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


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Newton Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 22,297
  • Land Area (2000): 125.987 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.142 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 9,205
Newton Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 17,267 77.68%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 149 0.67%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 4,813 21.65%

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Newton Employment Information Back to top
Newton Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 1,119 17.76%
2. Construction 509 8.08%
3. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 430 6.82%
4. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 312 4.95%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 207 3.28%
6. Truck Transportation 207 3.28%
7. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 185 2.94%
8. Metal Manufactuing 177 2.81%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 167 2.65%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 164 2.60%
11. Public Administration 163 2.59%
12. Educational Services 158 2.51%
13. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 142 2.25%
14. Health Care 126 2.00%
15. Utilities 119 1.89%
16. Repair and Maintenance 118 1.87%
17. Apparel Manufacturing 113 1.79%
18. Paper Manufacturing 111 1.76%
19. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 95 1.51%
20. Gasoline Stations 83 1.32%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 814 15.12%
2. Health Care 620 11.51%
3. Educational Services 435 8.08%
4. Apparel Manufacturing 378 7.02%
5. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 361 6.70%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 280 5.20%
7. Social Assistance 188 3.49%
8. Finance and Insurance 187 3.47%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 152 2.82%
10. Department and Other General Stores 126 2.34%
11. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 114 2.12%
12. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 106 1.97%
13. Public Administration 94 1.75%
14. Metal Manufactuing 93 1.73%
15. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 85 1.58%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 74 1.37%
17. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 68 1.26%
18. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 61 1.13%
19. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 60 1.11%
20. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 56 1.04%

Newton Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 757 12.01%
2. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 362 5.74%
3. Assemblers and Fabricators 341 5.41%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 328 5.20%
5. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 321 5.09%
6. Other Installation / Maintenance 298 4.73%
7. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 294 4.67%
8. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 284 4.51%
9. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 234 3.71%
10. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 190 3.01%
11. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 186 2.95%
12. Woodworkers 168 2.67%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 150 2.38%
14. Operations Managers Non Finance 123 1.95%
15. Carpenters 108 1.71%
16. Other Construction Trades 107 1.70%
17. Other Management Occupations 98 1.56%
18. Vehicle Mechanics 82 1.30%
19. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 80 1.27%
20. Other Protective Service Workers 74 1.17%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 767 14.24%
2. Other Production Occupations 383 7.11%
3. Secretaries and Admins 262 4.87%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 232 4.31%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 223 4.14%
6. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 206 3.83%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 186 3.45%
8. Customer Service Representatives 173 3.21%
9. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 154 2.86%
10. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 148 2.75%
11. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 131 2.43%
12. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 125 2.32%
13. Assemblers and Fabricators 122 2.27%
14. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 117 2.17%
15. Registered Nurses 116 2.15%
16. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 114 2.12%
17. Cashiers 97 1.80%
18. Other Management Occupations 94 1.75%
19. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 87 1.62%
20. Health Technologists and Technicians 85 1.58%

Newton Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 10,784 61.92%
15-35 hours 1,704 9.78%
1-14 hours 331 1.90%
No regular hours 4,598 26.40%

Newton Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 305 2.71%
5 AM-5:29 AM 227 2.01%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 693 6.15%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,354 12.02%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 2,114 18.76%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,239 11.00%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,895 16.82%
8 AM-8:29 AM 884 7.85%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 347 3.08%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 299 2.65%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 203 1.80%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 83 0.74%
Noon-3:59 PM 593 5.26%
4 PM-11:59 PM 1,032 9.16%

Newton Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 278 2.47%
5-9 1,415 12.56%
10-14 2,377 21.10%
15-19 2,701 23.97%
20-24 2,096 18.60%
25-29 500 4.44%
30-34 857 7.61%
35-39 177 1.57%
40-44 166 1.47%
45-59 153 1.36%
60-89 291 2.58%
At least 90 257 2.28%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 10 0.09% 9,357 83.04%
30-44 0 0.00% 1,200 10.65%
45-59 0 0.00% 153 1.36%
At least 60 0 0.00% 548 4.86%

Newton Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 43 0.37%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,949 16.89%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 9,079 78.69%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 63 0.55%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 10 0.09%
Color 6 Box Walked 124 1.07%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 269 2.33%

