Language Spoken At Home in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 13,453 | 100% |
English only | 13,012 | 96.7% |
Language other than English | 441 | 3.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 174 | 1.3% |
Spanish | 274 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 129 | 1.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 154 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 38 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 13 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 7 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 14,199 | 100% |
American | 910 | 6.4% |
Arab | 27 | 0.2% |
Czech | 50 | 0.4% |
Danish | 33 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 699 | 4.9% |
English | 1,495 | 10.5% |
French (except Basque) | 564 | 4.0% |
French Canadian | 136 | 1.0% |
German | 4,051 | 28.5% |
Greek | 53 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 86 | 0.6% |
Irish | 2,074 | 14.6% |
Italian | 659 | 4.6% |
Lithuanian | 21 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 126 | 0.9% |
Polish | 1,384 | 9.7% |
Portuguese | 4 | 0.0% |
Russian | 114 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 112 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 241 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 38 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 25 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 316 | 2.2% |
Swiss | 39 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 7 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 27 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 5,338 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,827 | 71.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,393 | 26.1% |
Married-couple family | 3,057 | 57.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 982 | 18.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 302 | 5.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 163 | 3.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 468 | 8.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 248 | 4.6% |
Nonfamily households | 1,511 | 28.3% |
Householder living alone | 1,320 | 24.7% |
65 years and over | 535 | 10.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,667 | 31.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,610 | 30.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 14,040 | 100% |
Householder | 5,338 | 38.0% |
Spouse | 3,079 | 21.9% |
Child | 4,202 | 29.9% |
Other relatives | 894 | 6.4% |
Nonrelatives | 527 | 3.8% |
Unmarried partner | 267 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 5,804 | 100% |
Never married | 1,473 | 25.4% |
Now married, except separated | 3,238 | 55.8% |
Separated | 88 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 173 | 3.0% |
Divorced | 832 | 14.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 5,718 | 100% |
Never married | 1,094 | 19.1% |
Now married, except separated | 3,207 | 56.1% |
Separated | 112 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 671 | 11.7% |
Divorced | 634 | 11.1% |
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 | 167 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 76 | 45.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 11 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 134 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 534 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 344 | 64.4% |
Less than 1 year | 148 | 27.7% |
1 or 2 years | 19 | 3.6% |
3 or 4 years | 14 | 2.6% |
5 or more years | 163 | 30.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 344 | 100% |
Who are female | 197 | 57.3% |
Who are married | 273 | 79.4% |
School Enrollment in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,499 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 145 | 4.1% |
Kindergarten | 159 | 4.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,643 | 47.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 910 | 26.0% |
College or graduate school | 642 | 18.3% |
Educational Attainment in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 9,841 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 377 | 3.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 920 | 9.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,900 | 49.8% |
Some college, no degree | 1,995 | 20.3% |
Associate's degree | 786 | 8.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 609 | 6.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 254 | 2.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 8.8% |
Veteran Status in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 10,949 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,098 | 10.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 14,057 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,318 | 16.5% |
Under 18 years | 3,250 | 100% |
With a disability | 185 | 5.7% |
18 to 64 years | 8,557 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,170 | 13.7% |
65 years and over | 2,250 | 100% |
With a disability | 963 | 42.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 14,043 | 100% |
Same house | 12,429 | 88.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,611 | 11.5% |
Same county | 795 | 5.7% |
Different county | 816 | 5.8% |
Same state | 539 | 3.8% |
Different state | 277 | 2.0% |
Abroad | 3 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 14,199 | 100% |
Native | 13,855 | 97.6% |
Born in United States | 13,765 | 96.9% |
State of residence | 9,257 | 65.2% |
Different state | 4,508 | 31.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 90 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 344 | 2.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 344 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 162 | 47.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 182 | 52.9% |
Year of Entry in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 434 | 100% |
Native | 90 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 90 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 344 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 3 | 0.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 341 | 99.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 344 | 100% |
Europe | 135 | 39.2% |
Asia | 32 | 9.3% |
Africa | 5 | 1.5% |
Oceania | 30 | 8.7% |
Latin America | 139 | 40.4% |
Northern America | 3 | 0.9% |