Newton County

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Newton County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 21,838
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 369 / 237 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,497.097 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 4.006 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 119,000.000 acres (481.474 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 745
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 34.90%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 4.70%
Farm earnings (2005): $62,235,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / public use) (2000): 2,000,000 / 1,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 89.50%
Physicians (2004): 9
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (49)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 4,882
Federal Spending (2004): $184,877

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	6,662	15.06%
Rural, Farm	1,665	3.76%
Rural, Non-farm	35,904	81.17%

Newton County 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.

Newton County Employment Information Back to top
Newton County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	9,409	8,811	599	6.36%	64
1991	9,118	8,553	565	6.20%	62
1992	9,122	8,391	731	8.01%	80
1993	8,696	8,146	550	6.32%	63
1994	8,716	8,154	562	6.45%	64
1995	8,659	7,920	739	8.53%	85
1996	8,465	7,969	496	5.86%	59
1997	8,571	8,177	394	4.59%	46
1998	8,561	8,095	466	5.44%	54
1999	8,551	7,972	579	6.78%	68
2000	9,847	9,276	571	5.80%	58
2001	9,538	9,013	525	5.50%	55
2002	9,788	9,117	671	6.86%	69
2003	9,746	9,192	554	5.68%	57
2004	9,831	9,263	568	5.77%	58
2005	9,806	9,168	638	6.50%	65
2006	9,647	9,086	561	5.82%	58
2007	9,738	9,179	559	5.74%	57
2008	10,069	9,408	661	6.56%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	9,357	8,618	739	7.90%	79
Feb 1990	9,281	8,608	673	7.25%	73
Mar 1990	9,288	8,709	579	6.23%	62
Apr 1990	9,360	8,675	685	7.32%	73
May 1990	9,455	8,844	611	6.46%	65
Jun 1990	9,552	8,914	638	6.68%	67
Jul 1990	9,657	9,071	586	6.07%	61
Aug 1990	9,526	8,970	556	5.84%	58
Sep 1990	9,382	8,838	544	5.80%	58
Oct 1990	9,426	8,885	541	5.74%	57
Nov 1990	9,345	8,804	541	5.79%	58
Dec 1990	9,284	8,792	492	5.30%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	8,943	8,336	607	6.79%	68
Feb 1991	9,112	8,450	662	7.27%	73
Mar 1991	8,981	8,278	703	7.83%	78
Apr 1991	8,943	8,438	505	5.65%	56
May 1991	9,073	8,543	530	5.84%	58
Jun 1991	9,379	8,682	697	7.43%	74
Jul 1991	9,347	8,811	536	5.73%	57
Aug 1991	9,185	8,646	539	5.87%	59
Sep 1991	9,001	8,496	505	5.61%	56
Oct 1991	9,102	8,631	471	5.17%	52
Nov 1991	9,198	8,710	488	5.31%	53
Dec 1991	9,152	8,616	536	5.86%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	9,100	8,399	701	7.70%	77
Feb 1992	9,135	8,398	737	8.07%	81
Mar 1992	9,100	8,396	704	7.74%	77
Apr 1992	9,101	8,398	703	7.72%	77
May 1992	9,182	8,463	719	7.83%	78
Jun 1992	9,354	8,417	937	10.02%	100
Jul 1992	9,333	8,517	816	8.74%	87
Aug 1992	9,231	8,369	862	9.34%	93
Sep 1992	9,059	8,370	689	7.61%	76
Oct 1992	8,991	8,256	735	8.17%	82
Nov 1992	8,913	8,302	611	6.86%	69
Dec 1992	8,967	8,411	556	6.20%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	8,671	8,088	583	6.72%	67
Feb 1993	8,748	8,195	553	6.32%	63
Mar 1993	8,849	8,262	587	6.63%	66
Apr 1993	8,691	8,086	605	6.96%	70
May 1993	8,791	8,156	635	7.22%	72
Jun 1993	8,823	8,135	688	7.80%	78
Jul 1993	8,799	8,197	602	6.84%	68
Aug 1993	8,640	8,116	524	6.06%	61
Sep 1993	8,562	8,098	464	5.42%	54
Oct 1993	8,616	8,146	470	5.45%	55
Nov 1993	8,543	8,138	405	4.74%	47
Dec 1993	8,616	8,134	482	5.59%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	8,491	7,929	562	6.62%	66
Feb 1994	8,611	8,023	588	6.83%	68
Mar 1994	8,628	8,091	537	6.22%	62
Apr 1994	8,776	8,223	553	6.30%	63
May 1994	8,862	8,283	579	6.53%	65
Jun 1994	8,840	8,195	645	7.30%	73
Jul 1994	8,919	8,324	595	6.67%	67
Aug 1994	8,655	8,167	488	5.64%	56
Sep 1994	8,602	8,129	473	5.50%	55
Oct 1994	8,713	8,264	449	5.15%	52
Nov 1994	8,679	8,243	436	5.02%	50
Dec 1994	8,815	7,978	837	9.50%	95

