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Newton County, Indiana (IN)

County population in 2022: 13,928 (all rural); it was 14,566 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,060
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,402
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,270
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,041 (it was 1,070 in 2000)
% of renters here:

20%
State:

30%

Land area: 402 sq. mi.

Water area: 1.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 35 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Newton County: 85.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.9%), Educational, health and social services (15.3%), Retail trade (14.7%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 80%
  • Government: 12%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Newton County, IN (2022)
    • 12,13587.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1,0637.7%Hispanic or Latino
    • 4483.2%Two or more races
    • 1561.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 340.2%Asian alone
    • 290.2%Some other race alone
    • 110.08%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

42.9 years
Indiana median age:

38.2 years
Males: 7,177  (51.5%)
Females: 6,751  (48.5%)
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Average household size:
Newton County:

2.0 people
Indiana:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $63,305 ($40,944 in 1999)
This county:

$63,305
Indiana:

$66,785

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $596 (lower quartile is $513, upper quartile is $771)
This county:

$596
State:

$780


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $168,119 (it was $88,600 in 2000)
Newton:

$168,119
Indiana:

$208,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $104,665 - $249,947

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $194,613
Here:

$194,613
State:

$257,916

Townhouses or other attached units: $254,260
Here:

$254,260
State:

$224,114

In 2-unit structures: $100,947
Here:

$100,947
State:

$175,375

Mobile homes: $58,467
Here:

$58,467
State:

$67,116

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,169
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $515

Institutionalized population: 170

Crime in 2016 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 1
  • Burglaries: 30
  • Thefts: 56
  • Auto thefts: 1

Crime in 2015 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 1
  • Burglaries: 45
  • Thefts: 73
  • Auto thefts: 5
Newton County, IN map from a distance

Health of residents in Newton County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.
73.0% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
40.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
58.1% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
68.0% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 197 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 164 pounds. This is about average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 44 buildings, average cost: $316,800
  • 2021: 42 buildings, average cost: $292,800
  • 2020: 28 buildings, average cost: $203,900
  • 2019: 21 buildings, average cost: $204,700
  • 2018: 18 buildings, average cost: $209,600
  • 2017: 19 buildings, average cost: $202,800
  • 2016: 16 buildings, average cost: $210,800
  • 2015: 18 buildings, average cost: $226,100
  • 2014: 22 buildings, average cost: $220,500
  • 2013: 21 buildings, average cost: $215,200
  • 2012: 13 buildings, average cost: $181,300
  • 2011: 4 buildings, average cost: $123,300
  • 2010: 18 buildings, average cost: $168,500
  • 2009: 15 buildings, average cost: $158,400
  • 2008: 32 buildings, average cost: $146,000
  • 2007: 34 buildings, average cost: $160,700
  • 2006: 72 buildings, average cost: $141,100
  • 2005: 51 buildings, average cost: $139,800
  • 2004: 43 buildings, average cost: $128,900
  • 2003: 51 buildings, average cost: $97,600
  • 2002: 39 buildings, average cost: $99,300
  • 2001: 82 buildings, average cost: $93,000
  • 2000: 87 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 1999: 78 buildings, average cost: $86,600
  • 1998: 64 buildings, average cost: $83,200
  • 1997: 70 buildings, average cost: $83,900
Number of permits per 10,000 Newton, IN residents
Average permit cost in Newton, IN

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,331 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,289 (0.9%)

Distribution of median household income in Newton, IN in 2022
Distribution of house value in Newton, IN in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Newton, IN in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 12.9%
Newton County:

12.9%
Indiana:

12.6%
(12.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 23.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 33.4% for other race residents, 8.2% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 42.9 years old
(Males: 42.4 years old, Females: 43.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.7 years old, Black residents: 58.1 years old, American Indian residents: 38.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.1 years old, Other race residents: 33.8 years old)

Area name: Gary, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Newton County is $596 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $727 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $869 a month.

Cities in this county include: Roselawn, Kentland, Morocco, Goodland, Brook, Lake Village, Mount Ayr.

Newton County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Neighboring counties: Cass County , Warren County, New Jersey , Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania , Mahoning County, Ohio , Westchester County, New York , Mercer County, Illinois .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.3%
Indiana:

2.8%

Unemployment by year in Newton, IN
County total employment by year in Newton, IN
County average yearly wages by year in Newton, IN

Current college students: 243
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 478 (38.7% naturalized citizens)

Newton County:

3.4%
Whole state:

6.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 2532010 or later
  • 382000 to 2009
  • 1031990 to 1999
  • 631980 to 1989
  • 311970 to 1979
  • 89Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.4%

Newton County marital status for males Newton County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,312
  • One, attached: 20
  • Two: 90
  • 3 or 4: 117
  • 5 to 9: 99
  • 10 to 19: 35
  • 20 to 49: 7
  • 50 or more: 1
  • Mobile homes: 415

Housing units in Newton County with a mortgage: 2,807 (114 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 106 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 82

Here:

2.4% with mortgage
State:

96.6% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Newton County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic1,9963
Evangelical Protestant1,70010
Mainline Protestant1,45411
Other3-
None9,091-
Newton County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 5
Newton County:

