Calhoun County vs Newton County

A side-by-side comparison of Calhoun County and Newton County: population, income, housing, and more.

Calhoun County and Newton County are counties in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Newton County has the higher population (7,175 vs 4,717 in Calhoun County). Calhoun County has the higher median household income ($63,654 vs $47,395 in Newton County). Newton County has the higher median home value ($178,800 vs $97,300 in Calhoun County).

Population, income & housing

	Calhoun County	Newton County
Population	4,717	7,175
Median age	44.8 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$63,654	$47,395
Median home value	$97,300	$178,800
Median gross rent	$822	$629
Housing units	2,468	4,107
Homeownership rate	86.4%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calhoun County	Newton County
Population	5,192 → 4,717 (-9.1%)	7,812 → 7,175 (-8.2%)
Median household income	$46,417 → $63,654 (+37.1%)	$38,082 → $47,395 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$70,000 → $97,300 (+39.0%)	$114,700 → $178,800 (+55.9%)
Median gross rent	$640 → $822 (+28.4%)	$547 → $629 (+15.0%)

Calhoun County

Population

5,1924,717

Median household income

$46,417$63,654

Median home value

$70,000$97,300

Median gross rent

$640$822

Newton County

Population

7,8127,175

Median household income

$38,082$47,395

Median home value

$114,700$178,800

Median gross rent

$547$629

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calhoun County	Newton County
Under 5	3.6%	4.4%
5 to 17	14.6%	14.7%
18 to 24	9.9%	8.1%
25 to 34	11.3%	7.8%
35 to 44	10.7%	10.2%
45 to 54	11.9%	11.8%
55 to 64	16.2%	16.0%
65 to 74	11.8%	16.0%
75 and over	9.9%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calhoun County	Newton County
White (non-Hispanic)	72.5%	92.6%
Black or African American	12.2%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.9%
Asian	0.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.4%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calhoun County	Newton County
No high school diploma	13.3%	14.6%
High school graduate	42.6%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calhoun County	Newton County
Drove alone	81.5%	72.9%
Carpooled	14.7%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.1%	15.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calhoun County	Newton County
1-unit, detached	67.6%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	30.6%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Calhoun County	Newton County
Poverty rate	13.3%	13.3%
Average household size	2.85	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	24	33
Median year structure built	1980	1981