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Newton County, AR

7,112 Population
821.1 square miles 8.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.9 ±1.7 Median age
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Arkansas: 38.5 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,648 ±$3,798 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Arkansas: $34,225 ±$328
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$48,986 ±$5,252 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Arkansas: $60,773 ±$467
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

15.9% ±4.6% (1,114  ±320) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Arkansas: 16% 473,903 (±0.3% / ±7,279)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

33.9 minutes ±3.7 (80,240  ±13,292) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Arkansas: 22.5 27,222,660 (±0.2 / ±267,159)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,179 ±179 Number of households
  • Arkansas: 1,205,987 ±4,874
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (7,046  ±16) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Arkansas: 2.5 2,966,574
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.7% ±2.7% (34  ±34) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Arkansas: 5.6% 39,177 (±0.2% / ±1,481)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,099 ±18 Number of housing units
  • Arkansas: 1,394,673 ±514
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$169,300 ±$13,595 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Arkansas: $188,000 ±$1,754
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.9% ±4% (695  ±282.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 12.6% 380,835 (±0.3% / ±8,207.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

83.4% ±6.9% (4,312  ±365.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Arkansas: 88.7% 1,827,162 (±0.5% / ±10,760.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.7% ±3.3% (811  ±172.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Arkansas: 25.7% 529,858 (±0.3% / ±5,926.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.6% (43  ±44) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 5.4% 165,740
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

11.4% ±2.8% (660  ±163) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Arkansas: 7.4% 173,377 (±0.1% / ±2,373)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
660 Total veterans ±163 545 Male ±133 115 Female ±79

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