Newark vs Salado

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

Newark and Salado 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 443 in Salado). Salado has the higher median household income ($36,789 vs $34,770 in Newark). Since 2019, Newark's population has grown faster (+39.5% vs -37.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Newark	Salado
Population	1,522	443
Median age	34.7 yrs	23.9 yrs
Median household income	$34,770	$36,789
Median home value	$96,000	—
Median gross rent	$591	—
Housing units	642	197
Homeownership rate	58.9%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	3.6%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newark	Salado
Population	1,091 → 1,522 (+39.5%)	709 → 443 (-37.5%)
Median household income	$33,098 → $34,770 (+5.1%)	$32,778 → $36,789 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$62,800 → $96,000 (+52.9%)	$65,000 → $80,500 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$577 → $591 (+2.4%)	—

Newark

Population

1,0911,522

Median household income

$33,098$34,770

Median home value

$62,800$96,000

Median gross rent

$577$591

Salado

Population

709443

Median household income

$32,778$36,789

Median home value

$65,000$80,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newark	Salado
Under 5	3.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.6%	47.9%
18 to 24	10.8%	2.5%
25 to 34	15.2%	31.4%
35 to 44	11.1%	2.0%
45 to 54	9.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.2%	4.5%
65 to 74	11.0%	3.6%
75 and over	6.3%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newark	Salado
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newark	Salado
No high school diploma	26.1%	20.5%
High school graduate	41.4%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.9%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newark	Salado
Drove alone	90.0%	86.1%
Carpooled	8.4%	13.9%
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	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newark	Salado
1-unit, detached	61.2%	40.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.4%	59.9%

Poverty & households

	Newark	Salado
Poverty rate	28.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.47	4.66
Mean commute (minutes)	18	—
Median year structure built	1983	1983