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BG 3, Tract 501, Newton, MS

1,664 Population
66.4 square miles 25.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.3 ±14.1 Median age
  • about double the figure in Decatur: 21.7 ±0.9
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Newton County: 38.6 ±0.8
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mississippi: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$31,084 ±$5,324 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Decatur: $21,673 † ±$3,409
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Newton County: $28,694 † ±$3,196
  • about the same as the amount in Mississippi: $31,549 ±$274
$54,040 ±$8,512 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Decatur: $50,128 † ±$7,207
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Newton County: $50,540 † ±$5,200
  • a little less than the amount in Mississippi: $56,447 ±$539

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Families

673 ±189 Number of households
  • Decatur: 540 † ±124
  • Newton County: 7,713 ±243
  • Mississippi: 1,145,431 ±4,267
2.5 ±0.2 (1,664  ±485) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Decatur: 2.4 † 1,283 (±0.8 / ±288)
  • a little less than the figure in Newton County: 2.6 20,229 (±0.1 / ±26)
  • about the same as the figure in Mississippi: 2.5 2,856,122

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Housing

701 ±189 Number of housing units
  • Decatur: 661 † ±141
  • Newton County: 9,160 ±30
  • Mississippi: 1,341,114 ±478

$150,700 ±$90,222 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Decatur: $128,900 † ±$37,850
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Newton County: $106,300 † ±$11,640
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Mississippi: $169,800 ±$1,198

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Social

89.7% ±33% (1,011  ±247.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Decatur: 81% 686 (±3.4% / ±148.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Newton County: 85.8% 11,690 (±5.2% / ±740)
  • a little higher than the rate in Mississippi: 87.2% 1,718,821 (±0.5% / ±10,654.3)
40.8% ±11.8% (460  ±183.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • nearly double the rate in Decatur: 21.3% † 180 (±8% / ±78.1)
  • more than double the rate in Newton County: 19.3% † 2,634 (±2.8% / ±388.5)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Mississippi: 25.1% 495,720 (±0.3% / ±5,925)

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8.8% ±4.4% (113  ±65) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Decatur: 3.8% † 61 (±3.2% / ±52)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Newton County: 6.7% † 1,057 (±1.3% / ±212)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Mississippi: 6.8% 151,757 (±0.2% / ±3,402)
113 Total veterans ±65 94 Male ±60 19 Female ±22

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