Newtown

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  2. Newtown Statistics
  3. Newtown Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Newtown Employment Information
  5. Newtown Family Information
  6. Newtown Education Information
  7. Newtown Business Information
  8. Newtown Public Benefits Information
  9. Newtown Criminal Information
  10. Newtown Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Newtown Zip Codes


Newtown Legal Resources Back to top

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Newtown Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 25,031
  • Land Area (2000): 149.593 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 3.387 square kilometers
  • Local Time(s):
  • Area Code(s): 203
  • Alias(es) (2003): NEWTOWN
Newtown Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 23,526 2002 25,434 2005 26,854
2000 25,078 2003 26,037 2006 Not Available
2001 25,174 2004 26,452 2007 27,262

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Houses (2000): 8,601
Newtown Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 18,867 75.37%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 71 0.28%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 6,093 24.34%

Newtown Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Newtown Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 5,615
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $233,811,000 / $57,951,000
Newtown Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 11,452 11,076 376 3.28% 33
1991 11,540 11,048 492 4.26% 43
1992 11,944 11,340 604 5.06% 51
1993 11,547 11,031 516 4.47% 45
1994 11,363 10,950 413 3.64% 36
1995 11,802 11,402 400 3.39% 34
1996 11,865 11,494 371 3.12% 31
1997 12,124 11,804 320 2.64% 26
1998 12,501 12,260 242 1.93% 20
1999 12,513 12,315 198 1.58% 16
2000 13,017 12,809 208 1.59% 16
2001 13,149 12,836 313 2.38% 24
2002 13,322 12,889 433 3.25% 32
2003 13,611 13,098 513 3.77% 38
2004 13,769 13,283 486 3.53% 35
2005 13,976 13,469 507 3.63% 36
2006 14,208 13,772 436 3.07% 31
2007 14,462 14,006 456 3.15% 31
2008 14,610 14,044 566 3.88% 39
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 14,416 13,907 509 3.53% 35
Feb 2008 14,366 13,848 518 3.61% 36
Mar 2008 14,428 13,915 513 3.56% 36
Apr 2008 14,426 14,008 418 2.90% 29
May 2008 14,583 14,046 537 3.68% 37
Jun 2008 14,807 14,208 599 4.05% 40
Jul 2008 15,043 14,367 676 4.49% 45
Aug 2008 14,845 14,133 712 4.80% 48
Sep 2008 14,575 13,960 615 4.22% 42
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Newtown Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 909 12.83%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 727 10.26%
3. Finance and Insurance 579 8.17%
4. Educational Services 355 5.01%
5. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 340 4.80%
6. Health Care 267 3.77%
7. Chemical Manufacturing 255 3.60%
8. Public Administration 250 3.53%
9. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 213 3.01%
10. Machinery Manufacturing 194 2.74%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 193 2.72%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 134 1.89%
13. Accommodation and Food Services 133 1.88%
14. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 133 1.88%
15. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 119 1.68%
16. Metal Manufactuing 118 1.67%
17. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 116 1.64%
18. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 115 1.62%
19. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 113 1.59%
20. Repair and Maintenance 106 1.50%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 788 14.55%
2. Health Care 757 13.98%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 424 7.83%
4. Finance and Insurance 383 7.07%
5. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 194 3.58%
6. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 188 3.47%
7. Social Assistance 183 3.38%
8. Public Administration 162 2.99%
9. Accommodation and Food Services 160 2.96%
10. Chemical Manufacturing 139 2.57%
11. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 131 2.42%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 128 2.36%
13. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 99 1.83%
14. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 98 1.81%
15. Personal and Laundry Services 91 1.68%
16. Department and Other General Stores 83 1.53%
17. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 82 1.51%
18. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 79 1.46%
19. Construction 76 1.40%
20. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 71 1.31%

