Calion vs Smackover

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

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

Smackover has the higher population (2,137 vs 405 in Calion). Smackover has the higher median household income ($53,105 vs $42,039 in Calion). Smackover has the higher median home value ($113,100 vs $61,700 in Calion).

Population, income & housing

	Calion	Smackover
Population	405	2,137
Median age	44.0 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$42,039	$53,105
Median home value	$61,700	$113,100
Median gross rent	—	$845
Housing units	258	941
Homeownership rate	89.3%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	23.8%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calion	Smackover
Population	510 → 405 (-20.6%)	1,715 → 2,137 (+24.6%)
Median household income	$52,083 → $42,039 (-19.3%)	$39,167 → $53,105 (+35.6%)
Median home value	$73,600 → $61,700 (-16.2%)	$74,600 → $113,100 (+51.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$775 → $845 (+9.0%)

Calion

Population

510405

Median household income

$52,083$42,039

Median home value

$73,600$61,700

Smackover

Population

1,7152,137

Median household income

$39,167$53,105

Median home value

$74,600$113,100

Median gross rent

$775$845

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calion	Smackover
Under 5	5.7%	6.3%
5 to 17	20.5%	16.8%
18 to 24	4.4%	7.5%
25 to 34	13.1%	6.1%
35 to 44	12.1%	15.4%
45 to 54	18.0%	9.6%
55 to 64	14.1%	15.6%
65 to 74	7.7%	16.0%
75 and over	4.4%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calion	Smackover
White (non-Hispanic)	70.6%	66.4%
Black or African American	25.2%	26.6%
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%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calion	Smackover
No high school diploma	8.2%	12.4%
High school graduate	52.3%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calion	Smackover
Drove alone	95.1%	80.5%
Carpooled	0.5%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calion	Smackover
1-unit, detached	54.7%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45.3%	18.5%

Poverty & households

	Calion	Smackover
Poverty rate	18.8%	21.1%
Average household size	2.29	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1980	1980