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Jackson township, Newton County, AR

1,329 Population
59.6 square miles 22.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

51.2 ±11.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Newton County: 49.9 ±1.7
  • 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

$22,746 ±$4,444 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Newton County: $29,648 † ±$3,798
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Arkansas: $34,225 ±$328
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$35,341 ±$9,371 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Newton County: $48,986 † ±$5,252
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Arkansas: $60,773 ±$467
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

29.9% ±15.5% (378  ±222) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Newton County: 15.9% † 1,114 (±4.6% / ±320)
  • nearly double the rate in Arkansas: 16% 473,903 (±0.3% / ±7,279)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.6 minutes ±20 (10,115  ±4,884) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Newton County: 33.9 † 80,240 (±3.7 / ±13,292)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Arkansas: 22.5 27,222,660 (±0.2 / ±267,159)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

569 ±143 Number of households
  • Newton County: 3,179 ±179
  • Arkansas: 1,205,987 ±4,874
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.3 (1,263  ±350) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Newton County: 2.2 7,046 (±0.1 / ±16)
  • 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

3.6% ±6.9% (7  ±14) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Newton County: 2.7% † 34 (±2.7% / ±34)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Arkansas: 5.6% 39,177 (±0.2% / ±1,481)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

759 ±171 Number of housing units
  • Newton County: 4,099 ±18
  • Arkansas: 1,394,673 ±514
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$192,100 ±$28,428 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Newton County: $169,300 ±$13,595
  • about the same as the amount in Arkansas: $188,000 ±$1,754
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

16.6% ±9.3% (216  ±134.1) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Newton County: 9.9% † 695 (±4% / ±282.7)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Arkansas: 12.6% 380,835 (±0.3% / ±8,207.5)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

86.6% ±27.6% (744  ±159.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Newton County: 83.4% 4,312 (±6.9% / ±365.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Arkansas: 88.7% 1,827,162 (±0.5% / ±10,760.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
11.5% ±6.4% (99  ±60) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Newton County: 15.7% † 811 (±3.3% / ±172.1)
  • about half the rate in Arkansas: 25.7% 529,858 (±0.3% / ±5,926.8)
  • about one-third 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

0.3% ±0.6% (4  ±8) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Newton County: 0.6% 43
  • less than 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

17.1% ±7.2% (171  ±82) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Newton County: 11.4% † 660 (±2.8% / ±163)
  • more than double the rate in Arkansas: 7.4% 173,377 (±0.1% / ±2,373)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
171 Total veterans ±82 140 Male ±70 31 Female ±36

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