Town · Alabama

Newville, Alabama

Newville, town, in Henry County, Alabama. Newville had 566 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 4.2% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 544 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 515 (±142). GEOID 0154600.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

566

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 544 · ACS 2020-2024: 515 ±142

Median household income

$41,250

±$29,938 (90% margin)
Alabama: $63,999

Median home value

$107,800

±$12,765 (90% margin)
Alabama: $209,900

Median gross rent

$875

±$259 (90% margin)
Alabama: $1,007

Where is Newville and what county is it in?

Newville is a town in Henry County, Alabama. It covers 4.0 square miles of land, 135 residents per square mile in 2020.

Newville is in the Dothan, AL metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 3 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Newville (marked with a dot) in Henry County, Alabama. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Newville, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 566 people lived in Newville on July 1, 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than Alabama (+3.3%). The 2020 Census counted 544 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 515 (±142).

  • July 2020→2021 +3 (546)
  • 2021→2022 +4 (550)
  • 2022→2023 +7 (557)
  • 2023→2024 +9 (566)
  • 2024→2025 +0 (566)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure NewvilleHenry CountyAlabama Change since 2015-2019
Total population 515 ±142 17,647 5,086,768 no clear change
Households 218 ±52 7,062 1,997,247 no clear change
Average household size 2.36 ±0.48 2.47 2.48 no clear change
Housing units 315 ±64 9,215 2,337,265 no clear change

Newville's population since 2000

From 553 in 2000 to 566 in 2025: up 2.4%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Newville as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 553
  • 2005 (estimate) 548
  • 2010 Census 539
  • 2015 (estimate) 517
  • 2020 Census 544
  • 2025 (estimate) 566

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Newville?

The median resident of Newville is 51.2 years old; 15.3% are under 18 and 29.9% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 58.4%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 35.7%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure NewvilleHenry CountyAlabama Change since 2015-2019
Median age 51.2 ±9.8 44.8 39.3 no clear change
Under 18 years 15.3% ±6.6 pts 20.4% 22.2% –
65 years and over 29.9% ±9.4 pts 23.8% 17.8% –
Male 41.0% ±6.9 pts 48.0% 48.6% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9% ±3.7 pts 2.2% 5.6% –
White alone, not Hispanic 58.4% ±13.5 pts 70.2% 63.4% no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 35.7% ±12.8 pts 24.8% 25.6% no clear change
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±7.5 pts 0.2% 1.4% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±7.5 pts 0.2% 0.3% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±7.5 pts 0.0% 0.0% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 2.9% ±2.5 pts 2.4% 3.3% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±7.5 pts 0.0% 0.4% –
Born outside the United States 0.4% ±0.6 pts 0.9% 4.0% –
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 1.4% ±2.0 pts 1.7% 6.0% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 7.3% ±4.6 pts 8.5% 7.7% –
With a disability 29.5% ±8.3 pts 22.7% 16.5% –
No health insurance coverage 7.6% ±5.1 pts 9.1% 9.2% –
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 89.9% ±6.4 pts 83.6% 88.6% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 16.9% ±8.0 pts 21.8% 28.4% no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 6.3% ±4.5 pts 8.6% 11.1% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 90.0% ±5.6 pts 92.9% 88.3% –
Moved from another state in the past year 5.3% ±3.5 pts 2.1% 2.4% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Newville earn?

Newville's median household income is published as $41,250 with a margin of ±$29,938, too wide to rely on.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure NewvilleHenry CountyAlabama Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $41,250 ±$29,938 $59,931 $63,999 –
Mean household income $66,565 ±$24,001 $80,432 $88,898 –
Per capita income $30,450 ±$10,799 $33,264 $36,087 no clear change
People below the poverty line 28.0% ±12.2 pts 18.3% 15.6% no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line 43.0% ±28.9 pts 21.1% 21.3% –
Households receiving SNAP 14.7% ±8.8 pts 14.1% 13.7% –
Households with a computer 88.5% ±7.8 pts 87.9% 93.7% –
Households with a broadband subscription 71.6% ±12.1 pts 82.5% 87.5% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Newville?

Owners occupy 81.2% of Newville's occupied homes and renters 18.8%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $107,800 by its owner (±$12,765). The median renter pays $875 a month including utilities, and 70.0% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure NewvilleHenry CountyAlabama Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $107,800 ±$12,765 $161,000 $209,900 no clear change
Median gross rent $875 ±$259 $769 $1,007 no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 70.0% ±28.9 pts 32.7% 39.9% –
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $970 ±$398 $1,230 $1,433 –
Owner-occupied homes 81.2% ±10.9 pts 79.5% 70.2% no clear change
Renter-occupied homes 18.8% ±10.9 pts 20.5% 29.8% –
Housing units 315 ±64 9,215 2,337,265 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 3.8% ±4.3 pts 2.1% 1.1% –
Rental vacancy rate 21.2% ±22.2 pts 7.2% 7.2% –
Single-family detached homes 76.8% ±10.3 pts 72.9% 69.1% –
Mobile homes 22.2% ±10.0 pts 21.7% 12.3% –
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±11.9 pts 2.8% 2.3% –
Built 2010 to 2019 6.0% ±4.6 pts 7.3% 10.9% –
Built 1939 or earlier 9.8% ±7.3 pts 4.9% 4.9% –
Households with no vehicle 1.4% ±2.3 pts 7.5% 5.4% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Newville building?

Builders took permits for 0 new housing units in Newville in 2025 (0 in single-family houses), 0.0 per 1,000 residents against 3.7 across Alabama.

  • 2019 0 units
  • 2020 0 units
  • 2021 0 units
  • 2022 0 units
  • 2023 0 units
  • 2024 1 units
  • 2025 0 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Newville work and get to work?

83.3% of Newville's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 25.0 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure NewvilleHenry CountyAlabama Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 44.9% ±9.7 pts 55.1% 58.3% –
Unemployment rate 1.5% ±3.0 pts 3.6% 4.7% –
Drove alone to work 83.3% ±10.5 pts 86.6% 80.6% –
Carpooled 7.5% ±7.1 pts 7.5% 8.0% –
Public transportation 0.0% ±19.2 pts 0.1% 0.3% –
Walked 4.3% ±4.8 pts 0.1% 1.1% –
Worked from home 4.8% ±6.1 pts 4.4% 8.8% –
Mean travel time to work 25.0 min ±4.1 27.6 min 25.5 min no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Newville?

No census tract lies mostly in Newville; 2 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Newville, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Newville
Tract 304Henry County1,723 $59,063 $113,40022%
Tract 305Henry County6,344 $78,225 $230,3001%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Newville) · Census block assignment files

How does Newville compare with other places in Alabama?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Newville is the 12,702nd-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 324th-most populous of 463 in Alabama.

Newville is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Newville's rank in Alabama (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate324th463

Newville's figures with every place in Alabama (CSV)

Every place in Alabama, sortable · Compare Newville with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Newville?

24 of the 57 figures for Newville on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Newville are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Newville.