Newark vs Southside

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

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

Southside has the higher population (4,254 vs 1,522 in Newark). Southside has the higher median household income ($55,469 vs $34,770 in Newark). Southside has the higher median home value ($127,400 vs $96,000 in Newark).

Population, income & housing

	Newark	Southside
Population	1,522	4,254
Median age	34.7 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$34,770	$55,469
Median home value	$96,000	$127,400
Median gross rent	$591	$790
Housing units	642	1,487
Homeownership rate	58.9%	68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newark	Southside
Population	1,091 → 1,522 (+39.5%)	3,952 → 4,254 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$33,098 → $34,770 (+5.1%)	$35,379 → $55,469 (+56.8%)
Median home value	$62,800 → $96,000 (+52.9%)	$92,000 → $127,400 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	$577 → $591 (+2.4%)	$774 → $790 (+2.1%)

Newark

Population

1,0911,522

Median household income

$33,098$34,770

Median home value

$62,800$96,000

Median gross rent

$577$591

Southside

Population

3,9524,254

Median household income

$35,379$55,469

Median home value

$92,000$127,400

Median gross rent

$774$790

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newark	Southside
Under 5	3.9%	9.7%
5 to 17	20.6%	18.8%
18 to 24	10.8%	11.7%
25 to 34	15.2%	10.8%
35 to 44	11.1%	13.4%
45 to 54	9.1%	10.5%
55 to 64	12.2%	10.0%
65 to 74	11.0%	10.8%
75 and over	6.3%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newark	Southside
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	77.4%
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%	5.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	12.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newark	Southside
No high school diploma	26.1%	13.6%
High school graduate	41.4%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	3.9%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newark	Southside
Drove alone	90.0%	75.8%
Carpooled	8.4%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.6%
Other means	1.6%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newark	Southside
1-unit, detached	61.2%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	4.4%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.4%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Newark	Southside
Poverty rate	28.0%	18.2%
Average household size	2.47	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1983	1986