Newton County, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Newton County, Texas has a population of 12,093 across 934 square miles, down 2.5 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $576.3 m in 2024, 136 establishments operate here.
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Newton County
How many people live in Newton County
- Population12,093
- Households4,841
- Average household size2.50
- Median household income$42,618
- Median age46.1
- Median gross rent$1,001 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$103,100
- Home value to household income2.4 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher6.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over8,875
- Population under 182,323
- Share under 1819.2 percent
- Population 65 and over2,839
- Share 65 and over23.5 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 646,931
- Civilian labor force5,106
- Unemployment rate8.3 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over52.3 percent
- Rank by population among Texas counties154th of 254
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents2347th
Newton County is the 154th largest of 254 Texas counties by population. A median home costs 2.4 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 23.5 percent against 19.2 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Newton County
Is Newton County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-2.54 percent
- Census 2020 base population12,218
- Births, 2024118
- Deaths, 2024218
- Natural change, 2024-100
- Net domestic migration, 2024-95
- Net international migration, 20240
- Total net migration, 2024-95
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024115
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2649th
The county has lost 2.54 percent of its population since the 2020 census base.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Newton County
Where people moving to Newton County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving348
- People arriving, from those returns715
- Adjusted gross income arriving$16.4 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$47,250
- Largest single originNewton County Non-migrants (3,967 households)
- Largest single destination (3,967 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton County Non-migrants | 3,967 | 8,460 | $220.6 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 115 | 208 | $5.8 m |
| Jasper County | 76 | 192 | $2.6 m |
| Orange County | 64 | 143 | $3.6 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 36 | 77 | $1.6 m |
| Other flows - South | 36 | 77 | $1.6 m |
| Harris County | 33 | 55 | $1.4 m |
| Jefferson County | 24 | 40 | $1.5 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Newton County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Newton County
What the Newton County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$576.3 m
- County GDP, 2023$607.7 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-5.2 percent
- GDP change over five years31.3 percent
- Rank by GDP among Texas counties183rd
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents2309th
- GDP per resident$47,658
Output grew -5.2 percent in the latest year and 31.3 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Newton County
Who employs people in Newton County
- Covered employment, annual average1,257
- Establishments reporting135
- Average annual pay$47,014
- Average weekly wage$904
- Sector 62, employment145
- Sector 62, average annual pay$35,696
- Sector 44-45, employment138
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$21,665
- Sector 11, employment80
- Sector 11, average annual pay$56,221
- Sector 56, employment52
- Sector 56, average annual pay$62,837
- Sector 21, employment51
- Sector 22, employment44
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 62 | 145 | 10 | $35,696 |
| Sector 44-45 | 138 | 19 | $21,665 |
| Sector 11 | 80 | 11 | $56,221 |
| Sector 56 | 52 | 8 | $62,837 |
| Sector 21 | 51 | 5 | $71,896 |
| Sector 22 | 44 | 5 | $132,112 |
| Sector 42 | 24 | 6 | $53,933 |
| Sector 48-49 | 21 | 13 | $67,576 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 145 jobs, 11.5 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job exceeds median household income, which usually means single earner households and a wage base that can carry rent.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Newton County
What businesses operate in Newton County
- Establishments, all industries136
- Employment at those establishments775
- Annual payroll$29.0 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents11.2
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Newton County
How big is Newton County
- Land area934 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Texas counties94th of 254
- Width, east to west22.8 mi
- Height, north to south65.2 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary3
- Residents per square mile of land13
- Establishments per square mile0.15
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Newton County
What hazards affect Newton County
- EPA radon zone predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/LZone 3
- Communities in the NFIP Community Status Book2
- Of those, participating in the NFIP2
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
The EPA places the county in radon zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L.
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001. FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 7(a) approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2020 onward.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- The Building Permits Survey does not carry a 2024 record for this county.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Newton County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Newton County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population12,093
- Households4,841
- Average household size2.50
- Median household income$42,618
- Median age46.1
Common questions
Newton County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Newton County, Texas?
12,093, in 4,841 households, ranking 154th of 254 Texas counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Newton County growing?
The population has fallen 2.54 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 118 births against 218 deaths, with net migration of -95. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Newton County?
$42,618. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $103,100, which is 2.4 times income, and median gross rent is $1,001 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Newton County?
136 establishments, employing 775 people with an annual payroll of $29.0 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Newton County?
Average annual pay is $47,014, or $904 a week, across 1,257 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
What is the radon zone for Newton County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Newton County come from?
The largest single origin is Newton County Non-migrants, with 3,967 households. Arriving households report an average income of $47,250 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Newton County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Newton County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.