Newark vs Sulphur Rock

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

Newark and Sulphur Rock 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 747 in Sulphur Rock). Sulphur Rock has the higher median household income ($49,440 vs $34,770 in Newark). Sulphur Rock has the higher median home value ($150,700 vs $96,000 in Newark).

Population, income & housing

	Newark	Sulphur Rock
Population	1,522	747
Median age	34.7 yrs	30.3 yrs
Median household income	$34,770	$49,440
Median home value	$96,000	$150,700
Median gross rent	$591	$774
Housing units	642	360
Homeownership rate	58.9%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newark	Sulphur Rock
Population	1,091 → 1,522 (+39.5%)	691 → 747 (+8.1%)
Median household income	$33,098 → $34,770 (+5.1%)	$46,042 → $49,440 (+7.4%)
Median home value	$62,800 → $96,000 (+52.9%)	$66,700 → $150,700 (+125.9%)
Median gross rent	$577 → $591 (+2.4%)	$716 → $774 (+8.1%)

Newark

Population

1,0911,522

Median household income

$33,098$34,770

Median home value

$62,800$96,000

Median gross rent

$577$591

Sulphur Rock

Population

691747

Median household income

$46,042$49,440

Median home value

$66,700$150,700

Median gross rent

$716$774

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newark	Sulphur Rock
Under 5	3.9%	7.4%
5 to 17	20.6%	18.3%
18 to 24	10.8%	16.6%
25 to 34	15.2%	16.1%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.1%
45 to 54	9.1%	7.2%
55 to 64	12.2%	14.5%
65 to 74	11.0%	5.4%
75 and over	6.3%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newark	Sulphur Rock
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	73.9%
Black or African American	1.8%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
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%	12.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newark	Sulphur Rock
No high school diploma	26.1%	16.7%
High school graduate	41.4%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.9%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newark	Sulphur Rock
Drove alone	90.0%	89.8%
Carpooled	8.4%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.0%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newark	Sulphur Rock
1-unit, detached	61.2%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	24.2%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	17.4%	16.4%

Poverty & households

	Newark	Sulphur Rock
Poverty rate	28.0%	20.7%
Average household size	2.47	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	18	17
Median year structure built	1983	1995