Newton County, Arkansas

Newton County has a population of 7,112 and has shrunk 2.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $169,300, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $48,986.

Home price
$169,300
Income
$48,986
Population
7,112
Unemployment
4.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$169,300county
Median gross rent$617county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198046.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile14.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant22.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use9.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,321(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$880county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$803county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,055county
Home insurance / yr$3,733(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living89.6(statewide)
Median household income$48,986county
Family health premium / yr$22,069(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate15.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home16.1%county
Unemployment rate4.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed13.5%county
Share of workers employed by government17.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.0%county
Economic output per resident$19,498county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.38%county
Top state income tax3.70%(statewide)
Capital gains tax1.85%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.48%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time33.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service19 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4032county
Miles to nearest general aviation field29 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station98 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.0%county
Traffic deaths112.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher15.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.4%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment1213county
Students per full-time teacher4.0county
Free lunch eligible98.5%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution39 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians68(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.6%county
Frequent mental distress19.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population7,112county
Land area in square miles821county
People per square mile of land8.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store37.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract52.7%county
Population change since 2020-2.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age49.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over27.7%county
Share of households that are one person21.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.6%county
Second languages0.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls25.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents360county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in192county
Households that moved away158county
Average income of arriving households$52,208county
Average income of departing households$46,354county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate579(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature58.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation48.3 incounty
Annual snowfall12.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.36 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F29 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing72 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days223 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 28county
Average first fall frostNov 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$142county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.2¢county
Household electricity use1,072 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity38.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.9%county
Homes heated by propane29.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood27.0%county
Households with broadband80.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk21.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk81.8county
Hail risk16.1county
Earthquake risk38.2county
Tornado risk51.1county
Tropical cyclone risk17.7county
Extreme heat risk37.1county
Winter weather risk34.0county
Strong wind risk36.6county
Wildfire risk51.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Newton County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Arkansas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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