Newton County, Mississippi (MS)

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• • 12,84859.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,59830.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,1745.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 4212.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2181.0%Two or more races
  • 1380.6%Some other race alone
  • 1150.5%Asian alone

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $880 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $524 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Newton County is $420 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $632 a month.

Cities in this county include: Newton, Union, Decatur, Conehatta, Hickory, Chunky.

Neighboring counties: Clarke County , Copiah County , Crenshaw County, Alabama , Hampton County, South Carolina , Effingham County, Georgia , Scott County , Twiggs County, Georgia .

Current college students: 1,443
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 234 (58.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 192010 or later
• 1502000 to 2009
• 61990 to 1999
• 241980 to 1989
• 391970 to 1979
• 17Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,539
• One, attached: 58
• Two: 218
• 3 or 4: 197
• 5 to 9: 120
• 10 to 19: 63
• 20 to 49: 46
• 50 or more: 19
• Mobile homes: 2,279
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in Newton County with a mortgage: 2,430 (49 second mortgage, 43 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,675

Religion statistics for Newton County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Newton County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Mississippi Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4528, Natural disaster type: Other
• Mississippi Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: October 26, 2019, FEMA Id: 4470, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornado, Incident Period: December 27, 2018 - December 28, 2018, FEMA Id: 4415, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2014 to May 03, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4175: April 30, 2014, FEMA Id: 4175, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Mississippi Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 11, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4081: August 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 4081, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1972: April 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 1972, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Mississippi Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1604: August 29, 2005, FEMA Id: 1604, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Hurricane Dennis, Incident Period: July 10, 2005 to July 15, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1594: July 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 1594, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: April 06, 2003 to April 25, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1459: April 24, 2003, FEMA Id: 1459, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Mississippi High Winds, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Incident Period: November 21, 1992 to November 22, 1992, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-968: November 25, 1992, FEMA Id: 968, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
• 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.42% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($37,382 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.60% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($30,686 average AGI)
0.82% relocated from other states ($6,693 average AGI)

Newton County:	0.82%
Mississippi average:	2.61%

from Scott County, MS	1.00% ($29,446 average AGI)
from Lauderdale County, MS	0.91% ($32,239)
from Neshoba County, MS	0.81% ($38,717)
from Leake County, MS	0.31% ($31,696)
from Rankin County, MS	0.28% ($69,952)

5.65% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($37,902 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.46% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($29,310 average AGI)
1.19% relocated to other states ($8,589 average AGI)

Newton County:	1.19%
Mississippi average:	2.94%

to Scott County, MS	0.96% ($28,831 average AGI)
to Neshoba County, MS	0.82% ($41,951)
to Lauderdale County, MS	0.77% ($37,053)
to Jasper County, MS	0.30% ($39,045)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Newton County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,888 (871 living alone), Female householders: 4,117 (1,398 living alone)

• 3,948 spouses (3,940 opposite-sex spouses), 332 unmarried partners, (332 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,373 children (5,818 natural, 185 adopted, 364 stepchildren), 778 grandchildren, 86 brothers or sisters, 288 parents, 22 foster children, 395 other relatives, 348 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 669

Size of family households: 2,440 2-persons, 1,067 3-persons, 1,243 4-persons, 684 5-persons, 156 6-persons, 134 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,272 1-person, 139 2-persons, 9 3-persons.

2,638 married couples with children.
1,871 single-parent households (416 men, 1,455 women).

95.6% of residents of Newton speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English well).
2.2% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $162,828,000 ($7,346 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,009,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $69,371,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $45,536,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,119,000
Federal grants: $34,294,000
Federal procurement contracts: $847,000 ($2,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,662,000 ($7,095,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,183,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,232,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,383,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-1 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.41 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Newton County, Mississippi
• 2682014 or later
• 3432010 to 2013
• 1,5522000 to 2009
• 1,4611990 to 1999
• 1,5041980 to 1989
• 1,5481970 to 1979
• 9931960 to 1969
• 9441950 to 1959
• 3591940 to 1949
• 5851939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Newton County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Newton County, Mississippi
• 121 room
• 312 rooms
• 1733 rooms
• 6334 rooms
• 1,5055 rooms
• 1,4256 rooms
• 8977 rooms
• 7678 rooms
• 6219+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newton County, Mississippi
• 1331 room
• 222 rooms
• 1843 rooms
• 4034 rooms
• 5625 rooms
• 2346 rooms
• 1737 rooms
• 988 rooms
• 919+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Newton County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Newton County, Mississippi
• 11no bedroom
• 931 bedroom
• 8652 bedrooms
• 3,7613 bedrooms
• 1,2124 bedrooms
• 1555+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newton County, Mississippi
• 131no bedroom
• 1891 bedroom
• 6162 bedrooms
• 7193 bedrooms
• 2014 bedrooms
• 175+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Newton County, Mississippi in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Newton County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 231no vehicle
• 1,4771 vehicle
• 2,2992 vehicles
• 1,4513 vehicles
• 4724 vehicles
• 1815+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Newton County in renter-occupied apartments
• 218no vehicle
• 7591 vehicle
• 6082 vehicles
• 1633 vehicles
• 694 vehicles
• 445+ vehicles

91.5% of Newton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Mississippi.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 18,000
• Other state: 3,000
• Northeast: 178
• Midwest: 869
• South: 1,839
• West: 95

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 929
• Number of aged recipients: 139
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 790
• Number of recipients under 18: 163
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 475
• Number of recipients older than 64: 291
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 457
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 357