3.57 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.73 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

0.71 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:

0.50 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7
Newton County:

5.00 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:

3.57 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 11
This county:

7.85 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.78 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Newton County:

9.4%
Indiana:

9.2%

Adult obesity rate:
Newton County:

28.8%
State:

29.0%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

15.4%
State:

14.3%

Agriculture in Newton County:

Average size of farms: 528 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $346,619
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $288.33
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 60.12%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $312,073
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 90.83%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.31%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $131,928
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.34%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.79
Corn for grain: 84648 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1390 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 71258 harvested acres
Vegetables: 49 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Newton County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 56% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 174.8 miles away from Newton County center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 149.6 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 174.8 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 206.0 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 172.8 miles away from Newton County center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 167.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Indiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 31, 2020, FEMA Id: 4515, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Indiana Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2018 - March 4, 2018, FEMA Id: 4363, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Indiana Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 05, 2014 to January 09, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4173: April 22, 2014, FEMA Id: 4173, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • Indiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 12, 2008 to October 06, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1795: September 23, 2008, FEMA Id: 1795, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Indiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 07, 2008 to March 14, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1740: January 30, 2008, FEMA Id: 1740, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Indiana Snow, Incident Period: February 12, 2007 to February 14, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3274: March 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3274, Natural disaster type: Snow
  • Indiana Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3238: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3238, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Indiana Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 01, 2005 to February 11, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1573: January 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 1573, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
  • Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2004 to June 25, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1520: June 03, 2004, FEMA Id: 1520, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 04, 2003 to August 06, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1476: July 11, 2003, FEMA Id: 1476, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Newton County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Winter Storms: 5, Snowstorms: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snow: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Newton

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,373 (72.5%)
  • Carpooled: 412 (12.6%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 8 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 59 (1.8%)
  • Worked at home: 447 (13.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (17%)
  • Retail trade (15%)
  • Manufacturing (13%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (20%)
  • Retail trade (18%)
  • Manufacturing (16%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (18%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
  • Transportation occupations (12%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (11%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
  • Production occupations (13%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (6%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (42%)
  • El Salvador (20%)
  • Romania (10%)
  • Korea (5%)
  • Bahamas (2%)
  • Argentina (1%)
  • Poland (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Newton County


  • German (16%)
  • American (15%)
  • Irish (10%)
  • English (7%)
  • Polish (5%)
  • Romanian (4%)
  • European (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Newton County, Indiana in 2010:

  • 70 people in in-patient hospice facilities
  • 60 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 40 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
140 people in nursing homes
50 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $59,745.

8.43% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($50,495 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.43%
Indiana average:

6.66%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.99% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($35,176 average AGI)
2.44% relocated from other states ($15,319 average AGI)
Newton County:

2.44%
Indiana average:

2.58%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Lake County, IN  2.09% ($51,458 average AGI)
from Jasper County, IN  1.73% ($54,194)
from Cook County, IL  0.48% ($62,815)
from Will County, IL  0.39% ($70,227)


7.28% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($47,258 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.28%
Indiana average:

6.55%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.17% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($34,354 average AGI)
2.11% relocated to other states ($12,904 average AGI)
Newton County:

2.11%
Indiana average:

2.46%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Jasper County, IN  1.79% ($46,340 average AGI)
to Lake County, IN  1.23% ($53,638)
to Tippecanoe County, IN  0.43% ($27,917)
to Benton County, IN  0.41% ($47,391)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.4

Births per 1000 population in Newton County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Newton County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.1

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Newton County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 13.2%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 9.5%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Newton County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Newton County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Newton County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Newton County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Newton County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Newton County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,310 (1,934 aged, 376 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 310 (10%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Newton County, Indiana in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (268)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (243)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (106)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (69)
  • Unspecified dementia (50)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (10)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 996
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,162
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 14
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 69

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14

Household type by relationship:

Households: 13,928
  • Male householders: 2,942 (859 living alone), Female householders: 2,673 (610 living alone)
  • 2,809 spouses (2,793 opposite-sex spouses), 427 unmarried partners, (397 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,884 children (3,393 natural, 143 adopted, 351 stepchildren), 492 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 154 parents, 0 foster children, 74 other relatives, 235 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 205

Size of family households: 1,877 2-persons, 759 3-persons, 573 4-persons, 386 5-persons, 122 6-persons, 113 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,468 1-person, 288 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 4 6-persons.

1,743 married couples with children.
721 single-parent households (308 men, 413 women).

