Pope County vs. Newton County

	Pope County (AR)	Newton County (AR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	64,000	7,805
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.6%	-6.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	61,754	8,327
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	61,754	8,330
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.7%	19.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.8%	26.5%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	49.3%
White alone, percent	92.1%	95.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.4%	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.0%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.3%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	9.4%	2.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	83.6%	93.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,493	702
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.2%	0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	26,437	4,707
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.4%	88.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$125,000	$105,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$990	$869
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$335	$280
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$664	$539
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	14.2%	3.3%
Households, 2014-2018	22,628	2,899
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.66	2.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.4%	92.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.0%	0.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.6%	73.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	71.3%	58.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.8%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	22.0%	16.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.0%	13.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.5%	9.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.0%	48.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.0%	46.1%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	218,190	7,810
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,506,729	5,301
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	869,392	17,001
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,852	$2,103
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.1	30.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,914	$39,896
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,110	$18,907
Persons in poverty, percent	16.0%	17.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,598	83
Total employment, 2017	23,207	664
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	880,667	13,861
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.8%	-29.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,800	661
All firms, 2012	4,601	821
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,564	392
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,239	173
Minority-owned firms, 2012	281	64
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,084	718
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	442	28
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,867	691
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.8%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.3%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	76.0	10.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	812.55	820.90

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Pope county (AR) and Newton county (AR) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.