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	8,715	7,861	854	9.80%	98
Feb 1995	8,613	7,929	684	7.94%	79
Mar 1995	8,710	7,965	745	8.55%	86
Apr 1995	8,814	8,030	784	8.89%	89
May 1995	8,833	7,981	852	9.65%	96
Jun 1995	8,889	8,015	874	9.83%	98
Jul 1995	8,750	8,030	720	8.23%	82
Aug 1995	8,726	7,857	869	9.96%	100
Sep 1995	8,544	7,831	713	8.35%	83
Oct 1995	8,566	7,884	682	7.96%	80
Nov 1995	8,358	7,826	532	6.37%	64
Dec 1995	8,391	7,835	556	6.63%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	8,425	7,788	637	7.56%	76
Feb 1996	8,391	7,849	542	6.46%	65
Mar 1996	8,542	7,958	584	6.84%	68
Apr 1996	8,473	7,963	510	6.02%	60
May 1996	8,517	7,928	589	6.92%	69
Jun 1996	8,481	7,910	571	6.73%	67
Jul 1996	8,580	8,085	495	5.77%	58
Aug 1996	8,445	8,011	434	5.14%	51
Sep 1996	8,496	8,142	354	4.17%	42
Oct 1996	8,481	8,059	422	4.98%	50
Nov 1996	8,406	7,990	416	4.95%	49
Dec 1996	8,343	7,946	397	4.76%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	8,474	8,035	439	5.18%	52
Feb 1997	8,563	8,182	381	4.45%	44
Mar 1997	8,768	8,262	506	5.77%	58
Apr 1997	8,522	8,199	323	3.79%	38
May 1997	8,599	8,192	407	4.73%	47
Jun 1997	8,534	8,087	447	5.24%	52
Jul 1997	8,658	8,248	410	4.74%	47
Aug 1997	8,584	8,157	427	4.97%	50
Sep 1997	8,547	8,203	344	4.02%	40
Oct 1997	8,568	8,199	369	4.31%	43
Nov 1997	8,516	8,193	323	3.79%	38
Dec 1997	8,519	8,170	349	4.10%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	8,550	8,090	460	5.38%	54
Feb 1998	8,482	8,101	381	4.49%	45
Mar 1998	8,601	8,140	461	5.36%	54
Apr 1998	8,438	8,041	397	4.70%	47
May 1998	8,617	8,076	541	6.28%	63
Jun 1998	8,639	8,093	546	6.32%	63
Jul 1998	8,624	8,155	469	5.44%	54
Aug 1998	8,492	7,996	496	5.84%	58
Sep 1998	8,480	8,017	463	5.46%	55
Oct 1998	8,630	8,108	522	6.05%	60
Nov 1998	8,553	8,139	414	4.84%	48
Dec 1998	8,625	8,187	438	5.08%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	8,454	7,933	521	6.16%	62
Feb 1999	8,272	7,803	469	5.67%	57
Mar 1999	8,334	7,671	663	7.96%	80
Apr 1999	8,355	7,763	592	7.09%	71
May 1999	8,539	7,853	686	8.03%	80
Jun 1999	8,593	7,871	722	8.40%	84
Jul 1999	8,665	8,081	584	6.74%	67
Aug 1999	8,600	8,034	566	6.58%	66
Sep 1999	8,578	8,005	573	6.68%	67
Oct 1999	8,695	8,114	581	6.68%	67
Nov 1999	8,746	8,271	475	5.43%	54
Dec 1999	8,781	8,260	521	5.93%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	9,898	9,239	659	6.66%	67
Feb 2000	9,935	9,328	607	6.11%	61
Mar 2000	9,940	9,326	614	6.18%	62
Apr 2000	9,917	9,408	509	5.13%	51
May 2000	9,961	9,332	629	6.31%	63
Jun 2000	9,962	9,284	678	6.81%	68
Jul 2000	9,905	9,300	605	6.11%	61
Aug 2000	9,679	9,143	536	5.54%	55
Sep 2000	9,592	9,121	471	4.91%	49
Oct 2000	9,818	9,252	566	5.76%	58
Nov 2000	9,756	9,235	521	5.34%	53
Dec 2000	9,805	9,349	456	4.65%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	9,612	9,103	509	5.30%	53
Feb 2001	9,668	9,189	479	4.95%	50
Mar 2001	9,803	9,280	523	5.34%	53
Apr 2001	9,610	9,211	399	4.15%	42
May 2001	9,619	9,179	440	4.57%	46
Jun 2001	9,447	8,946	501	5.30%	53
Jul 2001	9,420	8,932	488	5.18%	52
Aug 2001	9,221	8,662	559	6.06%	61
Sep 2001	9,331	8,837	494	5.29%	53
Oct 2001	9,513	8,919	594	6.24%	62
Nov 2001	9,525	8,926	599	6.29%	63
Dec 2001	9,687	8,972	715	7.38%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	9,750	8,943	807	8.28%	83
Feb 2002	9,690	8,987	703	7.25%	73
Mar 2002	9,780	9,045	735	7.52%	75
Apr 2002	9,681	8,991	690	7.13%	71
May 2002	9,771	9,084	687	7.03%	70
Jun 2002	9,658	8,929	729	7.55%	75
Jul 2002	9,809	9,138	671	6.84%	68
Aug 2002	9,692	9,103	589	6.08%	61
Sep 2002	9,887	9,327	560	5.66%	57
Oct 2002	10,015	9,302	713	7.12%	71
Nov 2002	9,804	9,218	586	5.98%	60
Dec 2002	9,919	9,334	585	5.90%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	9,760	9,148	612	6.27%	63
Feb 2003	9,675	9,131	544	5.62%	56
Mar 2003	9,690	9,128	562	5.80%	58
Apr 2003	9,799	9,248	551	5.62%	56
May 2003	9,828	9,209	619	6.30%	63
Jun 2003	10,002	9,265	737	7.37%	74
Jul 2003	9,736	9,106	630	6.47%	65
Aug 2003	9,583	9,075	508	5.30%	53
Sep 2003	9,609	9,134	475	4.94%	49
Oct 2003	9,789	9,269	520	5.31%	53
Nov 2003	9,753	9,305	448	4.59%	46
Dec 2003	9,722	9,283	439	4.52%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	9,820	9,292	528	5.38%	54
