Language Spoken At Home in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 13,572 | 100% |
English only | 12,961 | 95.5% |
Language other than English | 611 | 4.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 257 | 1.9% |
Spanish | 379 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 174 | 1.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 101 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 20 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 107 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 63 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 24 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 14,372 | 100% |
American | 907 | 6.3% |
Arab | 79 | 0.5% |
Czech | 87 | 0.6% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 86 | 0.6% |
English | 1,371 | 9.5% |
French (except Basque) | 1,129 | 7.9% |
French Canadian | 180 | 1.3% |
German | 1,025 | 7.1% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 1,323 | 9.2% |
Italian | 231 | 1.6% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 0 | 0.0% |
Polish | 146 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 74 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 174 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 216 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 24 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 0 | 0.0% |
Swiss | 4 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 10 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 0 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 5,185 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,684 | 71.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,006 | 19.4% |
Married-couple family | 2,767 | 53.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 602 | 11.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 273 | 5.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 135 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 644 | 12.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 269 | 5.2% |
Nonfamily households | 1,501 | 28.9% |
Householder living alone | 1,328 | 25.6% |
65 years and over | 608 | 11.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,378 | 26.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,715 | 33.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 13,918 | 100% |
Householder | 5,185 | 37.3% |
Spouse | 2,791 | 20.1% |
Child | 3,367 | 24.2% |
Other relatives | 1,936 | 13.9% |
Nonrelatives | 639 | 4.6% |
Unmarried partner | 305 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,089 | 100% |
Never married | 1,854 | 30.4% |
Now married, except separated | 3,175 | 52.1% |
Separated | 82 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 289 | 4.7% |
Divorced | 689 | 11.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 5,653 | 100% |
Never married | 1,142 | 20.2% |
Now married, except separated | 2,971 | 52.6% |
Separated | 82 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 688 | 12.2% |
Divorced | 770 | 13.6% |
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 | 191 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 113 | 59.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 69 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 76 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 139 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 475 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 211 | 44.4% |
Less than 1 year | 7 | 1.5% |
1 or 2 years | 40 | 8.4% |
3 or 4 years | 27 | 5.7% |
5 or more years | 137 | 28.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 211 | 100% |
Who are female | 133 | 63.0% |
Who are married | 145 | 68.7% |
School Enrollment in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,011 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 75 | 2.5% |
Kindergarten | 292 | 9.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,372 | 45.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 801 | 26.6% |
College or graduate school | 471 | 15.6% |
Educational Attainment in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 9,815 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 558 | 5.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,340 | 13.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,540 | 46.3% |
Some college, no degree | 2,035 | 20.7% |
Associate's degree | 428 | 4.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 701 | 7.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 213 | 2.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 9.3% |
Veteran Status in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 11,072 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,482 | 13.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 13,921 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,343 | 16.8% |
Under 18 years | 3,300 | 100% |
With a disability | 103 | 3.1% |
18 to 64 years | 8,297 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,199 | 14.5% |
65 years and over | 2,324 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,041 | 44.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 14,171 | 100% |
Same house | 12,720 | 89.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,451 | 10.2% |
Same county | 269 | 1.9% |
Different county | 1,182 | 8.3% |
Same state | 1,163 | 8.2% |
Different state | 19 | 0.1% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 14,372 | 100% |
Native | 14,060 | 97.8% |
Born in United States | 13,950 | 97.1% |
State of residence | 10,727 | 74.6% |
Different state | 3,223 | 22.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 110 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 312 | 2.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 312 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 122 | 39.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 190 | 60.9% |
Year of Entry in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 422 | 100% |
Native | 110 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 110 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 312 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 27 | 8.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 285 | 91.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Newton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 312 | 100% |
Europe | 39 | 12.5% |
Asia | 63 | 20.2% |
Africa | 24 | 7.7% |
Oceania | 12 | 3.8% |
Latin America | 174 | 55.8% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |