Diaz vs Newport

A side-by-side comparison of Diaz and Newport: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Newport has the higher population (8,019 vs 1,250 in Diaz). Diaz has the higher median household income ($46,473 vs $32,693 in Newport). Newport has the higher median home value ($132,200 vs $85,200 in Diaz).

Population, income & housing

	Diaz	Newport
Population	1,250	8,019
Median age	36.7 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$46,473	$32,693
Median home value	$85,200	$132,200
Median gross rent	$800	$605
Housing units	576	3,013
Homeownership rate	68.7%	49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	12.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Diaz	Newport
Population	1,363 → 1,250 (-8.3%)	7,616 → 8,019 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$31,518 → $46,473 (+47.4%)	$30,398 → $32,693 (+7.5%)
Median home value	$77,000 → $85,200 (+10.6%)	$72,500 → $132,200 (+82.3%)
Median gross rent	$584 → $800 (+37.0%)	$600 → $605 (+0.8%)

Diaz

Population

1,3631,250

Median household income

$31,518$46,473

Median home value

$77,000$85,200

Median gross rent

$584$800

Newport

Population

7,6168,019

Median household income

$30,398$32,693

Median home value

$72,500$132,200

Median gross rent

$600$605

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Diaz	Newport
Under 5	7.7%	3.7%
5 to 17	19.4%	12.6%
18 to 24	7.9%	10.4%
25 to 34	11.3%	16.7%
35 to 44	12.8%	18.5%
45 to 54	14.6%	11.8%
55 to 64	15.1%	8.9%
65 to 74	7.9%	9.5%
75 and over	3.2%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Diaz	Newport
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	61.9%
Black or African American	15.7%	24.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.7%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Diaz	Newport
No high school diploma	12.9%	18.4%
High school graduate	39.3%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Diaz	Newport
Drove alone	77.1%	83.2%
Carpooled	7.6%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.3%	1.1%
Other means	1.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Diaz	Newport
1-unit, detached	88.0%	77.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	14.7%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Diaz	Newport
Poverty rate	24.2%	29.3%
Average household size	2.39	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	17	15
Median year structure built	1979	1970