Language Spoken At Home in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 92,490 | 100% |
English only | 86,686 | 93.7% |
Language other than English | 5,804 | 6.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,969 | 2.1% |
Spanish | 3,319 | 3.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,558 | 1.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,481 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 285 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 549 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 114 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 455 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 12 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 100,047 | 100% |
American | 12,780 | 12.8% |
Arab | 30 | 0.0% |
Czech | 115 | 0.1% |
Danish | 74 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 1,121 | 1.1% |
English | 8,017 | 8.0% |
French (except Basque) | 1,208 | 1.2% |
French Canadian | 78 | 0.1% |
German | 7,320 | 7.3% |
Greek | 136 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 132 | 0.1% |
Irish | 8,953 | 8.9% |
Italian | 1,535 | 1.5% |
Lithuanian | 37 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 186 | 0.2% |
Polish | 987 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 197 | 0.2% |
Russian | 209 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,186 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 1,659 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 103 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 2,096 | 2.1% |
Swedish | 412 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 33 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 119 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 486 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 3,580 | 3.6% |
Households By Type in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 33,646 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 25,204 | 74.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,389 | 36.8% |
Married-couple family | 16,890 | 50.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,828 | 23.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,770 | 5.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 861 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 6,544 | 19.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,700 | 11.0% |
Nonfamily households | 8,442 | 25.1% |
Householder living alone | 7,412 | 22.0% |
65 years and over | 2,226 | 6.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 14,471 | 43.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,888 | 20.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 98,529 | 100% |
Householder | 33,646 | 34.1% |
Spouse | 16,876 | 17.1% |
Child | 33,446 | 33.9% |
Other relatives | 10,590 | 10.7% |
Nonrelatives | 3,971 | 4.0% |
Unmarried partner | 1,622 | 1.6% |
Marital Status in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 35,497 | 100% |
Never married | 11,245 | 31.7% |
Now married, except separated | 18,572 | 52.3% |
Separated | 831 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 905 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 3,944 | 11.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 40,836 | 100% |
Never married | 11,673 | 28.6% |
Now married, except separated | 18,243 | 44.7% |
Separated | 1,325 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 3,453 | 8.5% |
Divorced | 6,142 | 15.0% |
Fertility in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,868 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 684 | 36.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 69 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 39 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 136 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 28 | 0% |
Grandparents in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,803 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,633 | 42.9% |
Less than 1 year | 281 | 7.4% |
1 or 2 years | 273 | 7.2% |
3 or 4 years | 351 | 9.2% |
5 or more years | 728 | 19.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,633 | 100% |
Who are female | 981 | 60.1% |
Who are married | 1,251 | 76.6% |
School Enrollment in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 29,738 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,187 | 7.4% |
Kindergarten | 1,866 | 6.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 12,445 | 41.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 6,900 | 23.2% |
College or graduate school | 6,340 | 21.3% |
Educational Attainment in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 62,330 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,043 | 4.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,830 | 11.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 20,307 | 32.6% |
Some college, no degree | 15,930 | 25.6% |
Associate's degree | 4,331 | 6.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 7,580 | 12.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,309 | 6.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 19.1% |
Veteran Status in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 71,397 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 7,313 | 10.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 99,238 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,411 | 12.5% |
Under 18 years | 28,527 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,075 | 3.8% |
18 to 64 years | 61,020 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,349 | 12.0% |
65 years and over | 9,691 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,987 | 41.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 98,873 | 100% |
Same house | 80,772 | 81.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 17,877 | 18.1% |
Same county | 8,551 | 8.6% |
Different county | 9,326 | 9.4% |
Same state | 7,083 | 7.2% |
Different state | 2,243 | 2.3% |
Abroad | 224 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 100,047 | 100% |
Native | 93,628 | 93.6% |
Born in United States | 92,590 | 92.5% |
State of residence | 61,400 | 61.4% |
Different state | 31,190 | 31.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,038 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 6,419 | 6.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 6,419 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,456 | 53.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,963 | 46.2% |
Year of Entry in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 7,457 | 100% |
Native | 1,038 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,038 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 6,419 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 171 | 2.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,248 | 97.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 6,419 | 100% |
Europe | 651 | 10.1% |
Asia | 488 | 7.6% |
Africa | 635 | 9.9% |
Oceania | 31 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 4,484 | 69.9% |
Northern America | 130 | 2.0% |