Madison County vs. Newton County

	Madison County (AR)	Newton County (AR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16,481	7,805
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.8%	-6.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	15,722	8,327
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	15,717	8,330
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.7%	4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.7%	19.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.1%	26.5%
Female persons, percent	50.1%	49.3%
White alone, percent	94.3%	95.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.9%	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.7%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.0%	2.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	89.3%	93.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	856	702
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.5%	0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,586	4,707
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.4%	88.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$107,200	$105,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$919	$869
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$285	$280
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$617	$539
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.1%	3.3%
Households, 2014-2018	6,195	2,899
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.58	2.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.6%	92.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.9%	0.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	77.3%	73.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	61.1%	58.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.7%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.5%	16.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.1%	13.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.5%	9.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.6%	48.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.3%	46.1%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	13,527	7,810
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	130,207	17,001
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,323	$2,103
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.7	30.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,891	$39,896
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,875	$18,907
Persons in poverty, percent	18.4%	17.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	211	83
Total employment, 2017	2,496	664
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	79,962	13,861
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.7%	-29.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,282	661
All firms, 2012	1,131	821
Men-owned firms, 2012	565	392
Women-owned firms, 2012	347	173
Minority-owned firms, 2012	29	64
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,055	718
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	143	28
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	940	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	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	18.8	10.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	834.26	820.90

Source: United States Census Bureau

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