Language Spoken At Home in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 54,476 | 100% |
English only | 50,669 | 93.0% |
Language other than English | 3,807 | 7.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,777 | 3.3% |
Spanish | 2,217 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,039 | 1.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 469 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 58 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,016 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 666 | 1.2% |
Other languages | 105 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 14 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 58,314 | 100% |
American | 5,971 | 10.2% |
Arab | 34 | 0.1% |
Czech | 273 | 0.5% |
Danish | 243 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 1,429 | 2.5% |
English | 7,381 | 12.7% |
French (except Basque) | 1,444 | 2.5% |
French Canadian | 187 | 0.3% |
German | 9,819 | 16.8% |
Greek | 93 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 76 | 0.1% |
Irish | 6,831 | 11.7% |
Italian | 943 | 1.6% |
Lithuanian | 8 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 507 | 0.9% |
Polish | 584 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 38 | 0.1% |
Russian | 190 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,198 | 2.1% |
Scottish | 1,205 | 2.1% |
Slovak | 62 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 57 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 617 | 1.1% |
Swiss | 84 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 390 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 42 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 21,853 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 15,701 | 71.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,344 | 29.0% |
Married-couple family | 12,533 | 57.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,569 | 20.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 972 | 4.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 478 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,196 | 10.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,297 | 5.9% |
Nonfamily households | 6,152 | 28.2% |
Householder living alone | 5,011 | 22.9% |
65 years and over | 2,037 | 9.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,961 | 31.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,229 | 28.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 57,284 | 100% |
Householder | 21,853 | 38.1% |
Spouse | 12,492 | 21.8% |
Child | 17,184 | 30.0% |
Other relatives | 3,171 | 5.5% |
Nonrelatives | 2,584 | 4.5% |
Unmarried partner | 1,184 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 22,541 | 100% |
Never married | 5,819 | 25.8% |
Now married, except separated | 13,200 | 58.6% |
Separated | 321 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 577 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 2,624 | 11.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 23,703 | 100% |
Never married | 4,706 | 19.9% |
Now married, except separated | 13,213 | 55.7% |
Separated | 420 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 2,392 | 10.1% |
Divorced | 2,972 | 12.5% |
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 | 565 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 164 | 29.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 27 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 12 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 100 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 8 | 0% |
Grandparents in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,107 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 595 | 53.7% |
Less than 1 year | 274 | 24.8% |
1 or 2 years | 136 | 12.3% |
3 or 4 years | 27 | 2.4% |
5 or more years | 158 | 14.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 595 | 100% |
Who are female | 362 | 60.8% |
Who are married | 491 | 82.5% |
School Enrollment in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 15,069 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,029 | 6.8% |
Kindergarten | 705 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,689 | 44.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,286 | 21.8% |
College or graduate school | 3,360 | 22.3% |
Educational Attainment in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 38,284 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,849 | 4.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,235 | 11.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,432 | 32.5% |
Some college, no degree | 9,627 | 25.1% |
Associate's degree | 3,156 | 8.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,357 | 11.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,628 | 6.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 18.2% |
Veteran Status in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 43,505 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,864 | 11.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 57,621 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,913 | 17.2% |
Under 18 years | 14,762 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,002 | 6.8% |
18 to 64 years | 34,088 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,352 | 15.7% |
65 years and over | 8,771 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,559 | 40.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 57,760 | 100% |
Same house | 48,244 | 83.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 9,362 | 16.2% |
Same county | 4,946 | 8.6% |
Different county | 4,416 | 7.6% |
Same state | 3,049 | 5.3% |
Different state | 1,367 | 2.4% |
Abroad | 154 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 58,314 | 100% |
Native | 56,250 | 96.5% |
Born in United States | 55,678 | 95.5% |
State of residence | 33,900 | 58.1% |
Different state | 21,778 | 37.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 572 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 2,064 | 3.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,064 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 538 | 26.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,526 | 73.9% |
Year of Entry in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,636 | 100% |
Native | 572 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2 | 0.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 570 | 99.7% |
Foreign born | 2,064 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 30 | 1.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,034 | 98.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,064 | 100% |
Europe | 176 | 8.5% |
Asia | 468 | 22.7% |
Africa | 36 | 1.7% |
Oceania | 265 | 12.8% |
Latin America | 1,085 | 52.6% |
Northern America | 34 | 1.6% |