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Newton Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 8,641 (21,895 people)
Families (2000): 6,178 (18,562 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,858
People at same address in 1995: 11,503
Newton Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 730 8.41%
$10,000-$14,999 524 6.04%
$15,000-$19,999 587 6.76%
$20,000-$24,999 559 6.44%
$25,000-$29,999 724 8.34%
$30,000-$34,999 765 8.81%
$35,000-$39,999 599 6.90%
$40,000-$44,999 528 6.08%
$45,000-$49,999 451 5.20%
$50,000-$59,999 974 11.22%
$60,000-$74,999 961 11.07%
$75,000-$99,999 733 8.44%
$100,000-$124,999 278 3.20%
$125,000-$149,999 106 1.22%
$150,000-$199,999 76 0.88%
$200,000 or more 85 0.98%

Newton Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,091 24.18%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,708 31.31%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 308 3.56%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,523 17.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 53 0.61%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,185 13.70%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 22 0.25%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 458 5.30%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 6 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 160 1.85%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 5 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 128 1.48%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 2 0.02%

Newton Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 7,020 30.69%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,596 11.35%
Public Assistance 225 0.98%
Retirement 1,397 6.11%
Self Employment 796 3.48%
Social Security 2,477 10.83%
Supplemental Security 250 1.09%
Wage / Salary 6,907 30.20%
Other 1,205 5.27%

Newton Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,891 59.74%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,948 40.26%

Newton Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 703 8.12%
Color 1 Box Married 5,429 62.69%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,296 26.51%
Color 3 Box Widowed 232 2.68%

Newton Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 898 9.94%
Color 1 Box Married 5,437 60.19%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,531 16.95%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,167 12.92%

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Newton Education Information Back to top
Newton Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,514 8.96%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 3,357 19.88%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 5,641 33.40%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,332 19.73%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 958 5.67%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,558 9.23%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 528 3.13%

Newton 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 114 0.51% 137 0.61% 251 1.13%
Kindergarten 336 1.51% 35 0.16% 371 1.66%
Grades 1-4 1,201 5.39% 73 0.33% 1,274 5.71%
Grades 5-8 1,136 5.09% 20 0.09% 1,156 5.18%
Grades 9-12 1,073 4.81% 41 0.18% 1,114 5.00%
Undergrad college 544 2.44% 96 0.43% 640 2.87%
Graduate or professional school 44 0.20% 18 0.08% 62 0.28%
Total 4,448 19.95% 420 1.88% 4,868 21.83%

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Newton Public Benefits Information Back to top
Newton Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 19,958 90.01%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 2,215 9.99%

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Newton Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Newton Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 3,082 13.82%
10-19 Years 2,936 13.17%
20-29 Years 2,916 13.08%
30-39 Years 3,346 15.01%
40-49 Years 3,311 14.85%
50-59 Years 2,634 11.81%
60-69 Years 1,785 8.01%
70-79 Years 1,408 6.31%
80-89 Years 741 3.32%
90+ Years 138 0.62%

Newton Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 10,914 48.95%
Color 1 Box Female 11,383 51.05%

Newton Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 17,635 79.09%
Color 1 Box African-American 2,090 9.37%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 1,563 7.01%
Color 2 Box Asian 742 3.33%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 182 0.82%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 58 0.26%
Color 6 Box Other Race 17 0.08%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 10 0.04%

Newton Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 4,065 29.07%
2. United States Or American 3,961 28.32%
3. Irish 1,709 12.22%
4. English 1,350 9.65%
5. Scotch Irish 630 4.50%
6. Scottish 507 3.63%
7. French Non-Basque 318 2.27%
8. Dutch 305 2.18%
9. Italian 280 2.00%
10. Swedish 166 1.19%

Newton Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 18,652 89.73%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,401 6.74%
3. Miao / Hmong 422 2.03%
4. French 92 0.44%
5. German 75 0.36%
6. Laotian 61 0.29%
7. Vietnamese 35 0.17%
8. Hebrew 23 0.11%
9. Chinese 8 0.04%
10. Korean 8 0.04%

Newton Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 20,622 92.77%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 296 1.33%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 1,311 5.90%

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Newton Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
28658