COMPARING TWO PLACES
Newark vs Jonesboro
PLACE A
Newark, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Newark is 98% smaller than Jonesboro. Newark earns more, with a median household income $21,920 higher. Jonesboro has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs 9%).
NEWARKJONESBORODIFFERENCE
Total population1,30783,296−98% vs Jonesboro
Population density1,4601,039+421
Population growth9.1%16.8%−7.8 pts
Median age27.733.9−6.2
Male54.5%48.5%+6.1 pts
Female45.5%51.5%−6.1 pts
Foreign-born8.5%4.6%+3.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic62.4%63.0%−0.6 pts
Black0.3%22.7%−22.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino34.7%7.5%+27.2 pts
Asian0.6%1.6%−1.0 pts
Other2.0%5.2%−3.2 pts
Median household income$77,344$55,424+$21,920
Per capita income$36,741$33,544+$3,197
Poverty rate19.5%22.8%−3.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4840.508−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%31.8%−15.7 pts
Graduate degree4.5%13.1%−8.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%6.3%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation66.3%62.0%+4.3 pts
Median home value$137,500$223,200−$85,700
Median gross rent$1,143$956+$187
Owner-occupied76.9%54.3%+22.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.5%8.8%+11.6 pts
Rent-burdened households39.5%49.0%−9.5 pts
Average commute33.318.0+15.3
Worked from home12.3%7.7%+4.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured22.0%8.9%+13.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025