Newton County, Arkansas (AR)

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County population in 2005: 8,452 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,852
Renter-occupied apartments: 648

% of renters here:	19%
State:	31%

Land area: 823 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 10 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	20.4%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	6.7%
Whole state:	6.6%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.4%), Educational,health and social services (17.5%), Retail trade (11.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 67%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 15%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Newton County, Arkansas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Newton County, Arkansas:

White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
American Indian (1.5%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
Hispanic (1.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	40.1 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 4,352	(50.6%)
Females: 4,256	(49.4%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $17,335
County population in 2003: 8,596
Jobs in 2003: 1,354

Total labor force in 2004: 3,655
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.1%

Average household size:

Newton County:	2.4 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,923 ($24,756 in 2000)

This county	$26,923
Arkansas:	$34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $64,966

Newton County	$64,966
Arkansas:	$87,400

Median montly rent in 2000: $335
Institutionalized population: 52
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Newton County in 2000: $535

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 13
Burglaries: 26
Thefts: 42
Auto thefts: 2

Newton County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Newton County Arkansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 63.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 34.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $255 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Newton County is $383 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $460 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $594 a month.

Cities in this county include: Jasper, Western Grove.

2005 air pollution in Newton County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.078 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.073 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Boone County , Carroll County , Johnson County , Madison County , Pope County , Searcy County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Newton County: Kyles Landing (A), Lick Ford (B), Low Gap (C), Alum Cove Natural Bridge Recreation Area (D), Camp Orr (E), Deer Work Center (F), Fairview Recreation Area (G), Iceledo (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Newton County include: Basin Church (A), Lone Beach Church (B), Log Hall Church (C), Bens Branch Church (D), Bethlehem Church (E), Big Creek Church (F), Liberty Church (G), Walnut Grove Church (H), Buffalo Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Dodson Cemetery (1), Sullivan Cemetery (2), Lone Hill Cemetery (3), Kapark Cemetery (4), Cherry Grove Cemetery (5), Beechwood Cemetery (6), Stringtown Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Sycamore Lake (A), North Pond (B), Fowler Lake (C), Edwards Lake (D), South Pond (E), Sycamore Lake (F), Hurricane Lake (G), Lower Hurricane Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Long Branch (A), Long Devils Fork (B), Main Prong Big Buffalo Creek (C), Indian Creek (D), Mill Branch (E), Hurricane Branch (F), Falls Branch (G), Reeves Fork (H), East Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Newton County include: Alum Cove Natural Bridge Recreation Area (1), Fairview Recreation Area (2), Lost Valley State Park (3), Henry Koen Experimental Forest (4), Buffalo River State Wildlife Management Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Deer Post Office (A), Mount Judea Post Office (B), Bass Post Office (C), Hasty Post Office (D), Vendor Post Office (E), Nail Post Office (F), Parthenon Post Office (G), Ponca Post Office (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.8%
Arkansas:	5.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 156
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 45 (47% naturalized citizens)

Newton County:	0.5%
Whole state:	2.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 9
1990 to 1994: 4
1985 to 1989: 4
1980 to 1984: 6
1975 to 1979: 2
1970 to 1974: 3
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 17

Mean travel time to work: 35.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 43.3%

Newton County marital status for males

Newton County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,359
One, attached: 49
Two: 26
3 or 4: 17
5 to 9: 14
10 to 19: 26
20 or more: 78
Mobile homes: 717
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 30

Housing units in Newton County with a mortgage: 453 (9 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 552

Agriculture in Newton County
Average size of farms: 214 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $10848
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $22.40
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 95.42%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $9517
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.36%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $25464
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.25%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.44
Land in orchards: 9 acres

Newton County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Arkansas state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/23/2001, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 4 people and caused $2 million in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Wood products (8%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Furniture and related products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (20%)
Guatemala (18%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Germany (11%)
India (9%)
France (7%)
Australia (7%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Newton County:

United States or American (36%)
Irish (13%)
English (10%)
German (10%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Dutch (2%)

Newton County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,398 (70%)
Carpooled: 729 (21%)
Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
Walked: 85 (2%)
Other means: 35 (1%)
Worked at home: 179 (5%)

People in group quarters in Newton County, Arkansas

48 people in nursing homes
14 people in other workers' dormitories
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $29,578.

