Norphlet vs Strong

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

Norphlet and Strong 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 388 in Strong). Norphlet has the higher median household income ($51,250 vs $26,932 in Strong). Norphlet has the higher median home value ($109,100 vs $66,400 in Strong).

Population, income & housing

	Norphlet	Strong
Population	834	388
Median age	35.6 yrs	61.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$26,932
Median home value	$109,100	$66,400
Median gross rent	$633	$659
Housing units	371	305
Homeownership rate	84.3%	72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.1%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norphlet	Strong
Population	612 → 834 (+36.3%)	281 → 388 (+38.1%)
Median household income	$52,813 → $51,250 (-3.0%)	$29,844 → $26,932 (-9.8%)
Median home value	$73,400 → $109,100 (+48.6%)	$36,000 → $66,400 (+84.4%)
Median gross rent	$836 → $633 (-24.3%)	$326 → $659 (+102.1%)

Norphlet

Population

612834

Median household income

$52,813$51,250

Median home value

$73,400$109,100

Median gross rent

$836$633

Strong

Population

281388

Median household income

$29,844$26,932

Median home value

$36,000$66,400

Median gross rent

$326$659

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Norphlet	Strong
Under 5	5.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	26.9%	11.3%
18 to 24	5.2%	1.5%
25 to 34	10.2%	30.4%
35 to 44	18.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.9%	5.7%
55 to 64	10.2%	18.0%
65 to 74	5.4%	10.6%
75 and over	5.5%	22.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norphlet	Strong
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	59.5%
Black or African American	3.6%	28.9%
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%	1.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norphlet	Strong
No high school diploma	6.7%	23.7%
High school graduate	57.6%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.2%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norphlet	Strong
Drove alone	89.3%	64.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	33.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norphlet	Strong
1-unit, detached	74.4%	53.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	6.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.7%	34.4%

Poverty & households

	Norphlet	Strong
Poverty rate	14.0%	32.5%
Average household size	2.92	1.64
Mean commute (minutes)	18	57
Median year structure built	1976	1979