Newtown is a very small coastal borough (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,312 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Newtown is the 643rd largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Newtown was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Newtown is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 90.79% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Newtown is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Newtown who work in management occupations (16.82%), teaching (11.13%), and sales jobs (10.80%).

Of important note, Newtown is also a borough of artists. Newtown has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Newtown's character.

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 borough'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.

The borough is also nautical, which means that parts of Newtown are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Being a small borough, Newtown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Newtown Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Newtown is a pretty powerful place. 49.00% of the adults in Newtown have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Newtown in 2000 was $33,500, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $134,000 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 Irish, German, English, Italian, Polish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Newtown is English.