Newton County vs. Pope County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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