New Boston vs Red Lick

A side-by-side comparison of New Boston and Red Lick: population, income, housing, and more.

New Boston and Red Lick are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Boston has the higher population (4,593 vs 1,534 in Red Lick). Red Lick has the higher median household income ($136,250 vs $57,344 in New Boston). Red Lick has the higher median home value ($307,000 vs $99,000 in New Boston).

Population, income & housing

	New Boston	Red Lick
Population	4,593	1,534
Median age	37.4 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,344	$136,250
Median home value	$99,000	$307,000
Median gross rent	$746	$1,718
Housing units	2,178	564
Homeownership rate	62.6%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	33.1%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Boston	Red Lick
Population	4,660 → 4,593 (-1.4%)	1,078 → 1,534 (+42.3%)
Median household income	$46,320 → $57,344 (+23.8%)	$77,431 → $136,250 (+76.0%)
Median home value	$92,600 → $99,000 (+6.9%)	$197,300 → $307,000 (+55.6%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $746 (+28.8%)	$572 → $1,718 (+200.3%)

New Boston

Population

4,6604,593

Median household income

$46,320$57,344

Median home value

$92,600$99,000

Median gross rent

$579$746

Red Lick

Population

1,0781,534

Median household income

$77,431$136,250

Median home value

$197,300$307,000

Median gross rent

$572$1,718

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Boston	Red Lick
Under 5	5.4%	7.8%
5 to 17	18.6%	20.1%
18 to 24	12.8%	10.2%
25 to 34	9.1%	6.4%
35 to 44	13.6%	16.3%
45 to 54	13.5%	18.1%
55 to 64	7.1%	7.9%
65 to 74	9.8%	8.0%
75 and over	10.1%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Boston	Red Lick
White (non-Hispanic)	77.8%	82.5%
Black or African American	10.3%	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.3%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Boston	Red Lick
No high school diploma	10.4%	2.1%
High school graduate	33.8%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	46.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Boston	Red Lick
Drove alone	69.7%	91.2%
Carpooled	21.0%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	6.0%
Other means	1.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Boston	Red Lick
1-unit, detached	75.3%	65.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	21.8%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	New Boston	Red Lick
Poverty rate	18.1%	3.5%
Average household size	2.44	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1979	1991