Newtown Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 487 6.87%
2. Top Executives 482 6.80%
3. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 382 5.39%
4. Computer Specialists 314 4.43%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 293 4.13%
6. Engineers 290 4.09%
7. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 269 3.80%
8. Business Operations Specialists 234 3.30%
9. Carpenters 233 3.29%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 197 2.78%
11. Operations Managers Non Finance 186 2.62%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 171 2.41%
13. Other Installation / Maintenance 160 2.26%
14. Financial Managers 158 2.23%
15. Accountants and Auditors 147 2.07%
16. Other Construction Trades 140 1.98%
17. Other Production Occupations 140 1.98%
18. Other Office and Admin Support 132 1.86%
19. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 129 1.82%
20. Physicians and Surgeons 128 1.81%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 407 7.52%
2. Registered Nurses 392 7.24%
3. Secretaries and Admins 381 7.04%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 322 5.95%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 255 4.71%
6. Business Operations Specialists 240 4.43%
7. Other Management Occupations 193 3.56%
8. Computer Specialists 163 3.01%
9. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 163 3.01%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 148 2.73%
11. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 132 2.44%
12. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 130 2.40%
13. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 127 2.35%
14. Accountants and Auditors 123 2.27%
15. Child Care Workers 106 1.96%
16. Health Technologists and Technicians 102 1.88%
17. Operations Managers Non Finance 102 1.88%
18. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 97 1.79%
19. Top Executives 97 1.79%
20. Art and Design Workers 96 1.77%

Newtown Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 10,729 58.26%
15-35 hours 2,503 13.59%
1-14 hours 685 3.72%
No regular hours 4,499 24.43%

Newtown Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 163 1.41%
5 AM-5:29 AM 128 1.10%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 459 3.96%
6 AM-6:29 AM 913 7.87%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,236 10.66%
7 AM-7:29 AM 2,175 18.75%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 2,146 18.50%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,658 14.30%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 721 6.22%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 715 6.17%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 235 2.03%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 59 0.51%
Noon-3:59 PM 609 5.25%
4 PM-11:59 PM 380 3.28%

Newtown Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 217 1.87%
5-9 701 6.04%
10-14 1,276 11.00%
15-19 1,304 11.24%
20-24 1,759 15.17%
25-29 749 6.46%
30-34 1,550 13.37%
35-39 550 4.74%
40-44 603 5.20%
45-59 1,235 10.65%
60-89 1,097 9.46%
At least 90 556 4.79%

Newtown Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 18 0.16% 5,988 51.63%
30-44 8 0.07% 2,695 23.24%
45-59 0 0.00% 1,235 10.65%
At least 60 152 1.31% 1,501 12.94%

Newtown Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 7 0.06%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 707 5.76%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 10,567 86.13%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 8 0.07%
Color 4 Box Other 23 0.19%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 178 1.45%
Color 6 Box Walked 107 0.87%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 671 5.47%

Newtown Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Newtown Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 8,313 (24,107 people)
Families (2000): 6,814 (22,006 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 3,509
People at same address in 1995: 13,601
Newtown Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 208 2.50%
$10,000-$14,999 167 2.01%
$15,000-$19,999 171 2.06%
$20,000-$24,999 241 2.90%
$25,000-$29,999 119 1.43%
$30,000-$34,999 198 2.38%
$35,000-$39,999 165 1.98%
$40,000-$44,999 219 2.63%
$45,000-$49,999 266 3.20%
$50,000-$59,999 537 6.46%
$60,000-$74,999 997 11.99%
$75,000-$99,999 1,429 17.19%
$100,000-$124,999 1,155 13.89%
$125,000-$149,999 685 8.24%
$150,000-$199,999 887 10.67%
$200,000 or more 869 10.45%

Newtown Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,230 14.77%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,351 28.24%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 270 3.24%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,567 18.82%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 36 0.43%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,816 21.81%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 10 0.12%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 790 9.49%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 4 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 191 2.29%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 59 0.71%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Newtown Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 7,460 29.95%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 4,761 19.11%
Public Assistance 109 0.44%
Retirement 1,151 4.62%
Self Employment 1,696 6.81%
Social Security 1,593 6.40%
Supplemental Security 111 0.45%
Wage / Salary 7,167 28.77%
Other 861 3.46%

