Smackover vs Strong

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

Smackover and Strong 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 388 in Strong). Smackover has the higher median household income ($53,105 vs $26,932 in Strong). Smackover has the higher median home value ($113,100 vs $66,400 in Strong).

Population, income & housing

	Smackover	Strong
Population	2,137	388
Median age	43.9 yrs	61.3 yrs
Median household income	$53,105	$26,932
Median home value	$113,100	$66,400
Median gross rent	$845	$659
Housing units	941	305
Homeownership rate	65.6%	72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.8%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Smackover	Strong
Population	1,715 → 2,137 (+24.6%)	281 → 388 (+38.1%)
Median household income	$39,167 → $53,105 (+35.6%)	$29,844 → $26,932 (-9.8%)
Median home value	$74,600 → $113,100 (+51.6%)	$36,000 → $66,400 (+84.4%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $845 (+9.0%)	$326 → $659 (+102.1%)

Smackover

Population

1,7152,137

Median household income

$39,167$53,105

Median home value

$74,600$113,100

Median gross rent

$775$845

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)

	Smackover	Strong
Under 5	6.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.8%	11.3%
18 to 24	7.5%	1.5%
25 to 34	6.1%	30.4%
35 to 44	15.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.6%	5.7%
55 to 64	15.6%	18.0%
65 to 74	16.0%	10.6%
75 and over	6.7%	22.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Smackover	Strong
White (non-Hispanic)	66.4%	59.5%
Black or African American	26.6%	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	5.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Smackover	Strong
No high school diploma	12.4%	23.7%
High school graduate	38.9%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Smackover	Strong
Drove alone	80.5%	64.6%
Carpooled	7.3%	33.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.4%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Smackover	Strong
1-unit, detached	74.7%	53.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.5%	34.4%

Poverty & households

	Smackover	Strong
Poverty rate	21.1%	32.5%
Average household size	2.53	1.64
Mean commute (minutes)	20	57
Median year structure built	1980	1979