The population of Newton county is estimated at 14,186. In 2017 there were 129 births and 172 deaths in Newton county. Newton county has 1,503 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 3,083 that are owned free and clear and 890 that are renter occupied.

  The upstanding residents of Newton County filed 4,700 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.0% of all Texas filings and 0.003% of the entire nation. Newton had a combined total federal tax liability of $33,015,000 on earned income of $220,310,000. Other notable statistics from Newton County were 360 unemployment claims which collected a total of $1,849,000 and 590 charitable contributions valued at $3,551,000. 620 filings from Newton County paid a combined total of $1,275,000 in property taxes and 410 filings paid $2,035,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Newton county had 40 religious congregations with an estimated 5,057 members.
8.8% of the Newton population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 12.4% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

About 28% of Newton County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents a decrease from the 2012 election by 2,178 votes.
At $41,736 the median income is 70.5% of the Texas average. An estimated 418 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Newton, the equivalant of around 7.9% of the county population. This represents an increase in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 7.9%.

Top 15 Industries in Newton County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
177	Retail trade
81	Manufacturing
79	Offices of physicians
79	Offices of physicians (except mental health specialists)
68	Gasoline stations
67	Grocery stores
58	Professional, scientific, and technical services
54	Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
50	Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
35	Finance and insurance
27	Accommodation and food services
27	Food services and drinking places
27	Restaurants and other eating places
20	Transportation and warehousing
0	Utilities

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