Editing Gum Springs, Arkansas (section)

===2020 census===
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|+'''Gum Springs town, Arkansas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Gum Springs town, Arkansas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0529140&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Gum Springs town, Arkansas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0529140&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Gum Springs town, Arkansas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0529140&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|78
|49
|style='background: #ffffe6; |34
|40.21%
|40.93%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |37.36%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|107
|64
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47
|55.15%
|53.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |51.65%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.83%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.10%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|9
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|4.64%
|5.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.89%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''194'''
|'''120'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''91'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 194 people, 87 households, and 54 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|187.3|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 100 housing units at an average density of {{convert|96.5|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the town was 44.85% [[Race (United States Census)|White]] and 55.15% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]]. 4.64% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 87 households, out of which 21.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.69.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.1% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,000, and the median income for a family was $34,167. Males had a median income of $19,375 versus $16,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,404. About 14.3% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 29.1% of those 65 or over.