2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Jacksonville, AR vs Newport, AR

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Highlights
- Household income in Newport, is 26% less than it is in Jacksonville and is 103% below the National Average.
- Jacksonville unemployment rate is 7.2%.
- Newport unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Jacksonville, ARNewport, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,605  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$33,948$69,021
 Family Median Income$66,649  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Jacksonville, ARNewport, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock4.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Jacksonville, ARNewport, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock12.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support27.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock22.6%13.1%
Reviews for Jacksonville    2 Reviews

Hello, I was born in Jacksonville, AR, and have lived a majority of my life here, with the exception of moving to Little Rock two times. Jacksonville is a suburb of  More

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Over 19 years ago

Wonderful place to live. Reasonably low cost of  More

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Reviews for Newport    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

While Arkansas prides itself on being the "land of opportunity" there are few luxuries. Long travel times are required to shop or do other recreational things since the  More

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What can I say about Newport? Well it is where I grew up and somewhere I call home. I have been away since November of 2000 and I have been back a few times only to  More

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