2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Newport, AR vs Bristol, TN

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Highlights
- Household income in Bristol, is 29% more than it is in Newport and is 58% below the National Average.
- Newport unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Bristol unemployment rate is 5.4%.
 Newport, ARBristol, TNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth10.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$17,407  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$43,638$69,021
 Family Median Income$39,750  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Newport, ARBristol, TNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K17.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K16.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K4.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Newport, ARBristol, TNUnited States
 Management, business, finance4.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.9%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.9%1.2%
 Education, library5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement6.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance8.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.4%13.1%
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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Reviews for Bristol    5 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to the area from FL, along with many others who are moving to the area from places like TX and the Midwest. Do not be mislead by the reviews. Bristol is very  More

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Update from 2006 - Current is October 2019 - I was born and raised in the Bristol, VA-TN area. Although the crime rate is low compared to many places - the jobs are very  More

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Struggled with keeping a decent job in Brisol. If a medical professional - only a one horse town with no  More

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