Sabine County vs. Newton County

	Sabine County (TX)	Newton County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10,589	13,746
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.3%	-4.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	10,838	14,445
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	10,834	14,445
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.9%	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.7%	20.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	30.5%	20.5%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	48.6%
White alone, percent	89.9%	76.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.9%	20.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.9%	3.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	85.6%	73.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,260	1,141
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.1%	1.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	8,323	7,336
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	88.2%	86.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$101,200	$74,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,151	$1,119
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$371	$343
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$600	$682
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	1.5%	2.4%
Households, 2014-2018	4,099	4,978
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.53	2.79
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.4%	95.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.8%	2.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.4%	78.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.1%	62.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.3%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.0%	8.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	18.1%	15.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	21.5%	17.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	38.4%	46.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	36.0%	39.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,899	426
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	65,594	73,313
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,287	$5,163
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.0	40.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,257	$40,950
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,450	$21,144
Persons in poverty, percent	17.6%	22.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	167	125
Total employment, 2017	1,483	903
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	52,142	25,747
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.9%	-8.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	733	642
All firms, 2012	593	579
Men-owned firms, 2012	267	336
Women-owned firms, 2012	227	226
Minority-owned firms, 2012	69	243
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	484	321
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	38	39
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	489	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	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	22.0	15.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	491.39	933.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

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