Feb 2004	9,772	9,303	469	4.80%	48
Mar 2004	9,684	9,222	462	4.77%	48
Apr 2004	9,761	9,304	457	4.68%	47
May 2004	9,853	9,314	539	5.47%	55
Jun 2004	9,807	9,152	655	6.68%	67
Jul 2004	9,859	9,211	648	6.57%	66
Aug 2004	9,846	9,266	580	5.89%	59
Sep 2004	9,837	9,253	584	5.94%	59
Oct 2004	9,933	9,265	668	6.73%	67
Nov 2004	9,939	9,317	622	6.26%	63
Dec 2004	9,859	9,260	599	6.08%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	9,813	9,134	679	6.92%	69
Feb 2005	9,765	9,106	659	6.75%	67
Mar 2005	9,733	9,071	662	6.80%	68
Apr 2005	9,881	9,275	606	6.13%	61
May 2005	9,993	9,338	655	6.55%	66
Jun 2005	10,030	9,293	737	7.35%	73
Jul 2005	9,939	9,243	696	7.00%	70
Aug 2005	9,920	9,259	661	6.66%	67
Sep 2005	9,664	9,115	549	5.68%	57
Oct 2005	9,718	9,148	570	5.87%	59
Nov 2005	9,566	8,964	602	6.29%	63
Dec 2005	9,644	9,069	575	5.96%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	9,432	8,876	556	5.89%	59
Feb 2006	9,511	8,971	540	5.68%	57
Mar 2006	9,506	8,993	513	5.40%	54
Apr 2006	9,592	9,092	500	5.21%	52
May 2006	9,646	9,079	567	5.88%	59
Jun 2006	9,784	9,120	664	6.79%	68
Jul 2006	9,795	9,137	658	6.72%	67
Aug 2006	9,614	9,044	570	5.93%	59
Sep 2006	9,686	9,176	510	5.27%	53
Oct 2006	9,757	9,215	542	5.55%	56
Nov 2006	9,765	9,211	554	5.67%	57
Dec 2006	9,677	9,118	559	5.78%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	9,661	9,089	572	5.92%	59
Feb 2007	9,714	9,173	541	5.57%	56
Mar 2007	9,665	9,108	557	5.76%	58
Apr 2007	9,616	9,106	510	5.30%	53
May 2007	9,597	9,090	507	5.28%	53
Jun 2007	9,753	9,125	628	6.44%	64
Jul 2007	9,788	9,168	620	6.33%	63
Aug 2007	9,650	9,130	520	5.39%	54
Sep 2007	9,872	9,317	555	5.62%	56
Oct 2007	9,846	9,272	574	5.83%	58
Nov 2007	9,866	9,333	533	5.40%	54
Dec 2007	9,828	9,235	593	6.03%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	9,993	9,412	581	5.81%	58
Feb 2008	9,895	9,377	518	5.23%	52
Mar 2008	10,062	9,501	561	5.58%	56
Apr 2008	10,036	9,505	531	5.29%	53
May 2008	10,120	9,479	641	6.33%	63
Jun 2008	10,177	9,367	810	7.96%	80
Jul 2008	10,219	9,349	870	8.51%	85
Aug 2008	10,079	9,352	727	7.21%	72
Sep 2008	10,043	9,333	710	7.07%	71
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Newton County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	1,342	14.42%
2.	Construction	1,048	11.26%
3.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	732	7.87%
4.	Public Administration	500	5.37%
5.	Educational Services	494	5.31%
6.	Food Manufacturing	444	4.77%
7.	Metal Manufactuing	436	4.69%
8.	Truck Transportation	386	4.15%
9.	Health Care	296	3.18%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	290	3.12%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	206	2.21%
12.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	178	1.91%
13.	Accommodation and Food Services	160	1.72%
14.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	156	1.68%
15.	Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances	144	1.55%
16.	Utilities	132	1.42%
17.	Machinery Manufacturing	112	1.20%
18.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	110	1.18%
19.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	108	1.16%
20.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	106	1.14%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	1,350	15.90%
2.	Health Care	1,270	14.96%
3.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	594	7.00%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	498	5.87%
5.	Food and Beverage Stores	398	4.69%
6.	Public Administration	360	4.24%
7.	Food Manufacturing	354	4.17%
8.	Finance and Insurance	334	3.93%
9.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	320	3.77%
10.	Personal and Laundry Services	222	2.62%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	208	2.45%
12.	Apparel Manufacturing	206	2.43%
13.	Social Assistance	190	2.24%
14.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	186	2.19%
15.	Construction	170	2.00%
16.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	140	1.65%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	128	1.51%
18.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	116	1.37%
19.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	98	1.15%
20.	Private Household Services	90	1.06%

