Arcola vs Newman

A side-by-side comparison of Arcola and Newman: population, income, housing, and more.

Arcola and Newman are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Arcola has the higher population (2,867 vs 796 in Newman). Arcola has the higher median household income ($85,697 vs $73,526 in Newman). Arcola has the higher median home value ($122,800 vs $106,700 in Newman).

Population, income & housing

	Arcola	Newman
Population	2,867	796
Median age	35.8 yrs	56.5 yrs
Median household income	$85,697	$73,526
Median home value	$122,800	$106,700
Median gross rent	$819	$768
Housing units	1,027	455
Homeownership rate	75.3%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arcola	Newman
Population	2,731 → 2,867 (+5.0%)	704 → 796 (+13.1%)
Median household income	$47,297 → $85,697 (+81.2%)	$42,500 → $73,526 (+73.0%)
Median home value	$95,900 → $122,800 (+28.1%)	$65,000 → $106,700 (+64.2%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $819 (+13.6%)	$653 → $768 (+17.6%)

Arcola

Population

2,7312,867

Median household income

$47,297$85,697

Median home value

$95,900$122,800

Median gross rent

$721$819

Newman

Population

704796

Median household income

$42,500$73,526

Median home value

$65,000$106,700

Median gross rent

$653$768

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arcola	Newman
Under 5	6.9%	3.1%
5 to 17	19.3%	10.8%
18 to 24	10.1%	2.3%
25 to 34	10.5%	10.8%
35 to 44	17.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	9.0%	9.3%
55 to 64	14.0%	12.9%
65 to 74	6.8%	12.9%
75 and over	5.8%	25.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arcola	Newman
White (non-Hispanic)	50.6%	95.0%
Black or African American	2.0%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	45.8%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arcola	Newman
No high school diploma	18.0%	5.5%
High school graduate	29.9%	49.9%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arcola	Newman
Drove alone	71.0%	79.3%
Carpooled	19.9%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	3.4%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	3.1%
Other means	1.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arcola	Newman
1-unit, detached	81.1%	90.8%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Arcola	Newman
Poverty rate	10.6%	7.8%
Average household size	2.91	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	14	31
Median year structure built	1970	1959