COMPARING TWO PLACES
Newton vs Lumberton
PLACE A
Newton, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Lumberton, Texas
Newton is 89% smaller than Lumberton. Lumberton earns more, with a median household income $51,451 higher. Lumberton has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -34%).
NEWTONLUMBERTONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,59514,123−89% vs Lumberton
Population density2931,053−760
Population growth-34.1%13.5%−47.6 pts
Median age37.242.8−5.6
Male51.8%49.7%+2.1 pts
Female48.2%50.3%−2.1 pts
Foreign-born1.1%3.2%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic67.6%89.0%−21.4 pts
Black22.7%0.1%+22.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.1%7.4%−5.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.0 pts
Other7.7%2.5%+5.1 pts
Median household income$56,172$107,623−$51,451
Per capita income$22,681$50,801−$28,120
Poverty rate25.4%3.7%+21.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4140.371+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.7%26.8%−17.1 pts
Graduate degree2.7%7.9%−5.2 pts
Unemployment rate9.7%2.5%+7.2 pts
Labor force participation55.7%61.8%−6.1 pts
Median home value$102,100$291,900−$189,800
Median gross rent$1,032$1,067−$35
Owner-occupied66.4%85.5%−19.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.1%5.9%+8.3 pts
Rent-burdened households44.9%28.3%+16.6 pts
Average commute41.427.1+14.3
Worked from home6.1%7.0%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured21.5%11.9%+9.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025