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Newton County, GA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
Designated Market Area: Atlanta, GA-AL-NC
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

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2022 population: 117,621   ( 17,663 from 2010 , 5,130 from 2020)
Land area: 273.8 square miles
Population density: 429.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:46,696 39.70% 10.2%
Black:58,44849.69% 44.8%
Indian:2610.22% 31.2%
Asian:1,6401.39% 79.2%
2+ races:2,5172.14% 50.4%
Hispanic:8,0596.85% 73.9%
Total non-White:70,92560.30% 47.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,870 12.8
Deaths:2,72812.1
Net Migration: 4,81021.4
Net Immigration: 1810.8
Change in White population:-5,299 -5.3
Change in Non-White pop.:22,962 23.0




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
99,958
51,99552.02%
40,37140.39%
1990.20%
9150.92%
1,6741.67%
4,6354.64%
47,96347.98%

2000
62,001
46,00774.20%
13,69022.08%
1310.21%
4530.73%
4930.80%
1,1571.87%
15,99425.80%

1990
41,808
32,13976.87%
9,32822.31%
230.06%
830.20%
n/a
2350.56%
9,66923.13%

1980
34,489
25,35773.52%
8,68725.19%
480.14%
440.13%
n/a
3400.99%
9,13226.48%

1970
26,282
18,03368.61%
8,17731.11%
70.03%
100.04%
n/a
530.20%
8,249 31.39%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
13,287 21.4
5,5629.0
29,71547.9
5220.8
5,988 9.7
31,969 51.6
1990's
NumberRate
8,876 21.2
4,23610.1
17,02340.7
2280.5
13,868 33.2
6,325 15.1
1980's
NumberRate
6,758 19.6
3,190 9.2
4,108 11.9
n/a
6,782 19.7
537 1.6
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
4,620 17.6
n/a
7,324 27.9
883 3.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Newton County, GA
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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
NumberPercent
36.4
28,935 24.6%
88,686 75.4%
14,952 12.7%
39,906
2.81
29,340 73.5%
19,168 65.3%
3,519 12.0%
10,566 26.5%

2010
NumberPercent
34.7
28,873 28.9%
71,085 71.1%
9,830 9.8%
34,390
2.85
26,165 76.1%
17,721 67.7%
3,786 14.5%
8,225 23.9%

2000
NumberPercent
33.4
17,135 27.6%
44,866 72.4%
6,181 10.0%
21,989
2.77
17,188 78.2%
13,140 76.4%
1,772 10.3%
4,801 21.8%

