Heber Springs is a somewhat small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 7,313 people and four associated neighborhoods, Heber Springs is the 56th largest community in Arkansas. Heber Springs real estate is some of the most expensive in Arkansas, although Heber Springs 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, Heber Springs is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Heber Springs is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Heber Springs who work in sales jobs (13.94%), food service (12.72%), and office and administrative support (10.08%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.62% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. 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!) Heber Springs 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. Heber Springs has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Heber Springs than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Heber Springs may be for you. Heber Springs is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Heber Springs are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.70% of adults in Heber Springs have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Heber Springs in 2022 was $34,242, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,968 for a family of four. However, Heber Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Heber Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Heber Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Heber Springs include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and European. The most common language spoken in Heber Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
