Population 8,064
State Arkansas
Current Time
Area 820.90 mi²
Per capita income $17,469

Cities in Newton County

Covington, Neosho

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 95.8 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 26.1 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$13,268
Total number of firms, 2007 1,027
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.4 %
Population, 2013 estimate 8,064
Households, 2008-2012 3,560
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -3.2 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 706
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $17,469
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 2.1 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 1.7 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 658
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 37.0 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 0.2 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 820.90 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 8,330
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $74,900
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 93
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 1.5 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $27,790
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 20.0 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$3,264
Female persons, percent, 2013 49.6 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 943
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 80.6 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 4.7 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 0.9 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.31
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 23.1 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 12.5 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 92.3 %
Population, 2010 8,330
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 3.4 %
Population per square mile, 2010 10.1
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 94.5 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 83.4 %
Housing units, 2013 4,644
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $1,596
Building permits, 2012 1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 1.3 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %