Monroe County vs Newton County

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

Monroe 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 6,681 in Monroe County). Newton County has the higher median household income ($47,395 vs $43,955 in Monroe County). Newton County has the higher median home value ($178,800 vs $82,200 in Monroe County).

Population, income & housing

	Monroe County	Newton County
Population	6,681	7,175
Median age	45.5 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$43,955	$47,395
Median home value	$82,200	$178,800
Median gross rent	$603	$629
Housing units	3,843	4,107
Homeownership rate	65.7%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monroe County	Newton County
Population	7,050 → 6,681 (-5.2%)	7,812 → 7,175 (-8.2%)
Median household income	$38,468 → $43,955 (+14.3%)	$38,082 → $47,395 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$61,400 → $82,200 (+33.9%)	$114,700 → $178,800 (+55.9%)
Median gross rent	$517 → $603 (+16.6%)	$547 → $629 (+15.0%)

Monroe County

Population

7,0506,681

Median household income

$38,468$43,955

Median home value

$61,400$82,200

Median gross rent

$517$603

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)

	Monroe County	Newton County
Under 5	6.2%	4.4%
5 to 17	17.0%	14.7%
18 to 24	6.1%	8.1%
25 to 34	10.3%	7.8%
35 to 44	10.3%	10.2%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.8%
55 to 64	15.8%	16.0%
65 to 74	13.5%	16.0%
75 and over	9.7%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monroe County	Newton County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.3%	92.6%
Black or African American	40.2%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	1.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.5%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monroe County	Newton County
No high school diploma	16.6%	14.6%
High school graduate	40.7%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monroe County	Newton County
Drove alone	83.8%	72.9%
Carpooled	10.6%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	15.7%
Other means	0.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monroe County	Newton County
1-unit, detached	71.4%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	1.7%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Monroe County	Newton County
Poverty rate	22.2%	13.3%
Average household size	2.34	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	1976	1981