Norphlet vs Smackover

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

Norphlet 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 834 in Norphlet). Smackover has the higher median household income ($53,105 vs $51,250 in Norphlet). Smackover has the higher median home value ($113,100 vs $109,100 in Norphlet).

Population, income & housing

	Norphlet	Smackover
Population	834	2,137
Median age	35.6 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$53,105
Median home value	$109,100	$113,100
Median gross rent	$633	$845
Housing units	371	941
Homeownership rate	84.3%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.1%	23.8%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norphlet	Smackover
Population	612 → 834 (+36.3%)	1,715 → 2,137 (+24.6%)
Median household income	$52,813 → $51,250 (-3.0%)	$39,167 → $53,105 (+35.6%)
Median home value	$73,400 → $109,100 (+48.6%)	$74,600 → $113,100 (+51.6%)
Median gross rent	$836 → $633 (-24.3%)	$775 → $845 (+9.0%)

Norphlet

Population

612834

Median household income

$52,813$51,250

Median home value

$73,400$109,100

Median gross rent

$836$633

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)

	Norphlet	Smackover
Under 5	5.5%	6.3%
5 to 17	26.9%	16.8%
18 to 24	5.2%	7.5%
25 to 34	10.2%	6.1%
35 to 44	18.2%	15.4%
45 to 54	12.9%	9.6%
55 to 64	10.2%	15.6%
65 to 74	5.4%	16.0%
75 and over	5.5%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norphlet	Smackover
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	66.4%
Black or African American	3.6%	26.6%
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	0.8%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norphlet	Smackover
No high school diploma	6.7%	12.4%
High school graduate	57.6%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.2%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norphlet	Smackover
Drove alone	89.3%	80.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	5.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norphlet	Smackover
1-unit, detached	74.4%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.7%	18.5%

Poverty & households

	Norphlet	Smackover
Poverty rate	14.0%	21.1%
Average household size	2.92	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1976	1980