Glenwood vs Newhope

A side-by-side comparison of Glenwood and Newhope: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Glenwood has the higher population (1,746 vs 296 in Newhope). Newhope has the higher median home value ($111,300 vs $108,300 in Glenwood). Since 2019, Newhope's population has grown faster (+3.5% vs -12.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Glenwood	Newhope
Population	1,746	296
Median age	40.0 yrs	23.1 yrs
Median household income	$33,889	—
Median home value	$108,300	$111,300
Median gross rent	$645	—
Housing units	883	79
Homeownership rate	56.7%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glenwood	Newhope
Population	1,995 → 1,746 (-12.5%)	286 → 296 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$29,769 → $33,889 (+13.8%)	$120,962 → $138,050 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$77,300 → $108,300 (+40.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$632 → $645 (+2.1%)	—

Glenwood

Population

1,9951,746

Median household income

$29,769$33,889

Median home value

$77,300$108,300

Median gross rent

$632$645

Newhope

Population

286296

Median household income

$120,962$138,050

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glenwood	Newhope
Under 5	5.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.4%	5.1%
18 to 24	10.0%	50.3%
25 to 34	10.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	13.9%	18.2%
45 to 54	11.6%	21.6%
55 to 64	10.1%	1.7%
65 to 74	13.9%	3.0%
75 and over	8.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glenwood	Newhope
White (non-Hispanic)	66.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.9%	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	0.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	31.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glenwood	Newhope
No high school diploma	18.6%	20.5%
High school graduate	31.6%	22.7%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	27.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glenwood	Newhope
Drove alone	81.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	16.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glenwood	Newhope
1-unit, detached	60.2%	41.8%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.2%	58.2%

Poverty & households

	Glenwood	Newhope
Poverty rate	26.7%	13.2%
Average household size	2.22	4.55
Mean commute (minutes)	24	35
Median year structure built	1983	1984