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Newton Independent School District, TX

7,359 Population
392.5 square miles 18.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.9 ±5.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Newton County: 46.1 ±0.7
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$22,253 ±$2,162 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Newton County: $28,212 ±$2,108
  • about half the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$39,682 ±$7,808 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Newton County: $42,618 † ±$5,785
  • about half the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

19.7% ±4.6% (1,421  ±352) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Newton County: 19% † 2,260 (±4.1% / ±490)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

40.4 minutes ±7.1 (94,395  ±21,842) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Newton County: 37.7 † 158,810 (±4.4 / ±22,447)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,730 ±265 Number of households
  • Newton County: 4,841 ±245
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.3 (7,210  ±592) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Newton County: 2.5 11,944 (±0.1 / ±35)
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

16.3% ±6.4% (231  ±96) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Newton County: 11.4% † 262 (±4.3% / ±98)
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,472 ±236 Number of housing units
  • Newton County: 6,492 ±21
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$88,200 ±$19,183 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Newton County: $103,100 † ±$14,662
  • about one-third of the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.4% ±4.6% (1,043  ±340.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Newton County: 10.7% † 1,269 (±3.2% / ±377.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

87.3% ±4.6% (4,481  ±444.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Newton County: 85.4% 7,582 (±5.7% / ±518)
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
7% ±2.3% (360  ±123.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Newton County: 6.8% † 604 (±1.7% / ±152)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Texas: 33.8% 6,669,107 (±0.1% / ±27,455.2)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

1.6% ±0.9% (121  ±69) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Newton County: 1.4% 168
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.5% ±2.1% (319  ±122) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Newton County: 6.6% † 643 (±1.9% / ±187)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
319 Total veterans ±122 269 Male ±106 50 Female ±57

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