Newark vs Oil Trough

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

Newark and Oil Trough 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 281 in Oil Trough). Oil Trough has the higher median household income ($37,778 vs $34,770 in Newark). Newark has the higher median home value ($96,000 vs $84,000 in Oil Trough).

Population, income & housing

	Newark	Oil Trough
Population	1,522	281
Median age	34.7 yrs	19.5 yrs
Median household income	$34,770	$37,778
Median home value	$96,000	$84,000
Median gross rent	$591	—
Housing units	642	116
Homeownership rate	58.9%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newark	Oil Trough
Population	1,091 → 1,522 (+39.5%)	222 → 281 (+26.6%)
Median household income	$33,098 → $34,770 (+5.1%)	$45,938 → $37,778 (-17.8%)
Median home value	$62,800 → $96,000 (+52.9%)	$69,400 → $84,000 (+21.0%)
Median gross rent	$577 → $591 (+2.4%)	$600 → $525 (-12.5%)

Newark

Population

1,0911,522

Median household income

$33,098$34,770

Median home value

$62,800$96,000

Median gross rent

$577$591

Oil Trough

Population

222281

Median household income

$45,938$37,778

Median home value

$69,400$84,000

Median gross rent

$600$525

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newark	Oil Trough
Under 5	3.9%	27.8%
5 to 17	20.6%	22.1%
18 to 24	10.8%	1.4%
25 to 34	15.2%	3.9%
35 to 44	11.1%	7.5%
45 to 54	9.1%	3.9%
55 to 64	12.2%	11.7%
65 to 74	11.0%	10.7%
75 and over	6.3%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newark	Oil Trough
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	60.1%
Black or African American	1.8%	2.5%
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	1.6%	33.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newark	Oil Trough
No high school diploma	26.1%	8.8%
High school graduate	41.4%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.9%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newark	Oil Trough
Drove alone	90.0%	56.0%
Carpooled	8.4%	17.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	16.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.5%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newark	Oil Trough
1-unit, detached	61.2%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	6.9%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.4%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Newark	Oil Trough
Poverty rate	28.0%	49.1%
Average household size	2.47	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1983	1970