Newton County vs. Sabine Parish County

	Newton County (TX)	Sabine Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13,746	24,032
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.8%	-0.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	14,445	24,233
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	14,445	24,233
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.0%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.2%	23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.5%	20.7%
Female persons, percent	48.6%	50.6%
White alone, percent	76.3%	69.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	20.3%	16.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	9.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.7%	4.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	73.0%	67.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,141	1,653
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.6%	1.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,336	15,198
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	86.4%	68.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$74,600	$92,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,119	$996
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$343	$283
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$682	$572
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.4%	5.1%
Households, 2014-2018	4,978	9,185
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.79	2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	95.1%	90.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.8%	2.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.9%	69.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	62.7%	54.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.7%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	8.9%	13.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	15.2%	9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.5%	12.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.1%	47.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.9%	37.8%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	73,313	217,198
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,163	$8,929
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	40.3	33.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,950	$39,465
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,144	$22,637
Persons in poverty, percent	22.3%	23.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	125	480
Total employment, 2017	903	5,043
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	25,747	180,394
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-8.2%	8.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	642	1,427
All firms, 2012	579	1,457
Men-owned firms, 2012	336	776
Women-owned firms, 2012	226	462
Minority-owned firms, 2012	243	341
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	321	1,067
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	39	168
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	526	1,212
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.8%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	15.5	28.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	933.68	866.66

Source: United States Census Bureau

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