Newtown is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 25,031 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Newtown is the 41st largest community in Connecticut.

Newtown is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.85% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Newtown is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Newtown who work in management occupations (16.97%), sales jobs (12.38%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.74%).

Also of interest is that Newtown has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Newtown is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Newtown is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Newtown's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Newtown, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.84 minutes every day commuting to work.

Newtown is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 97.2% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Newtown.

Newtown is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Newtown Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Newtown. 49.83% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Newtown in 2000 was $37,786, which is upper middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,144 for a family of four. However, Newtown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Newtown home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Newtown is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Newtown include Italian, Irish, German, English, Polish, Scottish, French, and Hungarian.

The most common language spoken in Newtown is English.