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Newton, TX

2,225 Population
5.4 square miles 408.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±4.8 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Newton County: 45.8 ±0.5
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 35.5 ±0.1

Economics

$22,494 ±$3,746 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Newton County: $25,045 ±$2,113
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $39,446 ±$156
$51,563 ±$15,246 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Newton County: $41,044 † ±$6,691
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $76,292 ±$265

26.7% ±10% (550  ±233) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Newton County: 22.4% † 2,689 (±4% / ±485)
  • nearly double the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,005,417 (±0.2% / ±42,798)

43 minutes ±11.9 (35,615  ±13,359) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Newton County: 37.1 157,895 (±2.9 / ±17,633)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Texas: 26.7 325,128,060 (±0.1 / ±1,129,828)

Families

783 ±130 Number of households
  • Newton County: 4,898 ±246
  • Texas: 10,747,240 ±15,647
2.7 ±0.3 (2,074  ±406) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Newton County: 2.5 12,035 (±0.1 / ±32)
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,034,526

23% ±8.3% (110  ±49) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Newton County: 10.5% † 251 (±4.4% / ±106)
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 5.7% 413,078 (±0.1% / ±6,578)

Housing

938 ±120 Number of housing units
  • Newton County: 6,460 ±23
  • Texas: 11,890,808 ±698

$95,800 ±$19,563 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Newton County: $83,100 † ±$11,579
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Texas: $260,400 ±$738

22.5% ±10.3% (488  ±241.4) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Newton County: 10.7% † 1,288 (±3.2% / ±380.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 14.3% 4,197,721 (±0.1% / ±35,125.8)

Social

91.7% ±3% (1,322  ±225.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Newton County: 84.5% 7,455 (±5.8% / ±518.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 85.7% 16,534,908 (±0.2% / ±41,819.2)
10.5% ±5% (151  ±76.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Newton County: 6.2% † 550 (±1.6% / ±144.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in Texas: 33.1% 6,381,971 (±0.1% / ±26,865.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.4% ±1.7% (31  ±39) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Newton County: 1.5% 178
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Texas: 17.2% 5,095,888

7.3% ±4.4% (123  ±77) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Newton County: 6.7% † 654 (±1.7% / ±168)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 6.4% 1,408,009 (±0.1% / ±11,267)
123 Total veterans ±77 107 Male ±70 16 Female ±23

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