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Cities · Smaller city · Washington County

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.

Local sales tax, 12 months
$1.3M
▼ 6.0% vs prior 12
AR DFA · latest month $110,599 · 2026-07
Homes permitted, 12 months
17
Census BPS · latest month 1 · 2026-08
Construction value, 12 months
$4.7M
Census BPS · declared residential construction value · 2026-08
Population, July 1, 2025
2,373
▲ 1.3% since 2020
Census estimate · 2020 census 2,331 · 2025

Sales-tax growth rank: #30 of 31 NWA cities, -6.0% over the twelve months to 2026-07 vs the twelve before. See the full ranking.

Momentum: 12-month sales-tax growth −6.0%, +13.7% a year ago (slowing). Five-year pace +5.6% a year; population +0.3% a year. Growth Lab.

Follow West Fork: city feed (new sales-tax and permit months, large permits, hearings; works in any feed reader or feed-to-email service).

479 Growth Pressure Score: 12 of 100 (Low), #30 of 30 cities. What goes into it. Compare West Fork with another city.

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.

West Fork: local sales-tax distributions
Monthly, 2010 → present — the register receipts of the city
Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Reports. Month = distribution month; DFA publishes about two months behind.
Data through 2026-07 · Free to reuse with the credit line.
West Fork: residential units authorized
Single-family and multifamily, monthly, since 2015
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, place level. Residential only; commercial permits come from the city's own records.
Data through 2026-08 · Free to reuse with the credit line.
West Fork on the map
City limits, corridor roads, and programmed road work. Permit dots appear when this city's feed lands.
Road workwideningnew road / interchangeintersectionbridgepreservation / other2045 long-range planPermitsretail / commercialmultifamilyindustrialofficeresidentialolder than 90 days
City limits: NWARPC. Permits: city records on county parcels. Roads: ARDOT jobs in the NARTS TIP and the 2045 plan via NWARPC. Line weight scales with published estimate.

Permits pulled

city Permits Issued records

[NEEDS DATA: West Fork's commercial permit feed isn't loaded yet. Residential permits above come from the Census survey; the city's own permit records join when its feed lands.]

On the agenda

0 project cards

No project cards logged for West Fork yet.

Hearings

public meetings

No agendas extracted for West Fork yet.

Full calendar on Hearings. Outcomes are not recorded until verified.

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.

Own commercial property in West Fork? Tuesday's issue is three minutes on what changed for owners this week.

Also in Washington County: Fayetteville · Farmington · Prairie Grove · Tontitown · Johnson · Elkins · Lincoln · Goshen · Greenland · Winslow

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