County profile
Newton County, MS
United States · GDP 2024
#2139 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 12% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$699.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,053
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
315
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$40.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
20,960
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$50.5k±$5.2k
Bachelor's degree+
19.3%±3.1%
Poverty rate
24.7%±3.7%
Business applications
275 · 2025
Retail establishments
67
31.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing45%
Retail trade17%
Health care16%
Food & accommodation10%
Agriculture7%
Other services4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
20,960
residents · 2025 · -1.4% since 2020
Income per capita $44.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−282
International migration+77
Natural change−80
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$516.6M2019
$514.6M2020
$576.3M2021
$644.0M2022
$652.5M2023
$699.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$106.3k±$11.6k
Median gross rent
$638/mo±$146/mo
Vacancy rate
15.8%±2.6%
Affordability
2.6× wages
Residential permits
$90.0k
1 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
52.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$842/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 83Hurricane 80Cold wave 74
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1322016
1372017
1432018
1472019
1482020
1542021
1542022
1822023
2272024
1722025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
32023
02024
12025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
6.5 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
0.7 km
MSR
Nearest port
100.2 km
MANNINGTON CORP PORT OF EPES DOCK & SLIP
Nearest commercial airport
35.2 km
KEY FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$40.3k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Newton?
Newton's economy produced $699.4M in 2024, growing 7.2% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.