1990
NumberPercent
31.2
11,773 28.2%
30,035 71.8%
4,428 10.6%
14,365
2.86
11,476 79.9%
9,231 80.4%
973 8.5%
2,889 20.1%

1980
NumberPercent
28.5
11,211 32.5%
23,278 67.5%
3,556 10.3%
11,043
3.07
9,230 83.6%
7,453 80.7%
749 8.1%
1,813 16.4%

2022 Housing Data for Newton County, GA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units42,037 
Median Value$200,300 
Occupied39,90694.9%
Vacant2,1315.1%
Owned28,95872.6%
Rented10,94827.4%
Median Rent$1,264 
Single-Family Units37,59389.4%
    Detached37,06288.2%
    Attached5311.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,6183.8%
Mobile Homes1,4343.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Newton County, GA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002,1815.5%
$10,000 to $14,9999042.3%
$15,000 to $19,9991,4733.7%
$20,000 to $24,9991,5523.9%
$25,000 to $29,9991,5794.0%
$30,000 to $34,9991,3703.4%
$35,000 to $39,9991,4193.6%
$40,000 to $44,9991,6884.2%
$45,000 to $49,9992,0975.3%
$50,000 to $59,9992,3345.8%
$60,000 to $74,9994,72011.8%
$75,000 to $99,9996,48516.3%
$100,000 to $124,9994,23410.6%
$125,000 to $149,9992,8577.2%
$150,000 to $199,9992,9277.3%
$200,000 or more2,0865.2%
Median Household Income70,732 
Per Capita Income30,101 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state100 
Compared to U.S.95 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2,5386.4%
Public Assistance8242.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps5,93514.9%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed47,07469.1%
Unemployed3,5645.2%
In Armed Forces710.1%
Total Labor Force50,70974.4%
Not in Labor Force17,43725.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 30.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector18,50317,72051.1%
Non-Profit9181,92132.3%
Self-Employed3,2331,59567.0%
Local Government1,6313,24533.4%
State Government7201,64630.4%
Federal Government83072753.3%
Total Private + Self21,73619,31552.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.4,0997,53935.2%
Total25,83526,85449.0%
Pct. Govt.16.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts7,38514.0%
Sales and Office Occupations11,33521.5%
Professional, Technical10,63920.2%
Service Occupations8,17615.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1250.2%
All others15,20228.8%
White Collar 55.7%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance6,95713.2%
Manufacturing6,89413.1%
Retail trade6,13711.6%
Educational services5,1589.8%
Construction3,9247.4%
Transportation and warehousing3,6656.9%
Accommodation and food services3,1285.9%
Public administration3,1035.9%
Other services2,7925.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.2,4444.6%
Professional, scientific, technical2,1684.1%
Finance and insurance1,4952.8%
Wholesale trade1,3342.5%
Information1,1372.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing9051.7%
Utilities7601.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation3930.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2650.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction690.1%
Management90.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Newton County, GA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3,0932.73%
Puerto Rican8700.77%
Cuban3110.27%
Dominican640.06%
Total Central American2,2802.01%
Costa Rican410.04%
Guatemalan1,9471.72%
Honduran130.01%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian540.05%
Salvadoran2250.20%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American4560.40%
Argentinean610.05%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean50.00%
Colombian2910.26%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan400.04%
Venezuelan590.05%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic710.06%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Hmong3390.30%
Chinese2830.25%
Indian2430.21%
Cambodian1640.14%
Filipino1450.13%
Malaysian1390.12%
Korean940.08%
Japanese690.06%
Vietnamese300.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English99,00193.1%
Spanish4,9864.7%
Other6410.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun5580.5%
Other Asian4890.5%
Other Indo-European2960.3%
Chinese2640.2%
German, other Germanic560.1%
Korean480.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American14,61012.9%
English6,5845.8%
Irish5,3164.7%
German4,3593.8%
Jamaican3,4163.0%
Italian1,7381.5%
French1,6081.4%
Scottish1,3361.2%
European1,3351.2%
Scotch-Irish9660.9%
Haitian9150.8%
African8500.8%
Polish7070.6%
British West Indian6790.6%
West Indian5130.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen109,57296.7%
Not a citizen3,7263.3%
Native106,17093.7%
Foreign-born7,1286.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Newton County, GA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,470 3.4%5,083 7.0%24,171 33.1%24,863 34.0%9,900 13.5%6,602 9.0%
  Average years of education: 13.1
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,470 3.4%
9-12 Years 5,083 7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED 24,171 33.1%
Some College 24,863 34.0%
Bach. Degree 9,900 13.5%
Grad Degree 6,602 9.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Newton County, GA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 20,769 19,341 1,428 6.9% 5.4%
1991 20,929 19,706 1,223 5.8% 5.3%
1992 21,642 20,093 1,549 7.2% 6.6%
1993 22,449 21,146 1,303 5.8% 5.7%
1994 23,488 22,436 1,052 4.5% 5.1%
1995 24,463 23,414 1,049 4.3% 4.8%
1996 26,075 24,918 1,157 4.4% 4.6%
1997 27,727 26,443 1,284 4.6% 4.5%
1998 29,228 28,081 1,147 3.9% 4.2%
1999 30,511 29,519 992 3.3% 3.8%
2000 32,130 31,090 1,040 3.2% 3.5%
2001 33,875 32,631 1,244 3.7% 4.1%
2002 35,790 33,886 1,904 5.3% 5.3%
2003 37,646 35,533 2,113 5.6% 5.1%
2004 39,638 37,426 2,212 5.6% 5.1%
2005 42,495 39,785 2,710 6.4% 5.7%
2006 44,114 41,583 2,531 5.7% 5.1%
2007 46,396 43,758 2,638 5.7% 4.9%
2008 47,612 43,743 3,869 8.1% 6.8%
2009 47,203 41,151 6,052 12.8% 10.4%
2010 48,138 41,951 6,187 12.9% 10.7%
2011 48,301 42,380 5,921 12.3% 10.1%
2012 48,130 42,907 5,223 10.9% 9.0%
2013 48,002 43,372 4,630 9.6% 8.1%
2014 47,871 43,929 3,942 8.2% 7.1%
2015 47,891 44,597 3,294 6.9% 6.1%
2016 50,006 46,972 3,034 6.1% 5.4%
2017 51,713 48,935 2,778 5.4% 4.8%
2018 52,056 49,687 2,369 4.6% 4.0%
2019 52,883 50,779 2,104 4.0% 3.5%
2020 51,901 48,202 3,699 7.1% 6.5%
2021 53,489 51,158 2,331 4.4% 3.9%
2022 54,323 52,466 1,857 3.4% 3.0%
2023 55,216 53,114 2,102 3.8% 3.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com