Newton County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	952	10.23%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	808	8.68%
3.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	526	5.65%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	434	4.66%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	432	4.64%
6.	Vehicle Mechanics	404	4.34%
7.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	324	3.48%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	296	3.18%
9.	Farmers and Farm Managers	254	2.73%
10.	Assemblers and Fabricators	244	2.62%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	242	2.60%
12.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	240	2.58%
13.	Other Management Occupations	240	2.58%
14.	Woodworkers	216	2.32%
15.	Agricultural Workers	206	2.21%
16.	Carpenters	184	1.98%
17.	Fishing / Hunting / Forestry	182	1.96%
18.	Other Construction Trades	182	1.96%
19.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	160	1.72%
20.	Drafters / Engineering / Mappers	154	1.66%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Production Occupations	630	7.42%
2.	Registered Nurses	478	5.63%
3.	Cashiers	466	5.49%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	464	5.47%
5.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	464	5.47%
6.	Secretaries and Admins	444	5.23%
7.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	318	3.75%
8.	Health Technologists and Technicians	302	3.56%
9.	Other Office and Admin Support	270	3.18%
10.	Assemblers and Fabricators	266	3.13%
11.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	250	2.95%
12.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	250	2.95%
13.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	218	2.57%
14.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	192	2.26%
15.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	190	2.24%
16.	Personal Appearance Workers	174	2.05%
17.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	166	1.96%
18.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	154	1.81%
19.	Waiters and Waitresses	154	1.81%
20.	Other Management Occupations	136	1.60%

