Newton County vs. Orange County

	Newton County (TX)	Orange County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13,746	83,572
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.8%	2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	14,445	81,837
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	14,445	81,837
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.0%	6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.2%	24.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.5%	16.1%
Female persons, percent	48.6%	50.4%
White alone, percent	76.3%	87.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	20.3%	8.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	1.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.7%	8.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	73.0%	80.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,141	5,549
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.6%	3.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,336	37,735
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	86.4%	76.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$74,600	$107,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,119	$1,287
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$343	$418
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$682	$815
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.4%	9.1%
Households, 2014-2018	4,978	31,989
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.79	2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	95.1%	84.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.8%	5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.9%	86.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	62.7%	76.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.7%	88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	8.9%	15.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	15.2%	12.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.5%	15.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.1%	59.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.9%	52.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	426	101,246
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	73,313	909,643
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,163	$10,963
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	40.3	23.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,950	$55,700
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,144	$28,826
Persons in poverty, percent	22.3%	13.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	125	1,316
Total employment, 2017	903	18,953
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	25,747	968,723
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-8.2%	-1.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	642	4,815
All firms, 2012	579	4,881
Men-owned firms, 2012	336	2,487
Women-owned firms, 2012	226	1,690
Minority-owned firms, 2012	243	955
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	321	3,615
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	39	526
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	526	4,122
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	6.1%
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	0.0%	26.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	15.5	245.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	933.68	333.67

Source: United States Census Bureau

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