Calcasieu Parish County vs. Newton County

	Calcasieu Parish County (LA)	Newton County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	203,112	13,746
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5.4%	-4.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	192,773	14,445
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	192,768	14,445
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.1%	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.9%	20.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.8%	20.5%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	48.6%
White alone, percent	70.3%	76.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	25.7%	20.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	1.4%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.8%	3.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	67.2%	73.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	12,730	1,141
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.8%	1.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	92,047	7,336
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	67.1%	86.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$149,400	$74,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,166	$1,119
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$309	$343
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$813	$682
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.7%	2.4%
Households, 2014-2018	77,295	4,978
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.54	2.79
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.3%	95.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.6%	2.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.3%	78.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.0%	62.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.5%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.9%	8.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.6%	15.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.8%	17.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.5%	46.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.4%	39.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	983,275	426
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,127,100	73,313
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,078	$5,163
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.5	40.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,452	$40,950
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,368	$21,144
Persons in poverty, percent	14.9%	22.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	4,675	125
Total employment, 2017	77,537	903
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,458,909	25,747
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.0%	-8.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	13,708	642
All firms, 2012	14,379	579
Men-owned firms, 2012	7,556	336
Women-owned firms, 2012	5,019	226
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,149	243
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	10,558	321
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,628	39
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	11,917	526
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	12.3%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.1%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	181.2	15.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,063.66	933.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Calcasieu Parish county (LA) and Newton county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.