Newton County, Texas

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 12,193
Median household income: $41,044
Median home value: $83,100

Home to 12,193 residents, Newton County is one of Texas's counties. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. At $41,044, its median household income sits below Texas's $76,292.

From 2019 to 2023, Newton County's population declined 12.4% from 13,914 to 12,193, while its median household income rose 2.4% from $40,101 to $41,044.

Households average 2.46 people. The median gross rent is $877.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,193
Median age: 45.8 yrs
Median household income: $41,044
Median home value: $83,100
Median gross rent: $877
Housing units: 6,460
Homeownership rate: 81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
Unemployment rate: 10.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,91412,193

Median household income

$40,101$41,044

Median home value

$81,200$83,100

Median gross rent

$699$877

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,914	$40,101	$81,200	$699
2020	13,788	$40,690	$80,700	$681
2021	12,532	$38,116	$81,600	$737
2022	12,333	$38,871	$90,100	$876
2023	12,193	$41,044	$83,100	$877

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	546	4.5%
5 to 17	1,892	15.5%
18 to 24	927	7.6%
25 to 34	1,273	10.4%
35 to 44	1,300	10.7%
45 to 54	1,488	12.2%
55 to 64	1,972	16.2%
65 to 74	1,592	13.1%
75 and over	1,203	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,168	75.2%
Black or African American	2,185	17.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.1%
Asian	84	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	20	0.2%
Some other race	32	0.3%
Two or more races	274	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	415	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.6%

High school graduate49.6%

Some college or associate's28.6%

Bachelor's degree4.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,373	15.6%
High school graduate	4,377	49.6%
Some college or associate's	2,528	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	388	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	162	1.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone86.5%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,896	86.5%
Carpooled	305	6.8%
Public transit	24	0.5%
Walked	32	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	247	5.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	708	16.6%
15 to 29 min	1,126	26.5%
30 to 44 min	1,066	25.0%
45 to 59 min	509	12.0%
60+ min	848	19.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 22.4% (2,689 of 12,006)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,366	68.7%
Nonfamily households	1,532	31.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,898	75.8%
Vacant	1,562	24.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,994	81.5%
Renter-occupied	904	18.5%

1-unit, detached46.1%

1-unit, attached14.6%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units0.1%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other37.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,981	46.1%
1-unit, attached	945	14.6%
2 to 4 units	64	1.0%
5 to 19 units	7	0.1%
20 or more units	23	0.4%
Mobile home & other	2,440	37.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 48351
State: Texas
Land area: 934 sq mi
Water area: 6.05 sq mi
Center point: 30.7867, -93.7392

Cities & places

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