Arthur vs Newman

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

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

Arthur has the higher population (2,024 vs 796 in Newman). Newman has the higher median household income ($73,526 vs $52,115 in Arthur). Arthur has the higher median home value ($146,200 vs $106,700 in Newman).

Population, income & housing

	Arthur	Newman
Population	2,024	796
Median age	47.0 yrs	56.5 yrs
Median household income	$52,115	$73,526
Median home value	$146,200	$106,700
Median gross rent	$841	$768
Housing units	1,056	455
Homeownership rate	73.7%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arthur	Newman
Population	2,510 → 2,024 (-19.4%)	704 → 796 (+13.1%)
Median household income	$58,920 → $52,115 (-11.5%)	$42,500 → $73,526 (+73.0%)
Median home value	$111,600 → $146,200 (+31.0%)	$65,000 → $106,700 (+64.2%)
Median gross rent	$801 → $841 (+5.0%)	$653 → $768 (+17.6%)

Arthur

Population

2,5102,024

Median household income

$58,920$52,115

Median home value

$111,600$146,200

Median gross rent

$801$841

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)

	Arthur	Newman
Under 5	5.5%	3.1%
5 to 17	16.1%	10.8%
18 to 24	5.7%	2.3%
25 to 34	12.8%	10.8%
35 to 44	8.2%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.8%	9.3%
55 to 64	10.4%	12.9%
65 to 74	10.3%	12.9%
75 and over	19.1%	25.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arthur	Newman
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	95.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arthur	Newman
No high school diploma	17.1%	5.5%
High school graduate	28.5%	49.9%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arthur	Newman
Drove alone	74.5%	79.3%
Carpooled	5.5%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.9%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	3.1%
Other means	0.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arthur	Newman
1-unit, detached	84.0%	90.8%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	2.9%
20 or more units	7.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Arthur	Newman
Poverty rate	18.2%	7.8%
Average household size	2.04	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	16	31
Median year structure built	1968	1959