COMPARING TWO PLACES
Newton vs Smithfield
PLACE A
Newton, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Smithfield, Pennsylvania
Newton is 101% larger than Smithfield. Smithfield earns more, with a median household income $5,859 higher. Smithfield has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -34%).
NEWTONSMITHFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population1,595793+101% vs Smithfield
Population density2931,108−815
Population growth-34.1%-5.0%−29.1 pts
Median age37.242.5−5.3
Male51.8%46.2%+5.6 pts
Female48.2%53.8%−5.6 pts
Foreign-born1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic67.6%94.6%−27.0 pts
Black22.7%0.0%+22.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.1%0.1%+2.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%+0.0 pts
Other7.7%5.3%+2.3 pts
Median household income$56,172$62,031−$5,859
Per capita income$22,681$33,773−$11,092
Poverty rate25.4%13.5%+11.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4140.402+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.7%23.2%−13.5 pts
Graduate degree2.7%3.3%−0.6 pts
Unemployment rate9.7%8.5%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation55.7%61.3%−5.6 pts
Median home value$102,100$173,200−$71,100
Median gross rent$1,032$950+$82
Owner-occupied66.4%72.5%−6.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.1%5.7%+8.4 pts
Rent-burdened households44.9%60.7%−15.7 pts
Average commute41.431.2+10.2
Worked from home6.1%11.0%−4.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured21.5%2.5%+19.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025