Newton city, IA

Jasper County, IA

2022 population: 15,692 ( 438 from 2010 )
Land area: 11.3 square miles
Population density: 1390.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	14,112	89.93%	3.2%
Black:	347	2.21%	212.6%
Indian:	21	0.13%	59.6%
Asian:	15	0.10%	84.7%
2+ races:	542	3.45%	263.8%
Hispanic:	655	4.17%	150.0%

Total non-White:	1,580	10.07%	134.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-469	-3.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	907	7.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
15,254
14,581	95.59%
111	0.73%
52	0.34%
98	0.64%
149	0.98%
262	1.72%
673	4.41%

2000
15,600
15,128	96.97%
69	0.44%
4	0.03%
51	0.33%
91	0.58%
257	1.65%
472	3.03%

1990
14,789
14,444	97.67%
99	0.67%
16	0.11%
137	0.93%
n/a
85	0.57%
345	2.33%

1980
15,292
15,202	99.41%
12	0.08%
5	0.03%
34	0.22%
n/a
32	0.21%
90	0.59%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-547	-3.5
201	1.3

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

684	4.6
127	0.9

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-758	-5.0
255	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Newton city, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.1
3,535	22.5%
12,157	77.5%
3,455	22.0%

6,527
2.34

3,891	59.6%
2,679	68.9%
540	13.9%
2,636	40.4%

2010
Number	Percent
41.6
3,460	22.7%
11,794	77.3%
2,943	19.3%

6,668
2.24

4,047	60.7%
2,976	73.5%
477	11.8%
2,621	39.3%

2000
Number	Percent
39.3
3,668	23.5%
11,932	76.5%
2,967	19.0%

6,743
2.25

4,307	63.9%
3,506	81.4%
380	8.8%
2,436	36.1%

1990
Number	Percent
37.1
3,519	23.8%
11,270	76.2%
2,614	17.7%

6,293
2.31

4,210	66.9%
3,584	85.1%
377	9.0%
2,083	33.1%

1980
Number	Percent
34.1
3,986	26.1%
11,306	73.9%
2,345	15.3%

6,195
2.43

4,401	71.0%
3,852	87.5%
342	7.8%
1,794	29.0%

2022 Housing Data for Newton city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	255	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	276	4.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	209	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	321	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	346	5.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	318	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	457	7.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	418	6.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	426	6.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	732	11.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	750	11.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	706	10.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	491	7.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	294	4.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	377	5.8%
$200,000 or more	151	2.3%

Median Household Income	53,873
Per Capita Income	29,753

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	335	5.1%
Public Assistance	245	3.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,050	16.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,414	73.8%
Unemployed	412	4.7%
In Armed Forces	22	0.3%

Total Labor Force	6,848	78.8%
Not in Labor Force	1,846	21.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,999	2,105	58.8%
Non-Profit	160	415	27.8%
Self-Employed	334	272	55.1%

Local Government	299	334	47.2%
State Government	40	92	30.3%
Federal Government	90	20	81.8%

Total Private + Self	3,333	2,377	58.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	589	861	40.6%
Total	3,922	3,238	54.8%

Pct. Govt.	12.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	898	12.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,498	20.7%
Professional, Technical	1,333	18.5%
Service Occupations	1,177	16.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	62	0.9%
All others	2,318	32.1%

White Collar		51.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,568	21.7%
Health care and social assistance	901	12.5%
Retail trade	672	9.3%
Educational services	659	9.1%
Finance and insurance	575	8.0%
Accommodation and food services	366	5.1%
Other services	332	4.6%
Construction	292	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	280	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	262	3.6%
Information	248	3.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	203	2.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	194	2.7%
Public administration	190	2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	136	1.9%
Wholesale trade	116	1.6%
Utilities	102	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	85	1.2%
Management	29	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	14	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	379	2.42%
Puerto Rican	136	0.87%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	140	0.89%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Bangladeshi	15	0.10%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	13,778	93.0%
Spanish	370	2.5%
Arabic	293	2.0%
Other	184	1.2%
Other Indo-European	140	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	53	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	4	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,238	27.0%
Irish	2,618	16.7%
English	1,468	9.4%
Dutch	1,444	9.2%
American	876	5.6%
French	656	4.2%
Norwegian	287	1.8%
Italian	278	1.8%
Sudanese	264	1.7%
Swedish	233	1.5%
African	195	1.2%
Scottish	191	1.2%
European	155	1.0%
Scandinavian	154	1.0%
Czech	145	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	15,227	97.0%
Not a citizen	465	3.0%

Native	15,031	95.8%
Foreign-born	661	4.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
239	2.2%	518	4.8%	4,581	42.2%	3,551	32.7%	1,208	11.1%	766	7.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	239	2.2%
9-12 Years	518	4.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,581	42.2%
Some College	3,551	32.7%
Bach. Degree	1,208	11.1%
Grad Degree	766	7.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +407	R +141	R + 2.0%
D +266
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	64%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,853	49.3%	Joe Biden (D)	3,809	48.7%	156	2.0%	7,818	-4	2	0.46%
2016	63%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,543	46.7%	Donald Trump (R)	3,446	45.5%	592	7.8%	7,581	-6	0	0.48%

2020 President, Newton city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,809

48.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,853

49.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

7,818

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 2

2016 President, Newton city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,543

46.7%

Donald Trump (R)

3,446

45.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

307

4.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.5%

Other

244

3.2%

TOTAL

7,581

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Newton city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	64%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	3,837	49.5%	Joni Ernst* (R)	3,589	46.3%	318 [+]	4.1%	7,744	-5	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 242 (3.1%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 67 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 9 (0.1%);
2018	G	51%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	3,488	56.3%	Fred Hubbell (D)	2,579	41.6%	128 [+]	2.1%	6,195	6	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 99 (1.6%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 26 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
2016	S3	62%	Charles Grassley* (R)	3,958	52.9%	Patty Judge (D)	3,050	40.8%	470 [+]	6.3%	7,478	-7	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 242 (3.2%); Other (Write-in) 228 (3.0%);
2014	S2	51%	Bruce Braley (D)	3,212	52.4%	Joni Ernst (R)	2,579	42.1%	335 [+]	5.5%	6,126	-10	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 203 (3.3%); Bob Quast (I) 54 (0.9%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 43 (0.7%); Ruth Smith (I) 21 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 14 (0.2%);
2014	G	51%	Jack Hatch (D)	2,936	47.8%	Terry Branstad* (R)	2,925	47.6%	284 [+]	4.6%	6,145	-11	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 103 (1.7%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 103 (1.7%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 69 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 9 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,331
Median Value	$140,100

Occupied	6,527	89.0%
Vacant	804	11.0%

Owned	4,510	69.1%
Rented	2,017	30.9%
Median Rent	$826

Single-Family Units	5,595	76.3%
Detached	5,388	73.5%
Attached	207	2.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,004	13.7%
Mobile Homes	41	0.6%

Newton city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Newton city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Newton city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Newton city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Newton city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Newton city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Newton city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Newton city, IA