Newton County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	17,365	51.15%
15-35 hours	2,804	8.26%
1-14 hours	868	2.56%
No regular hours	12,915	38.04%

Newton County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	922	5.33%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,011	5.85%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,440	8.33%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,857	10.74%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,362	13.67%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,444	14.14%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,347	13.58%
8 AM-8:29 AM	863	4.99%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	414	2.40%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	280	1.62%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	174	1.01%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	159	0.92%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,622	9.38%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,389	8.04%

Newton County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,177	6.81%
5-9	2,343	13.56%
10-14	2,545	14.72%
15-19	2,340	13.54%
20-24	1,959	11.33%
25-29	1,041	6.02%
30-34	2,681	15.51%
35-39	626	3.62%
40-44	423	2.45%
45-59	1,096	6.34%
60-89	639	3.70%
At least 90	414	2.40%

Newton County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	10	0.06%	11,395	65.93%
30-44	0	0.00%	3,730	21.58%
45-59	24	0.14%	1,072	6.20%
At least 60	20	0.12%	1,033	5.98%

Newton County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	6	0.03%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,692	15.12%
Car / truck / van, solo	14,202	79.78%
Motorcycle	2	0.01%
Other	84	0.47%
Public transportation	54	0.30%
Walked	244	1.37%
Worked at home	518	2.91%

Newton County 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.

Newton County Family Information Back to top
: 16,372 (42,200 people)
: 12,044 (36,950 people)
: 4,343
: 26,055
Newton County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,725	16.43%
$10,000-$14,999	1,762	10.62%
$15,000-$19,999	1,341	8.08%
$20,000-$24,999	1,379	8.31%
$25,000-$29,999	1,322	7.97%
$30,000-$34,999	1,177	7.10%
$35,000-$39,999	1,010	6.09%
$40,000-$44,999	849	5.12%
$45,000-$49,999	758	4.57%
$50,000-$59,999	1,468	8.85%
$60,000-$74,999	1,369	8.25%
$75,000-$99,999	847	5.11%
$100,000-$124,999	230	1.39%
$125,000-$149,999	171	1.03%
$150,000-$199,999	71	0.43%
$200,000 or more	108	0.65%

Newton County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	2,026	24.64%
Family, 2 people	2,571	31.27%
Nonfamily, 2 people	154	1.87%
Family, 3 people	1,433	17.43%
Nonfamily, 3 people	20	0.24%
Family, 4 people	1,221	14.85%
Nonfamily, 4 people	10	0.12%
Family, 5 people	513	6.24%
Nonfamily, 5 people	4	0.05%
Family, 6 people	180	2.19%
Nonfamily, 6 people	3	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	86	1.05%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Newton County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	12,290	29.05%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	3,668	8.67%
Public Assistance	580	1.37%
Retirement	3,152	7.45%
Self Employment	1,704	4.03%
Social Security	5,429	12.83%
Supplemental Security	1,339	3.16%
Wage / Salary	11,844	28.00%
Other	2,301	5.44%

Newton County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	4,986	55.34%
With children under 18	4,024	44.66%

Newton County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,444	8.91%
Married	9,872	60.89%
Never Married	4,309	26.58%
Widowed	589	3.63%

Newton County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,480	8.10%
Married	10,251	56.08%
Never Married	4,051	22.16%
Widowed	2,496	13.66%

Newton County 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.

