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Newark - Sulphur Rock, AR

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Overview


Newark - Sulphur Rock is a very small town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 4,555 people and just one neighborhood, Newark - Sulphur Rock is the 78th largest community in Arkansas.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Newark - Sulphur Rock is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.92% of the Newark - Sulphur Rock workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Newark - Sulphur Rock is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Newark - Sulphur Rock who work in sales jobs (15.06%), teaching (7.56%), and office and administrative support (6.79%).

Setting & Lifestyle

As is often the case in a small town, Newark - Sulphur Rock doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

In Newark - Sulphur Rock, just 10.09% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Newark - Sulphur Rock in 2022 was $25,216, which is middle income relative to Arkansas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,864 for a family of four. However, Newark - Sulphur Rock contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Newark - Sulphur Rock home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Newark - Sulphur Rock residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Newark - Sulphur Rock include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Newark - Sulphur Rock is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 93.3% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Romanian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Romanian ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Newark - Sulphur Rock are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 88.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 32.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 84.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 36.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 28.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (24.4%), and 8.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.3% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.6%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Newark - Sulphur Rock, AR, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (11.8%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (9.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (8.6%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (2.8%), along with some French ancestry residents (2.6%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (50.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (81.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (10.8%) and 6.4% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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