New London vs Overton

A side-by-side comparison of New London and Overton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Overton has the higher population (2,633 vs 1,198 in New London). Overton has the higher median household income ($76,384 vs $50,909 in New London). New London has the higher median home value ($169,400 vs $114,100 in Overton).

Population, income & housing

	New London	Overton
Population	1,198	2,633
Median age	51.5 yrs	31.7 yrs
Median household income	$50,909	$76,384
Median home value	$169,400	$114,100
Median gross rent	$581	$833
Housing units	507	990
Homeownership rate	93.3%	66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New London	Overton
Population	1,181 → 1,198 (+1.4%)	2,896 → 2,633 (-9.1%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $50,909 (-0.7%)	$46,731 → $76,384 (+63.5%)
Median home value	$120,000 → $169,400 (+41.2%)	$87,800 → $114,100 (+30.0%)
Median gross rent	$821 → $581 (-29.2%)	$781 → $833 (+6.7%)

New London

Population

1,1811,198

Median household income

$51,250$50,909

Median home value

$120,000$169,400

Median gross rent

$821$581

Overton

Population

2,8962,633

Median household income

$46,731$76,384

Median home value

$87,800$114,100

Median gross rent

$781$833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New London	Overton
Under 5	5.8%	9.2%
5 to 17	14.9%	15.8%
18 to 24	5.0%	12.1%
25 to 34	6.6%	19.2%
35 to 44	10.9%	9.8%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.3%
55 to 64	12.7%	10.9%
65 to 74	9.1%	8.4%
75 and over	24.1%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New London	Overton
White (non-Hispanic)	82.3%	60.0%
Black or African American	3.0%	11.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.1%	0.6%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.4%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New London	Overton
No high school diploma	14.2%	12.4%
High school graduate	35.8%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New London	Overton
Drove alone	94.7%	74.9%
Carpooled	2.2%	12.0%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New London	Overton
1-unit, detached	82.4%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	12.8%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	New London	Overton
Poverty rate	10.3%	13.0%
Average household size	2.63	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	33	27
Median year structure built	1968	1966