Newton County, Texas (TX)

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• • 10,28672.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,91920.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5223.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2201.6%Two or more races
  • 820.6%Asian alone
  • 500.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 380.3%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $156,000

Here:	$156,000
State:	$268,991

Townhouses or other attached units: $117,740

Here:	$117,740
State:	$268,635

Mobile homes: $65,043

Here:	$65,043
State:	$94,014

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 27
• Burglaries: 45
• Thefts: 91
• Auto thefts: 14

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 73
• Thefts: 76
• Auto thefts: 7

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: $1,644 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $727 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Newton County is $402 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $629 a month.

Cities in this county include: Call, Newton, Burkeville, Deweyville, South Toledo Bend.

Neighboring counties: Beauregard Parish, Louisiana , Berrien County, Georgia , Duval County, Florida , Clinch County, Georgia , Lamar County, Mississippi , Liberty County, Florida .

Current college students: 214
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 155 (54.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 232010 or later
• 522000 to 2009
• 311990 to 1999
• 521980 to 1989
• 151970 to 1979
• 27Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 37.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 38.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,925
• One, attached: 71
• Two: 49
• 3 or 4: 13
• 10 to 19: 8
• 20 to 49: 6
• 50 or more: 16
• Mobile homes: 2,251
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 149

Housing units in Newton County with a mortgage: 1,379 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,316

Religion statistics for Newton County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Newton County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Hurricane Laura, Incident Period: August 23, 2020 - August 27, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4572-TX: December 9, 2020, FEMA Id: 4572, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
• Texas Hurricane Harvey, Incident Period: August 23, 2017 - September 15, 2017, FEMA Id: 4332, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 07, 2016 to March 29, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4266: March 19, 2016, FEMA Id: 4266, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: October 22, 2015 to October 31, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4245: November 25, 2015, FEMA Id: 4245, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to October 02, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1791: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1791, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 07, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3290: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3290, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
• 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.28% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($43,232 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.36% relocated from other counties in Texas ($38,747 average AGI)
0.92% relocated from other states ($4,485 average AGI)

Newton County:	0.92%
Texas average:	2.52%

from Jasper County, TX	2.19% ($36,170 average AGI)
from Orange County, TX	1.09% ($48,955)
from Jefferson County, TX	0.65% ($54,769)

7.40% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($39,738 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.43% relocated to other counties in Texas ($34,017 average AGI)
0.97% relocated to other states ($5,721 average AGI)

Newton County:	0.97%
Texas average:	2.32%

to Jasper County, TX	2.04% ($36,561 average AGI)
to Orange County, TX	1.47% ($42,424)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.2

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: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,311 (550 living alone), Female householders: 3,166 (798 living alone)

• 2,704 spouses (2,687 opposite-sex spouses), 182 unmarried partners, (157 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,275 children (3,539 natural, 478 adopted, 276 stepchildren), 456 grandchildren, 258 brothers or sisters, 224 parents, 20 foster children, 183 other relatives, 337 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 166

Size of family households: 1,899 2-persons, 966 3-persons, 760 4-persons, 255 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 60 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,349 1-person, 129 2-persons, 20 3-persons.

1,462 married couples with children.
1,063 single-parent households (295 men, 768 women).

97.5% of residents of Newton speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $79,474,000 ($5,540 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,463,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $33,485,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,978,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $116,000
Federal grants: $23,672,000
Federal procurement contracts: $464,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,759,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $13,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $197,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,630,000

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

Here:	-52 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.97 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Newton County, Texas
• 6732014 or later
• 3242010 to 2013
• 1,1142000 to 2009
• 1,4551990 to 1999
• 1,1951980 to 1989
• 1,0311970 to 1979
• 7151960 to 1969
• 5811950 to 1959
• 2581940 to 1949
• 2541939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Newton County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Newton County, Texas
• 241 room
• 332 rooms
• 3943 rooms
• 9414 rooms
• 1,3515 rooms
• 9536 rooms
• 4527 rooms
• 1998 rooms
• 3029+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newton County, Texas
• 231 room
• 122 rooms
• 1223 rooms
• 2864 rooms
• 2595 rooms
• 896 rooms
• 267 rooms
• 88 rooms
• 09+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Newton County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Newton County, Texas
• 24no bedroom
• 1881 bedroom
• 1,1702 bedrooms
• 2,5433 bedrooms
• 6204 bedrooms
• 505+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newton County, Texas
• 23no bedroom
• 1491 bedroom
• 2772 bedrooms
• 3643 bedrooms
• 204 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Newton County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 207no vehicle
• 1,1411 vehicle
• 1,9172 vehicles
• 9573 vehicles
• 2444 vehicles
• 1555+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Newton County in renter-occupied apartments
• 143no vehicle
• 5071 vehicle
• 1102 vehicles
• 803 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

94.4% of Newton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Texas.

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

• This state: 10,745
• Other state: 3,297
• Northeast: 80
• Midwest: 234
• South: 2,539
• West: 430

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 542
• Number of aged recipients: 69
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 473
• Number of recipients under 18: 86
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 321
• Number of recipients older than 64: 135
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 226
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 263

Businesses in Newton County, TX

• Dairy Queen: 1
• U-Haul: 1