About Newark

Newark is a very small town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 2,096 people and just one neighborhood, Newark is the 152nd largest community in Arkansas.

Newark is a blue-collar town, with 47.5% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Newark is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Newark who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.40%), sales jobs (8.60%), and teaching (5.81%).

Newark is a very car-oriented town. 97.91% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Newark is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Newark has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Being a small town, Newark does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Newark Information and Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Newark is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 10.50% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Newark in 2000 was $15,617, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $62,468 for a family of four.

The people who call Newark home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Newark is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Newark include Irish, English, and German.

The most common language spoken in Newark is English.