What is the population of Newton County, Arkansas?

The population of Newton County, Arkansas is 7,347, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Newton County, Arkansas?

The median household income in Newton County, Arkansas is $48,712, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Newton County, Arkansas is $354,162, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Newton County, Arkansas is 3.9%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income D

Education D

Metric	Newton County	Arkansas Avg	U.S. Average
Population	7,347	3,059,436	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	8.9	57.5	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-1.52%	0.31%	0.57%
Median age	47.9	36.6	37.1
Households	3,049	1,188,527	128,459,983

Year	Newton County

Group	Share

Newton County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Newton County	Arkansas Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$48,712	$58,772	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.68%	4.71%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.1%	5.2%

Metric	Newton County	Arkansas Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$354,162	$123,805	$242,182
Median rent	$628	$913	$1,342
Homeownership rate	72.4%	66.1%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM .

Metric	Newton County	Arkansas Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	32.2	18.5	22.5
Work from home	15.7%	7.8%	13.4%

Newton County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Newton County	Arkansas Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	22.8%	31.6%
Average household size	2.33	2.48	2.54

Newton County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Newton County	Arkansas Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	82.2	75.5	78.3
Self-rated poor health	20.2%	22.8%	16.3%
Smokers	21.2%	23.3%	19.0%