Newtown Square is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 16,173 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Newtown Square is the 66th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Newtown Square is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.26% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Newtown Square is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Newtown Square who work in management occupations (16.07%), sales jobs (14.34%), and office and administrative support jobs (13.48%).

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

In addition, Newtown Square is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Newtown Square is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Newtown Square really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Newtown Square perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

As is often the case in a small town, Newtown Square doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Newtown Square Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Newtown Square. 48.47% 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 Square in 2000 was $43,829, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $175,316 for a family of four. However, Newtown Square contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Newtown Square is English.