Newton County Education Information Back to top
Newton County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	2,599	7.95%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	6,052	18.52%
High school diploma or equivalent	10,672	32.66%
Some college, no degree	7,460	22.83%
Associate degree	2,325	7.11%
Bachelors degree	2,138	6.54%
Graduate or professional degree	1,435	4.39%

Newton County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	458	2.10%	226	1.03%	684	3.13%
Kindergarten	549	2.51%	59	0.27%	608	2.78%
Grades 1-4	2,517	11.53%	370	1.69%	2,887	13.22%
Grades 5-8	2,408	11.03%	328	1.50%	2,736	12.53%
Grades 9-12	2,063	9.45%	250	1.14%	2,313	10.59%
Undergrad college	2,714	12.43%	56	0.26%	2,770	12.68%
Graduate or professional school	132	0.60%	8	0.04%	140	0.64%
Total	10,841	49.64%	1,297	5.94%	12,138	55.58%

Newton County 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.

Newton County Business Information Back to top
: $17,205,000
: $119,152,000
: $8,956,000
: $232,411
: 2,770
Newton County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	3	3	1	4
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	3	1	6	2
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	0	1	1
1999 - Construction	2	4	11	5	8
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	2
1999 - Finance & Insurance	2	0	4	5	15
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	3	9	6	6
1999 - Information	0	0	3	0	3
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	0	5	4	9	4
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	2	10	8	26
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	2	2	2	10
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	3	2	3
1999 - Retail Trade	11	6	20	25	29
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	8	6	4	4	8
1999 - Unclassified	2	1	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	1	3	0	4
1999 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	3	0	5
1999 - Total	32	37	80	75	131
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	3	2	4
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	5	4	2	0
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	0	0	3
2000 - Construction	5	3	6	12	6
2000 - Educational Services	1	1	1	1	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	4	4	17
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	1	9	7	5
2000 - Information	0	1	1	1	3
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	3	3	7	2	5
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	4	8	8	29
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	3	1	1	9
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	1	1	6
2000 - Retail Trade	6	8	37	15	24
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	3	9	2	9
2000 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	0	3	3	1
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	1	5	2
2000 - Total	28	33	95	66	124
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	4	2	0	4
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	1	3	3	1
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	0	3
2001 - Construction	1	13	5	5	6
2001 - Educational Services	1	1	1	0	1
2001 - Finance & Insurance	2	3	5	3	14
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	3	11	6	2
2001 - Information	0	0	3	0	2
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	4	2	7	5	2
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	4	5	15	23
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	0	1	2	9
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	1	2	4
2001 - Retail Trade	8	9	19	24	31
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	5	2	6	6	10
2001 - Unclassified	2	0	0	1	0
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	3	4
2001 - Wholesale Trade	2	0	2	3	4
2001 - Total	36	43	72	78	121
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	3	1	2
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	3	3	2
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	0	1	2
2002 - Construction	5	2	5	5	6
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	2	1	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	3	1	6	2	15
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	10	2	5	7	7
2002 - Information	0	0	1	2	2
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	1	3	4	5	6
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	2	12	7	27
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	3	2	2	8
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	2	2	3
2002 - Retail Trade	4	7	24	25	26
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	6	6	2	13
2002 - Unclassified	1	3	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	1	2	4
2002 - Wholesale Trade	1	2	3	2	4
2002 - Total	34	33	79	69	128
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	0	1	2	4
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	2	2	4	3
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	0	3
2003 - Construction	4	3	7	5	6
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	3	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	2	2	3	8	15
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	2	8	9	10
2003 - Information	1	0	0	2	3
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	2	3	5	12	3
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	0	13	6	37
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	1	2	3	6
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	2	1	2
2003 - Retail Trade	11	9	27	20	26
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	6	3	8	7
2003 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	3	1	3
2003 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	2	3	4
2003 - Total	35	29	79	87	133
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	1	2	2	3
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	4	1	3	4	3
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	0	0	3
2004 - Construction	2	2	9	7	6
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	2
2004 - Finance & Insurance	0	2	9	0	18
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	2	7	6	14
2004 - Information	0	0	1	1	4
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
2004 - Manufacturing	1	1	7	6	7
2004 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	6	13	11	27
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	2	4	3	6
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	2	2	2	3
2004 - Retail Trade	7	9	19	31	24
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	5	2	7	3	5
2004 - Unclassified	3	0	0	0	1
2004 - Utilities	0	0	1	3	3
2004 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	3	1	3
2004 - Total	36	32	89	81	132
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	3	5	1	3
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	4	5	4	2
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	2	2
2005 - Construction	5	2	8	8	7
2005 - Educational Services	1	2	1	0	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	3	1	8	3	15
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	2	3	8	16
2005 - Information	0	0	2	1	3
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Manufacturing	1	1	8	7	5
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	9	3	15	16	23
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	2	1	4	8
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	2	1	5
2005 - Retail Trade	8	7	19	26	29
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	2	6	6	5
2005 - Unclassified	2	1	0	1	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	2	2	3
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	4	1	2
2005 - Total	40	32	89	92	129

