Newton County vs Woodruff County

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

Newton County and Woodruff 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 6,157 in Woodruff County). Woodruff County has the higher median household income ($49,982 vs $47,395 in Newton County). Newton County has the higher median home value ($178,800 vs $96,800 in Woodruff County).

Population, income & housing

	Newton County	Woodruff County
Population	7,175	6,157
Median age	48.9 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$47,395	$49,982
Median home value	$178,800	$96,800
Median gross rent	$629	$595
Housing units	4,107	3,272
Homeownership rate	72.4%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newton County	Woodruff County
Population	7,812 → 7,175 (-8.2%)	6,533 → 6,157 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$38,082 → $47,395 (+24.5%)	$32,845 → $49,982 (+52.2%)
Median home value	$114,700 → $178,800 (+55.9%)	$66,400 → $96,800 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$547 → $629 (+15.0%)	$504 → $595 (+18.1%)

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

Woodruff County

Population

6,5336,157

Median household income

$32,845$49,982

Median home value

$66,400$96,800

Median gross rent

$504$595

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newton County	Woodruff County
Under 5	4.4%	6.0%
5 to 17	14.7%	15.7%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.6%
25 to 34	7.8%	9.0%
35 to 44	10.2%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.7%
55 to 64	16.0%	13.7%
65 to 74	16.0%	14.7%
75 and over	11.1%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newton County	Woodruff County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	69.5%
Black or African American	0.2%	27.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.4%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newton County	Woodruff County
No high school diploma	14.6%	17.1%
High school graduate	38.5%	46.2%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newton County	Woodruff County
Drove alone	72.9%	87.7%
Carpooled	8.4%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	15.7%	1.9%
Other means	0.5%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newton County	Woodruff County
1-unit, detached	81.2%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Newton County	Woodruff County
Poverty rate	13.3%	22.8%
Average household size	2.33	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	33	21
Median year structure built	1981	1978