Newtown Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,666 43.53%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 3,458 56.47%

Newtown Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 507 5.28%
Color 1 Box Married 6,699 69.75%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,176 22.66%
Color 3 Box Widowed 222 2.31%

Newtown Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 691 7.52%
Color 1 Box Married 6,398 69.65%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,324 14.41%
Color 3 Box Widowed 773 8.41%

Newtown Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Newtown Education Information Back to top
Newtown Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 317 1.79%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,141 6.44%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,564 20.12%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,096 17.47%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,123 6.34%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 5,210 29.41%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 3,267 18.44%

Newtown Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 156 0.62% 489 1.95% 645 2.58%
Kindergarten 386 1.54% 86 0.34% 472 1.89%
Grades 1-4 1,618 6.46% 200 0.80% 1,818 7.26%
Grades 5-8 1,459 5.83% 178 0.71% 1,637 6.54%
Grades 9-12 1,390 5.55% 101 0.40% 1,491 5.96%
Undergrad college 430 1.72% 205 0.82% 635 2.54%
Graduate or professional school 121 0.48% 190 0.76% 311 1.24%
Total 5,560 22.21% 1,449 5.79% 7,009 28.00%

Newtown Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Newtown Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 443
Newtown Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Newtown Public Benefits Information Back to top
Newtown Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 23,352 96.86%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 758 3.14%

Newtown Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Newtown Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 694
Newtown Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 0.298 0.128 0.043 0.043 0.510 0.043 1.828 6.206 0.765 8.841
2000 0.239 0.000 0.000 0.120 0.359 0.000 2.632 6.101 0.479 9.211
2001 0.159 0.159 0.000 0.159 0.477 0.000 2.145 6.038 0.556 8.739
2002 0.236 0.039 0.000 0.039 0.315 0.039 2.398 7.785 0.393 10.616
2003 0.115 0.154 0.000 0.038 0.307 0.115 1.767 7.528 0.307 9.602
2004 0.454 0.000 0.000 0.113 0.567 0.151 1.890 7.334 0.340 9.564
2005 0.149 0.037 0.000 0.000 0.186 0.149 1.974 5.735 0.223 7.932
2006 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2007 0.110 0.147 0.000 0.000 0.257 0.037 1.174 4.622 0.110 5.906

Newtown Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 6 44
2005 6 44
2006 6 43
2007 7 45

Newtown Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 220
2000 240
2001 232
2002 278

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Newtown Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Newtown Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 4,173 16.67%
10-19 Years 3,546 14.17%
20-29 Years 1,639 6.55%
30-39 Years 4,572 18.27%
40-49 Years 4,843 19.35%
50-59 Years 3,180 12.70%
60-69 Years 1,590 6.35%
70-79 Years 894 3.57%
80-89 Years 473 1.89%
90+ Years 121 0.48%

Newtown Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 12,814 51.19%
Color 1 Box Female 12,217 48.81%

Newtown Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 23,441 93.65%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 590 2.36%
Color 1 Box African-American 415 1.66%
Color 2 Box Asian 346 1.38%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 199 0.80%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 24 0.10%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 8 0.03%
Color 6 Box Other Race 8 0.03%

Newtown Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 5,869 18.65%
2. Italian 5,218 16.58%
3. German 4,557 14.48%
4. English 3,641 11.57%
5. Polish 1,744 5.54%
6. United States Or American 1,027 3.26%
7. French Non-Basque 955 3.03%
8. Scottish 848 2.69%
9. Hungarian 843 2.68%
10. Russian 653 2.07%

Newtown Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 21,203 92.15%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 475 2.06%
3. French 217 0.94%
4. German 173 0.75%
5. Other Indo European 154 0.67%
6. Italian 136 0.59%
7. Polish 80 0.35%
8. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 69 0.30%
9. Chinese 65 0.28%
10. Other Indic 46 0.20%

Newtown Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 23,565 94.14%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 684 2.73%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 782 3.12%

Newtown Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Newtown Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Newtown Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
06470