Goshen, AR Demographics

Population 2,326 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Goshen

Household size in Goshen

Household size, people per household
PeriodGoshenArkansasU.S.
2006–102.652.542.68
2010–142.632.572.73
2015–192.722.552.71
2020–242.812.532.65
Change+0.15−0.00−0.03
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The typical household in Goshen holds 2.81 people, slightly more than the U.S. average of 2.65. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.65, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Goshen

Median age, years
PeriodGoshenArkansasU.S.
2006–1036.737.937.7
2010–1440.338.738.6
2015–1940.139.539.6
2020–2439.839.640.1
Change+3.1+1.7+2.3
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At 39.8, the median age in Goshen is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Goshen

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodGoshenArkansasU.S.
2006–1011.8%12.5%12.3%
2010–147.5%12.5%12.3%
2015–194.1%12.3%11.6%
2020–249.9%12.3%11.6%
Change−1.9 pts−0.2 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head about one in ten households in Goshen (9.9%), a little below the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Goshen

Renters in Goshen

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodGoshenArkansasU.S.
2006–1023.6%32.3%33.3%
2010–1414.5%33.5%35.6%
2015–1916.5%34.4%36.0%
2020–2411.7%33.6%34.8%
Change−12.0 pts+1.3 pts+1.5 pts
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Goshen is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 11.7% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 32.4% have no mortgage at all, below the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Goshen

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodGoshenArkansasU.S.
2006–1011.8%13.4%11.4%
2010–146.3%13.9%11.4%
2015–196.6%14.4%11.1%
2020–245.9%13.1%9.6%
Change−5.9 pts−0.3 pts−1.8 pts
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Fewer homes sit empty in Goshen than nationally: 5.9%, against 9.6% for the U.S.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Goshen

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodGoshenArkansasU.S.
2006–10198919811974
2010–14199419831975
2015–19199319851977
2020–24200019881980
Change+11+6+6
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Goshen has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 2000, versus 1980 nationally.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Goshen

Rent, per month
PeriodGoshenArkansasU.S.
2006–10$566$660$965
2010–14$793$718$1,040
2015–19$758$785$1,213
2020–24$1,311$1,007$1,571
Change+$745+$346+$606
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The median renter in Goshen pays $1,311 a month for rent and utilities, below the national median of $1,571. Still, rents here are higher than in Arkansas as a whole ($1,007). The typical renter here spends 26.2% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Goshen

Bachelor's degrees in Goshen

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodGoshenArkansasU.S.
2006–1031.6%20.6%28.4%
2010–1434.5%21.8%29.6%
2015–1937.3%23.8%32.1%
2020–2450.0%26.2%35.6%
Change+18.4 pts+5.6 pts+7.2 pts
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Goshen is highly educated: about half of adults 25 and older (50.0%) hold at least a bachelor's degree, far above the national share of 35.6%.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Goshen

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodGoshenArkansasU.S.
2006–1088.2%82.6%84.9%
2010–1490.6%84.6%86.1%
2015–1991.0%86.6%87.7%
2020–2496.8%88.7%89.3%
Change+8.6 pts+6.1 pts+4.3 pts
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High school completion is high in Goshen: 96.8% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Goshen

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodGoshenArkansasU.S.
2006–104.0%7.7%8.1%
2010–144.6%8.4%9.4%
2015–197.5%5.2%5.6%
2020–244.9%5.1%5.4%
Change+0.9 pts−2.6 pts−2.7 pts
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At 4.9%, unemployment in Goshen is close to the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Goshen compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Goshen2.8139.89.9%11.7%5.9%2000$1,31150.0%96.8%4.9%
Tuttle2.9740.46.5%4.4%1.5%2000$1,35242.5%97.3%4.3%
Wyman2.8335.413.6%16.5%7.6%2001$1,38551.1%98.7%6.8%
Harris2.5346.16.5%15.9%19.6%1984$1,38120.8%93.8%0.0%
Elkins2.7341.010.8%15.4%10.9%1998$1,27119.8%90.9%1.9%
Hindsville2.9539.712.6%16.3%11.8%1992$84414.1%84.2%5.8%
Crosses3.2440.615.0%12.9%17.3%1986$1,66925.6%98.1%8.4%
Spring Valley2.8438.512.5%19.3%11.1%1990$1,10318.0%87.0%3.9%
Springdale2.9633.415.9%46.2%6.2%1993$1,14423.5%75.1%4.2%
Wesley2.5644.612.9%20.0%17.3%1991$8419.2%88.4%4.2%
Fayetteville2.3332.79.4%53.6%10.4%1996$1,26249.5%94.6%4.1%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Goshen. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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