Calion vs Norphlet

A side-by-side comparison of Calion and Norphlet: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Norphlet has the higher population (834 vs 405 in Calion). Norphlet has the higher median household income ($51,250 vs $42,039 in Calion). Norphlet has the higher median home value ($109,100 vs $61,700 in Calion).

Population, income & housing

	Calion	Norphlet
Population	405	834
Median age	44.0 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$42,039	$51,250
Median home value	$61,700	$109,100
Median gross rent	—	$633
Housing units	258	371
Homeownership rate	89.3%	84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calion	Norphlet
Population	510 → 405 (-20.6%)	612 → 834 (+36.3%)
Median household income	$52,083 → $42,039 (-19.3%)	$52,813 → $51,250 (-3.0%)
Median home value	$73,600 → $61,700 (-16.2%)	$73,400 → $109,100 (+48.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$836 → $633 (-24.3%)

Calion

Population

510405

Median household income

$52,083$42,039

Median home value

$73,600$61,700

Norphlet

Population

612834

Median household income

$52,813$51,250

Median home value

$73,400$109,100

Median gross rent

$836$633

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calion	Norphlet
Under 5	5.7%	5.5%
5 to 17	20.5%	26.9%
18 to 24	4.4%	5.2%
25 to 34	13.1%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.1%	18.2%
45 to 54	18.0%	12.9%
55 to 64	14.1%	10.2%
65 to 74	7.7%	5.4%
75 and over	4.4%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calion	Norphlet
White (non-Hispanic)	70.6%	89.7%
Black or African American	25.2%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	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	3.5%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calion	Norphlet
No high school diploma	8.2%	6.7%
High school graduate	52.3%	57.6%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	0.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calion	Norphlet
Drove alone	95.1%	89.3%
Carpooled	0.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calion	Norphlet
1-unit, detached	54.7%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45.3%	23.7%

Poverty & households

	Calion	Norphlet
Poverty rate	18.8%	14.0%
Average household size	2.29	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	23	18
Median year structure built	1980	1976