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39345

Newton, MS · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
5,870
Median household income
$40,105
People below poverty
33.1%
Median home value
$89,200

Income

The median income of households in 39345 was $40,105. An estimated 7.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 39345 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.1
$10,000 to $14,999 7.9
$15,000 to $24,999 15.1
$25,000 to $34,999 11.5
$35,000 to $49,999 20.3
$50,000 to $74,999 12
$75,000 to $99,999 7.7
$100,000 to $149,999 14.6
$150,000 to $199,999 1.3
$200,000 or more 2.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 39345 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 43467
Female 40027

An estimated 55.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 47.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 33.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,529. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 39345 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 55.6
Social Security 47.7
Retirement income 33.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 14.5
Cash public assistance income 0.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 33.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 51.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 33.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 39345 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 33.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 51.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 33.4

In 2020-2024, 15.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 55% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 14.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 60.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 39345 in 2020-2024, 93.9% had health insurance coverage and 6.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 49.3% and public coverage was 59.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.5%.


In 2020-2024, 39345 had a total population of 5,870 - 3,215 (54.8%) females and 2,655 (45.2%) males. The median age was 41 years. An estimated 23.2% of the population was under 18 years, 28.9% was 19 to 44 years, 22.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 22.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 39345 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 288 223
5 to 9 82 302
10 to 14 155 143
15 to 19 170 161
20 to 24 313 258
25 to 29 57 110
30 to 34 244 147
35 to 39 89 157
40 to 44 42 282
45 to 49 63 88
50 to 54 188 266
55 to 59 158 145
60 to 64 203 196
65 to 69 192 217
70 to 74 187 219
75 to 79 59 86
80 to 84 95 110
85 and over 70 105

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 32.7% were White; 65.4% were Black or African American; 13.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 21.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 0.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.9% of the people in 39345 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 32.7% of the people in 39345 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,281 households in 39345. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Married-couple households made up 36.7% of the households in 39345 while cohabiting couple households made up 2.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 40.7% of all households, while 20.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 20.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 38.5% of all households.

In 39345, 27% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 40.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 39345 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 36.7
Cohabiting Couples 2.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
40.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 43.7% of males and 35% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 39.2 31.7
Now married, except separated 43.7 35
Separated 4.5 7
Widowed 7 15
Divorced 5.6 11.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 39345, 227 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 66.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 100% of the people living in 39345 were U.S. natives. 87.2% of the 39345 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0% of 39345 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. NaN% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated NaN % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 39345 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 39345.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 39345 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America NaN
Asia NaN
Europe NaN
Africa NaN
Northern America NaN
Oceania NaN

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Language

Among people at least five years old living in 39345 in 2020-2024, 0.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.5% of people at least five years old; 0.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 39345 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.5
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 39345 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 39345 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.4
Different house, same county 0.6
Different county, same state 6.6
Different state 0.7
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 85.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 18.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 14.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 39345 was 1,219 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,020. College or graduate school enrollment was 199.

Educational Attainment of People in 39345 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 14.4
High school diploma or equivalency 37
Some college, no degree 23
Associate's degree 7.4
Bachelor's degree 8.6
Graduate or professional degree 9.6

Disability

In 39345, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 32.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 13.2% of people under 18 years old, to 31.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 58.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 39345, 38.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 57.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,417 77.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 314 17.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 89 4.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 39345 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 39345 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.8
Construction 4.3
Manufacturing 32.3
Wholesale trade 5.6
Retail trade 13
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.1
Information 0.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 0
Other Services, except public administration 2.4
Public administration 10.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 39345 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 468 25.7
Service occupations 119 6.5
Sales and office occupations 370 20.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 259 14.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 604 33.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 88.7% of 39345 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 39345 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 88.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.5
Other means 0.4
Worked from home 3.6

In 2020-2024, 39345 had a total of 2,749 housing units. Of these housing units, 63.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 9.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 26.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 39345 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 63.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 9.2
Mobile homes 26.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.8

8.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 39345 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 69.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 39345 had 2,281 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 468 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 70% while renters occupied 30%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.37 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.82.

2.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 14.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.8% and another 23.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 39345:

House Heating Fuel Used in 39345 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 24.8
Electricity 73.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 1.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 39345 was $89,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 28 % had a mortgage. 72% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $944 and for owners without a mortgage it was $364.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 39345 was $524. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.