Vernon Parish County vs. Newton County

	Vernon Parish County (LA)	Newton County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	48,860	13,746
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.6%	-4.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	52,334	14,445
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	52,334	14,445
Persons under 5 years, percent	8.1%	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.8%	20.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.2%	20.5%
Female persons, percent	46.7%	48.6%
White alone, percent	77.7%	76.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	14.6%	20.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.6%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	2.1%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	3.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	9.4%	3.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	70.0%	73.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	6,078	1,141
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.1%	1.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	22,338	7,336
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	52.7%	86.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$118,900	$74,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,079	$1,119
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$268	$343
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$961	$682
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	22.6%	2.4%
Households, 2014-2018	17,801	4,978
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.74	2.79
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	78.3%	95.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.8%	2.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.1%	78.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.2%	62.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.2%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.8%	8.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.1%	15.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.3%	17.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.0%	46.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.0%	39.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	58,797	426
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	426,706	73,313
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,921	$5,163
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.4	40.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$47,772	$40,950
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,763	$21,144
Persons in poverty, percent	17.5%	22.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	696	125
Total employment, 2017	7,632	903
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	257,587	25,747
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-4.0%	-8.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,221	642
All firms, 2012	2,743	579
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,349	336
Women-owned firms, 2012	829	226
Minority-owned firms, 2012	458	243
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,115	321
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	387	39
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,168	526
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	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	34.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	39.4	15.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,327.91	933.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

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