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Newton County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Newton County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	34,327	80.27%
Below Poverty Level	8,440	19.73%

Newton County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$340	$84	$678	$0	$0	$493	$1,511	$457	$1,488	$428
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$357	$88	$712	$0	$0	$518	$1,587	$480	$1,488	$428
1975	$436	$142	$803	$0	$0	$791	$2,030	$887	$755	$649
1976	$539	$0	$944	$0	$0	$1,068	$2,551	$1,011	$693	$599
1977	$565	$1	$1,283	$0	$0	$1,075	$2,923	$1,222	$663	$563
1978	$635	$2	$1,802	$0	$0	$1,091	$3,528	$1,305	$614	$679
1979	$762	$0	$1,612	$0	$0	$1,128	$3,502	$1,168	$542	$710
1980	$709	$1	$1,961	$0	$0	$1,112	$3,782	$1,296	$488	$687
1981	$782	$1	$1,289	$0	$0	$1,134	$3,205	$1,394	$431	$624
1982	$836	$1	$1,596	$0	$0	$1,235	$3,667	$1,564	$355	$625
1983	$1,032	$1	$2,072	$0	$0	$1,570	$4,674	$1,535	$305	$615
1984	$1,032	$1	$2,072	$0	$0	$1,585	$4,689	$1,591	$255	$562
1985	$1,130	$1	$1,466	$0	$0	$1,740	$4,336	$1,871	$205	$624
1986	$1,085	$1	$1,748	$0	$0	$1,820	$4,653	$1,890	$630	$655
1987	$1,432	$51	$1,774	$0	$0	$1,921	$5,127	$2,041	$616	$574
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$1,551	$55	$1,921	$0	$0	$2,079	$5,551	$2,210	$616	$574
1990	$1,607	$57	$1,990	$0	$0	$2,154	$5,751	$2,290	$616	$574
1991	$1,683	$230	$1,052	$0	$0	$258	$2,993	$1,194	$494	$975
1992	$1,937	$222	$2,195	$0	$0	$2,519	$6,651	$2,213	$0	$1,569
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$2,652	$304	$2,770	$0	$0	$5,990	$11,412	$2,646	$717	$2,499
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$3,017	$355	$1,673	$0	$0	$1,321	$6,011	$2,580	$332	$2,724
2001	$3,191	$374	$1,770	$0	$0	$1,457	$6,418	$2,657	$284	$2,308
2002	$3,229	$366	$1,246	$0	$0	$1,082	$5,557	$2,737	$401	$1,616
2003	$3,826	$353	$1,780	$0	$0	$1,299	$6,905	$2,819	$2,833	$4,046