8.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,066 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.27%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.27% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($15,976 average AGI)
3.01% relocated from other states ($13,090 average AGI)
Newton County: 3.01%
Arkansas average: 3.66%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Boone County, AR	2.65% ($22,471 average AGI)
from Pope County, AR	0.43% ($26,000)
from Washington County, AR	0.39% ($31,800)

7.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,299 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.88%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.37% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($16,642 average AGI)
2.51% relocated to other states ($5,657 average AGI)
Newton County: 2.51%
Arkansas average: 3.00%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Boone County, AR

3.80% ($25,660 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Births per 1000 population in Newton County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Newton County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Newton County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,668 (1,199 aged, 469 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,542

In family households: 7,447 (2,100 male householders, 424 female householders)
2,111 spouses, 2,482 children (2,223 natural, 53 adopted, 206 stepchildren), 125 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 55 other relatives, 89 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,095 (482 male householders (429 living alone)), 511 female householders (477 living alone)), 102 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 66 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,215 2-persons, 557 3-persons, 488 4-persons, 172 5-persons, 72 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 906 1-person, 79 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

1,588 married couples with children.
391 single-parent households (111 men, 280 women).

98.4% of residents of Newton County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $53,454,000 ($6301 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,249,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $24,112,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,585,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $352,000
Federal grants: $16,707,000
Federal procurement contracts: $489,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,208,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $423,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,467,000
Federal Government insurance: $252,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 495

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 451

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -185

Here:	-22 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Newton County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.27 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.1
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 175
1995 to 1998: 501
1990 to 1994: 408
1980 to 1989: 805
1970 to 1979: 959
1960 to 1969: 444
1950 to 1959: 351
1940 to 1949: 238
1939 or earlier: 435

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Newton County, Arkansas:

1 room: 37
2 rooms: 54
3 rooms: 238
4 rooms: 517
5 rooms: 936
6 rooms: 604
7 rooms: 225
8 rooms: 137
9 or more rooms: 104

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newton County, Arkansas:

1 room: 18
2 rooms: 51
3 rooms: 109
4 rooms: 185
5 rooms: 154
6 rooms: 85
7 rooms: 32
8 rooms: 6
9 or more rooms: 8

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Newton County:

no bedroom: 48
1 bedroom: 201
2 bedrooms: 965
3 bedrooms: 1,333
4 bedrooms: 233
5 or more bedrooms: 72

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newton County:

no bedroom: 24
1 bedroom: 127
2 bedrooms: 271
3 bedrooms: 196
4 bedrooms: 22
5 or more bedrooms: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Newton County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 205
1 vehicle: 789
2 vehicles: 1,164
3 vehicles: 528
4 vehicles: 121
5 or more vehicles: 45

Cars and other vehicles available in Newton County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 110
1 vehicle: 305
2 vehicles: 174
3 vehicles: 51
4 vehicles: 6
5 or more vehicles: 2

63% of Newton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Arkansas.

Newton County:	62.6%
State average:	54.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 5296
Northeast: 191
Midwest: 1233
South: 1209
West: 598

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $25,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
Wood (39%)
Electricity (20%)
Utility gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
Wood (32%)
Electricity (28%)
Utility gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 55

Here:	5.6%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 27

Here:	4.9%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	3.4%
Arkansas:	14.7%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Newton County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - Solid Waste Management: $102,000
All Other: $82,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,447,000
Police Protection: $340,000

Solid Waste Management: $244,000

Financial Administration: $189,000

Central Staff Services: $165,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $113,000

General - Other: $72,000

Corrections - Other: $65,000

Libraries: $65,000

General Public Buildings: $43,000

Parks & Recreation: $30,000

Welfare - Other: $9,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $664,000
General - Interest on Debt: $57,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $26,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $828,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $663,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $165,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $192,000
Interest Earnings: $62,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $72,000
Financial Administration: $12,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,823,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $663,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $968,000
General Support: $508,000
Tax - Property: $353,000
Total General Sales: $254,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $384,000

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