COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sedgwick vs Newton
PLACE A
Sedgwick, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Newton, Texas
Sedgwick is 90% smaller than Newton. Newton earns more, with a median household income $17,144 higher. Sedgwick has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -34%).
SEDGWICKNEWTONDIFFERENCE
Total population1571,595−90% vs Newton
Population density303293+10
Population growth7.2%-34.1%+41.3 pts
Median age29.537.2−7.7
Male63.0%51.8%+11.2 pts
Female37.0%48.2%−11.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.8%67.6%+31.2 pts
Black0.0%22.7%−22.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%2.1%−0.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Other0.0%7.7%−7.7 pts
Median household income$39,028$56,172−$17,144
Per capita income$17,742$22,681−$4,939
Poverty rate46.1%25.4%+20.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3370.414−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%9.7%−1.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Unemployment rate13.9%9.7%+4.2 pts
Labor force participation66.1%55.7%+10.4 pts
Median home value$62,500$102,100−$39,600
Median gross rent$914$1,032−$118
Owner-occupied76.9%66.4%+10.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.7%14.1%+2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households93.3%44.9%+48.4 pts
Average commute24.041.4−17.4
Worked from home0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.4%21.5%−5.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025