Noonday is a city in Smith County, Texas, United States. The population was 612 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Tyler, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Noonday is perhaps best known for the "Noonday Onion," reputed to be one of the sweetest onions available. An onion must be grown within a ten-mile radius of Noonday in order to be considered a "Noonday Onion". The "Noonday Onion Festival" is held each year in May.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km), all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Noonday had a population of 612, with 258 households and 122 families residing in the city; the median age was 50.5 years, 17.5% of residents were under the age of 18, and 22.5% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.0 males age 18 and over.
Of the 258 households, 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 58.5% were married-couple households, 15.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 20.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| White || 457 || 74.7%
|-
| Black or African American || 71 || 11.6%
|-
| American Indian and Alaska Native || 4 || 0.7%
|-
| Asian || 6 || 1.0%
|-
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
|-
| Some other race || 38 || 6.2%
|-
| Two or more races || 36 || 5.9%
|-
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 72 || 11.8%
|}
2000 census
As of the census