapolating the 2013–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.

Projected Population 2030

441

-33 from 2023 (474)

Projected Median Income 2030

$31,782

$-1,135 from 2023 ($32,917)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2013	526	—	$34,625	—
2015	526	+0%	$35,066	+1.3%
2017	531	+1%	$35,313	+0.7%
2019	539	+1.5%	$33,750	-4.4%
2021	470	-12.8%	$32,688	-3.1%
2023	474	+0.9%	$32,917	+0.7%

Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.