Desha vs Newark

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

Desha 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 908 in Desha). Desha has the higher median household income ($77,768 vs $34,770 in Newark). Desha has the higher median home value ($143,300 vs $96,000 in Newark).

Population, income & housing

	Desha	Newark
Population	908	1,522
Median age	51.7 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$77,768	$34,770
Median home value	$143,300	$96,000
Median gross rent	$702	$591
Housing units	471	642
Homeownership rate	85.4%	58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	6.8%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Desha	Newark
Population	1,130 → 908 (-19.6%)	1,091 → 1,522 (+39.5%)
Median household income	$83,177 → $77,768 (-6.5%)	$33,098 → $34,770 (+5.1%)
Median home value	$128,700 → $143,300 (+11.3%)	$62,800 → $96,000 (+52.9%)
Median gross rent	$655 → $702 (+7.2%)	$577 → $591 (+2.4%)

Desha

Population

1,130908

Median household income

$83,177$77,768

Median home value

$128,700$143,300

Median gross rent

$655$702

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)

	Desha	Newark
Under 5	6.2%	3.9%
5 to 17	18.1%	20.6%
18 to 24	10.7%	10.8%
25 to 34	8.5%	15.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	11.1%
45 to 54	13.8%	9.1%
55 to 64	18.6%	12.2%
65 to 74	11.9%	11.0%
75 and over	12.3%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Desha	Newark
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Desha	Newark
No high school diploma	20.8%	26.1%
High school graduate	44.0%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Desha	Newark
Drove alone	100.0%	90.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Desha	Newark
1-unit, detached	80.9%	61.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	18.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	19.1%	17.4%

Poverty & households

	Desha	Newark
Poverty rate	11.1%	28.0%
Average household size	2.24	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	49	18
Median year structure built	1978	1983