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Newton County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Newton County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Newton County is a small, rural East Texas county of 12,193 residents with a heavily goods-producing economic base, where GDP per capita of $38,289 sits above median household income of $42,618, suggesting output concentrated in capital- or resource-intensive industries rather than broad wage employment. The labor force is constrained, with only 51.5% participation, a 10.5% unemployment rate, a 22.4% poverty rate, and just 6.2% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. The county has shed 13.3% of its population over five years, homeownership stands at 82.9% against a median home value of $83,100, and the average commute of 37.7 minutes points to workers traveling outside the county for a significant share of employment.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

12,193

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$42,618

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-13.3% since 2018

Newton County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,019 (74.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,097 (17.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races363 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race348 (2.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone111 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone86 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish108
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)99
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)49
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island37
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)20

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

643

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$38,289

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$25,045

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

10.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance952
  2. 2.Construction (Group)688
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)605
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)423
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services414

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,207
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations965
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations950
  4. 4.Service Occupations939
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations623

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.82×)208
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.93×)618
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.30×)596
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.22×)266
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.08×)291

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$83,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$877/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999466 (11.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999401 (10.0%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999330 (8.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999249 (6.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999225 (5.6%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999211 (5.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

6.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$30,703

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

37.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,810 (84.1%)
  • Worked At Home321 (7.1%)
  • Carpooled291 (6.4%)
  • Walked84 (1.9%)
  • Public Transit23 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.