Alvord vs Newark

A side-by-side comparison of Alvord and Newark: population, income, housing, and more.

Alvord and Newark are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alvord has the higher population (1,318 vs 1,221 in Newark). Alvord has the higher median household income ($70,294 vs $57,000 in Newark). Alvord has the higher median home value ($201,400 vs $105,900 in Newark).

Population, income & housing

	Alvord	Newark
Population	1,318	1,221
Median age	29.0 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,294	$57,000
Median home value	$201,400	$105,900
Median gross rent	$1,050	$1,144
Housing units	491	470
Homeownership rate	66.6%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alvord	Newark
Population	1,260 → 1,318 (+4.6%)	1,290 → 1,221 (-5.3%)
Median household income	$58,889 → $70,294 (+19.4%)	$54,792 → $57,000 (+4.0%)
Median home value	$110,600 → $201,400 (+82.1%)	$86,400 → $105,900 (+22.6%)
Median gross rent	$836 → $1,050 (+25.6%)	$868 → $1,144 (+31.8%)

Alvord

Population

1,2601,318

Median household income

$58,889$70,294

Median home value

$110,600$201,400

Median gross rent

$836$1,050

Newark

Population

1,2901,221

Median household income

$54,792$57,000

Median home value

$86,400$105,900

Median gross rent

$868$1,144

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alvord	Newark
Under 5	15.3%	8.0%
5 to 17	18.7%	21.5%
18 to 24	6.0%	11.4%
25 to 34	21.2%	9.9%
35 to 44	12.0%	13.6%
45 to 54	7.4%	7.9%
55 to 64	7.0%	16.3%
65 to 74	10.2%	6.1%
75 and over	2.3%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alvord	Newark
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	60.1%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	35.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alvord	Newark
No high school diploma	10.4%	18.6%
High school graduate	47.7%	47.0%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alvord	Newark
Drove alone	88.1%	69.0%
Carpooled	5.5%	17.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	12.9%
Other means	0.9%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alvord	Newark
1-unit, detached	82.3%	45.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	46.4%

Poverty & households

	Alvord	Newark
Poverty rate	7.5%	26.6%
Average household size	2.88	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	31	35
Median year structure built	1982	1994