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Newton, IA
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Living in Newton



Newton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 15,688 people and five associated neighborhoods, Newton is the 30th largest community in Iowa.

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

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

The percentage of adults in Newton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.17% of the adults in Newton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Newton in 2018 was $29,753, which is low income relative to Iowa, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $119,012 for a family of four. However, Newton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Newton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Newton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Newton include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and French.

The most common language spoken in Newton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.


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