Newton, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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36%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

40%

Household income NAT. AVG.

9%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Newton	Texas	National
Income per capita	$19,133	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$33,077	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$54,375	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$17,868	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$31,000	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$17,214	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.1%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	30.6%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Newton is 36% lower than the national average
The median household income in Newton is 40% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Newton is 9% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Newton is 103% higher than the national average

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$22,049 $33,077 $66,154

City

$36,481 $54,727 $109,454

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Newton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	29.3%	29.3%
Manufacturing sector	16.6%	16.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	6.1%	6.1%
Public administration	6.3%	6.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	13.4%	13.4%
Education, health & social services	6.1%	6.1%
Other	22.2%	22.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Jasper, TX	7,556	$31,928	42.3%
Kirbyville, TX	2,519	$23,737	57.1%
Merryville, LA	1,214	$22,500	59.3%
Newton, TX	2,249	$33,077	40.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dakota City, NE	2,249	$73,456	32.8%
Mount Union, PA	2,249	$34,915	36.9%
South Sumter, SC	2,249	$35,000	36.7%
Inkerman, NB	2,249	n/a
Cordova, AK	2,248	$91,442	65.3%
Newton, TX	2,249	$33,077	40.2%

Source: The Newton, TX employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).