COMPARING TWO PLACES
Newton vs Sulphur
PLACE A
Newton, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Sulphur, Oklahoma
Newton is 67% smaller than Sulphur. Sulphur earns more, with a median household income $10,785 higher. Sulphur has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -34%).
NEWTONSULPHURDIFFERENCE
Total population1,5954,878−67% vs Sulphur
Population density293815−522
Population growth-34.1%2.8%−36.9 pts
Median age37.241.9−4.7
Male51.8%50.9%+0.9 pts
Female48.2%49.1%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born1.1%3.7%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic67.6%65.5%+2.1 pts
Black22.7%1.0%+21.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.1%14.1%−12.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%+0.0 pts
Other7.7%19.4%−11.8 pts
Median household income$56,172$66,957−$10,785
Per capita income$22,681$29,875−$7,194
Poverty rate25.4%15.5%+9.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4140.465−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.7%20.0%−10.3 pts
Graduate degree2.7%5.4%−2.6 pts
Unemployment rate9.7%1.5%+8.2 pts
Labor force participation55.7%56.0%−0.3 pts
Median home value$102,100$122,000−$19,900
Median gross rent$1,032$954+$78
Owner-occupied66.4%66.5%−0.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.1%24.6%−10.5 pts
Rent-burdened households44.9%29.9%+15.0 pts
Average commute41.418.3+23.1
Worked from home6.1%3.4%+2.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured21.5%12.2%+9.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025