Cushman vs Newark

A side-by-side comparison of Cushman and Newark: population, income, housing, and more.

Cushman and Newark are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Newark has the higher population (1,522 vs 456 in Cushman). Cushman has the higher median household income ($42,411 vs $34,770 in Newark). Cushman has the higher median home value ($115,700 vs $96,000 in Newark).

Population, income & housing

	Cushman	Newark
Population	456	1,522
Median age	42.8 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$42,411	$34,770
Median home value	$115,700	$96,000
Median gross rent	$464	$591
Housing units	222	642
Homeownership rate	79.4%	58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	6.8%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cushman	Newark
Population	438 → 456 (+4.1%)	1,091 → 1,522 (+39.5%)
Median household income	$37,031 → $42,411 (+14.5%)	$33,098 → $34,770 (+5.1%)
Median home value	$58,100 → $115,700 (+99.1%)	$62,800 → $96,000 (+52.9%)
Median gross rent	$375 → $464 (+23.7%)	$577 → $591 (+2.4%)

Cushman

Population

438456

Median household income

$37,031$42,411

Median home value

$58,100$115,700

Median gross rent

$375$464

Newark

Population

1,0911,522

Median household income

$33,098$34,770

Median home value

$62,800$96,000

Median gross rent

$577$591

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cushman	Newark
Under 5	9.9%	3.9%
5 to 17	10.7%	20.6%
18 to 24	5.9%	10.8%
25 to 34	11.8%	15.2%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.1%
45 to 54	11.6%	9.1%
55 to 64	15.8%	12.2%
65 to 74	12.9%	11.0%
75 and over	9.2%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cushman	Newark
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cushman	Newark
No high school diploma	19.1%	26.1%
High school graduate	40.3%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cushman	Newark
Drove alone	75.0%	90.0%
Carpooled	22.9%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.5%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cushman	Newark
1-unit, detached	63.5%	61.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	18.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	28.8%	17.4%

Poverty & households

	Cushman	Newark
Poverty rate	16.4%	28.0%
Average household size	2.41	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1981	1983