COMPARING TWO PLACES
Newton vs DeRidder
PLACE A
Newton, Texas
VS
PLACE B
DeRidder, Louisiana
Newton is 83% smaller than DeRidder. DeRidder earns more, with a median household income $3,629 higher. DeRidder has grown faster since 2000 (-7% vs -34%).
NEWTONDERIDDERDIFFERENCE
Total population1,5959,503−83% vs DeRidder
Population density2931,023−730
Population growth-34.1%-6.9%−27.2 pts
Median age37.237.6−0.4
Male51.8%51.3%+0.5 pts
Female48.2%48.7%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born1.1%2.0%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic67.6%51.7%+15.9 pts
Black22.7%28.1%−5.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.1%6.3%−4.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Other7.7%12.2%−4.5 pts
Median household income$56,172$59,801−$3,629
Per capita income$22,681$30,655−$7,974
Poverty rate25.4%19.1%+6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4140.431−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.7%20.8%−11.0 pts
Graduate degree2.7%7.8%−5.1 pts
Unemployment rate9.7%10.1%−0.4 pts
Labor force participation55.7%57.1%−1.4 pts
Median home value$102,100$156,600−$54,500
Median gross rent$1,032$958+$74
Owner-occupied66.4%66.5%−0.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.1%12.0%+2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households44.9%38.9%+6.0 pts
Average commute41.424.0+17.4
Worked from home6.1%4.9%+1.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured21.5%8.2%+13.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025