Newton County, Texas

Newton County has a population of 12,093 and has shrunk 2.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $103,100, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $42,618.

Home price
$103,100
Income
$42,618
Population
12,093
Unemployment
8.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$103,100county
Median gross rent$1,001county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198033.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile36.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant25.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use9.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$778county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$42,618county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate19.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home7.1%county
Unemployment rate8.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force50.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.9%county
Share of workers employed by government19.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.3%county
Economic output per resident$47,658county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.82%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time37.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service50 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport90791county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station45 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.9%county
Traffic deaths91.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher6.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.4%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment1750county
Students per full-time teacher10.7county
Free lunch eligible70.0%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution47 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians8county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance19.2%county
Frequent mental distress20.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity37.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population12,093county
Land area in square miles934county
People per square mile of land13.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store6.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age46.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.5%county
Share of households that are one person30.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.4%county
Second languages3.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents336county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in294county
Households that moved away317county
Average income of arriving households$52,340county
Average income of departing households$47,849county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes17(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year210,217(statewide)
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature68.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation51.3 incounty
Annual snowfall1.0 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.55 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F101 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing22 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 9acounty
Frost-free days269 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 25county
Average first fall frostNov 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$140county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.1¢county
Household electricity use1,084 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity83.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas6.1%county
Homes heated by propane8.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband91.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk29.1county
Coastal flood risk38.2county
Drought risk30.4county
Landslide risk25.8county
Hail risk23.7county
Earthquake risk26.6county
Tornado risk45.5county
Tropical cyclone risk82.4county
Extreme heat risk47.8county
Winter weather risk24.0county
Strong wind risk19.5county
Wildfire risk75.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Newton County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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