New Blaine vs Scranton

A side-by-side comparison of New Blaine and Scranton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Blaine has the higher population (358 vs 245 in Scranton). Scranton has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $39,706 in New Blaine). New Blaine has the higher median home value ($217,700 vs $115,000 in Scranton).

Population, income & housing

	New Blaine	Scranton
Population	358	245
Median age	54.4 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$39,706	$75,000
Median home value	$217,700	$115,000
Median gross rent	—	$708
Housing units	124	117
Homeownership rate	100.0%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.9%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Blaine	Scranton
Population	62 → 358 (+477.4%)	241 → 245 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$39,583 → $39,706 (+0.3%)	$43,438 → $75,000 (+72.7%)
Median home value	$179,200 → $217,700 (+21.5%)	$79,200 → $115,000 (+45.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$606 → $708 (+16.8%)

New Blaine

Population

62358

Median household income

$39,583$39,706

Median home value

$179,200$217,700

Scranton

Population

241245

Median household income

$43,438$75,000

Median home value

$79,200$115,000

Median gross rent

$606$708

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Blaine	Scranton
Under 5	0.0%	4.1%
5 to 17	27.1%	18.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	18.4%
25 to 34	1.7%	13.1%
35 to 44	6.7%	9.8%
45 to 54	24.6%	13.9%
55 to 64	11.5%	7.8%
65 to 74	17.0%	10.6%
75 and over	11.5%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Blaine	Scranton
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.1%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Blaine	Scranton
No high school diploma	17.2%	10.3%
High school graduate	28.4%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	11.5%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	22.2%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	20.7%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Blaine	Scranton
Drove alone	73.8%	90.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.2%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Blaine	Scranton
1-unit, detached	100.0%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	New Blaine	Scranton
Poverty rate	10.1%	14.7%
Average household size	2.89	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	1979	1986