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$0	$137	$13	$382	$444	$0	$1,530
1972	$16	$24	$112	$0	$0	$402	$1,530
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$143	$13	$402	$466	$0	$1,606
1974	$17	$26	$118	$0	$0	$421	$1,606
1975	$0	$259	$215	$817	$395	$0	$1,927
1975	$67	$16	$49	$0	$0	$109	$1,927
1976	$0	$302	$141	$1,088	$627	$0	$2,399
1976	$66	$18	$38	$0	$0	$119	$2,399
1977	$0	$267	$70	$1,138	$805	$0	$2,668
1977	$118	$16	$35	$0	$0	$219	$2,668
1978	$0	$280	$37	$1,116	$1,715	$0	$3,562
1978	$130	$19	$33	$0	$0	$232	$3,562
1979	$0	$337	$40	$1,169	$777	$0	$2,673
1979	$133	$21	$25	$0	$0	$171	$2,673
1980	$0	$288	$44	$1,149	$1,950	$0	$3,775
1980	$153	$6	$22	$0	$0	$163	$3,775
1981	$0	$335	$41	$1,237	$1,230	$0	$3,239
1981	$167	$8	$20	$0	$0	$201	$3,239
1982	$0	$255	$58	$1,378	$1,038	$0	$3,245
1982	$168	$75	$17	$0	$0	$256	$3,245
1983	$0	$289	$65	$1,705	$2,307	$0	$4,914
1983	$160	$109	$22	$0	$0	$257	$4,914
1984	$0	$350	$60	$1,836	$1,016	$0	$3,766
1984	$185	$60	$15	$0	$0	$244	$3,766
1985	$0	$469	$59	$1,959	$1,055	$36	$4,292
1985	$195	$23	$13	$0	$0	$483	$4,292
1986	$0	$410	$65	$2,062	$865	$43	$4,550
1986	$213	$131	$30	$0	$0	$731	$4,550
1987	$0	$517	$89	$2,078	$1,243	$32	$4,767
1987	$284	$16	$34	$0	$0	$474	$4,767
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$560	$97	$2,250	$1,346	$34	$5,151
1989	$308	$18	$34	$0	$0	$504	$5,151
1990	$0	$580	$100	$2,331	$1,394	$35	$5,330
1990	$319	$19	$34	$0	$0	$518	$5,330
1991	$0	$462	$38	$0	$1,052	$0	$2,319
1991	$300	$0	$44	$0	$0	$423	$2,319
1992	$0	$516	$36	$2,549	$1,836	$0	$5,788
1992	$303	$0	$0	$0	$0	$548	$5,788
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$716	$50	$3,537	$2,547	$0	$8,167
1997	$420	$0	$56	$0	$0	$841	$8,167
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$261	$1,442	$275	$127	$1,657	$72	$6,063
2000	$658	$42	$24	$0	$0	$1,505	$6,063
2001	$276	$1,729	$330	$342	$2,050	$72	$8,013
2001	$737	$134	$20	$0	$0	$2,323	$8,013
2002	$361	$1,480	$279	$144	$2,202	$72	$7,230
2002	$742	$67	$17	$0	$0	$1,866	$7,230
2003	$296	$1,772	$335	$109	$1,710	$77	$7,654
2003	$933	$34	$24	$0	$0	$2,364	$7,654

Newton County 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.

Newton County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Newton County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	3,191	14.61%
10-19 Years	3,458	15.83%
20-29 Years	2,917	13.36%
30-39 Years	2,782	12.74%
40-49 Years	2,897	13.27%
50-59 Years	2,360	10.81%
60-69 Years	1,834	8.40%
70-79 Years	1,525	6.98%
80-89 Years	697	3.19%
90+ Years	177	0.81%

Newton County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	10,489	48.03%
Female	11,349	51.97%

Newton County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	14,095	64.54%
African-American	6,617	30.30%
Amerindian	796	3.65%
Hispanic/Latino	198	0.91%
Multiracial	84	0.38%
Asian	39	0.18%
Other Race	9	0.04%
Pacific Islander	0	0.00%

Newton County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	6,381	36.14%
2.	Irish	3,666	20.77%
3.	English	2,610	14.78%
4.	German	1,520	8.61%
5.	Scotch Irish	1,039	5.89%
6.	Scottish	588	3.33%
7.	French Non-Basque	380	2.15%
8.	Dutch	280	1.59%
9.	African	266	1.51%
10.	Italian	136	0.77%

Newton County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	39,372	95.75%
2.	Other Native North American	1,000	2.43%
3.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	380	0.92%
4.	German	106	0.26%
5.	French	96	0.23%
6.	Vietnamese	68	0.17%
7.	Korean	42	0.10%
8.	Urdu	20	0.05%
9.	Russian	14	0.03%
10.	Other West Germanic	8	0.02%

Newton County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	44,015	99.51%
Naturalized immigrant	104	0.24%
Not a citizen	112	0.25%

Newton County 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.

Newton County 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.

Newton County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Chunky	Hickory	Little Rock
Conehatta	Lake	Newton
Decatur	Lawrence	Union

Newton County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

39057	39332	39345
39323	39336
39327	39337

Today on Verdict

Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Newton (3,699)	Hickory (499)	Lake
Decatur (1,426)	Chunky (344)	Lawrence
Conehatta (997)	Union	Little Rock