94.1% of residents of Newton speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 18% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $63,718,000 ($4,418 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $460,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $28,683,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,967,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,862,000
Federal grants: $8,043,000
Federal procurement contracts: $656,000 ($10,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,508,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $283,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,436,000
Federal Government insurance: $45,043,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 811
Here:

56 per 1000 residents
State:

72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 729
Here:

50 per 1000 residents
State:

47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +57
Here:

+4 per 1000 residents
State:

+9 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -224
Here -15 per 1000 residents
State -3 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Newton County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.77 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.6
State:

6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

5.0
State:

4.3

Year house built in Newton County, Indiana
  • Year house built in Newton County, Indiana
  • 172020 or later
  • 672010 to 2019
  • 7192000 to 2009
  • 5921990 to 1999
  • 2831980 to 1989
  • 1,3901970 to 1979
  • 5621960 to 1969
  • 4551950 to 1959
  • 4301940 to 1949
  • 1,4751939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Newton County, Indiana
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Newton County, Indiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Newton County, Indiana
  • 01 room
  • 132 rooms
  • 523 rooms
  • 3654 rooms
  • 1,1065 rooms
  • 6926 rooms
  • 8417 rooms
  • 8488 rooms
  • 7419+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newton County, Indiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newton County, Indiana
  • 121 room
  • 192 rooms
  • 1233 rooms
  • 1654 rooms
  • 2705 rooms
  • 1356 rooms
  • 1107 rooms
  • 448 rooms
  • 619+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Newton County, Indiana
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Newton County, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Newton County, Indiana
  • 13no bedroom
  • 261 bedroom
  • 9992 bedrooms
  • 2,5073 bedrooms
  • 8904 bedrooms
  • 2425+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newton County, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newton County, Indiana
  • 18no bedroom
  • 1531 bedroom
  • 3522 bedrooms
  • 2863 bedrooms
  • 1504 bedrooms
  • 55+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Newton County, Indiana in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Newton County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Newton County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 113no vehicle
  • 1,2721 vehicle
  • 1,6872 vehicles
  • 1,1223 vehicles
  • 2774 vehicles
  • 1995+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Newton County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Newton County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 74no vehicle
  • 4551 vehicle
  • 3182 vehicles
  • 723 vehicles
  • 354 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

87.6% of Newton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Indiana.

Newton County:

87.6%
State average:

87.1%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 8,707
  • Other state: 4,660
  • Northeast: 175
  • Midwest: 3,467
  • South: 746
  • West: 286
Year householders moved into unit in Newton County, IN
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Newton County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 57.3%Utility gas
  • 27.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 8.1%Electricity
  • 5.7%Wood
  • 1.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 55.7%Utility gas
  • 21.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 19.3%Electricity
  • 1.6%Wood
  • 1.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 113
Here:

8.9%
Indiana:

14.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 149
Here:

19.6%
Indiana:

11.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 35
Here:

21.0%
Indiana:

22.3%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Newton County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $308,000
    Cash and Securities: $46,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $4,040,000
    Other: $2,482,000
    Other: $2,346,000
    Hospital Public: $1,099,000
    Solid Waste Management: $27,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,909,000
    Regular Highways: $516,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $7,327,000
    Health - Other: $4,915,000
    General - Other: $3,142,000
    General - Other: $2,967,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,081,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,020,000
    Regular Highways: $1,174,000
    Regular Highways: $1,089,000
    Police Protection: $767,000
    Police Protection: $696,000
    Central Staff Services: $475,000
    Central Staff Services: $436,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $420,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $410,000
    General Public Buildings: $219,000
    Solid Waste Management: $216,000
    Financial Administration: $216,000
    General Public Buildings: $212,000
    Financial Administration: $203,000
    Parks and Recreation: $126,000
    Parks and Recreation: $115,000
    Solid Waste Management: $93,000
    Local Fire Protection: $48,000
    Local Fire Protection: $35,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $7,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,164,000
    Health and Hospitals: $682,000
    Other: $564,000
    Other: $134,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $525,000
    Interest on Debt: $493,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $23,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $20,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $932,000
    Health and Hospitals: $400,000
    Other: $68,000
    Other: $49,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,125,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,730,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,330,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,930,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $400,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $395,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $517,000
    General Revenue - Other: $310,000
    Interest Earnings: $47,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,000
    Sale of Property: $6,000
    Sale of Property: $1,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $568,000
    General - Other: $564,000
    Central Staff Services: $231,000
    Central Staff Services: $128,000
    Solid Waste Management: $90,000
    Regular Highways: $84,000
    Regular Highways: $49,000
    Health - Other: $41,000
    Health - Other: $34,000
    Local Fire Protection: $5,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,901,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,444,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,314,000
    Other: $2,997,000
    Highways: $1,822,000
    Highways: $1,776,000
    Health and Hospitals: $988,000
    Health and Hospitals: $721,000
    General Local Government Support: $289,000
    General Local Government Support: $21,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $5,067,000
    Individual Income: $4,898,000
    Property: $1,282,000
    Property: $1,272,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $461,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $445,000
    Corporation License: $91,000
    Corporation License: $86,000
    Other Selective Sales: $65,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $58,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $56,000
    Other Selective Sales: $49,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $3,414,000
    : $3,410,000

Newton County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $308,000
    Cash and Securities: $46,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $4,040,000
    Other: $2,482,000
    Other: $2,346,000
    Hospital Public: $1,099,000
    Solid Waste Management: $27,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,909,000
    Regular Highways: $516,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $7,327,000
    Health - Other: $4,915,000
    General - Other: $3,142,000
    General - Other: $2,967,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,081,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,020,000
    Regular Highways: $1,174,000
    Regular Highways: $1,089,000
    Police Protection: $767,000
    Police Protection: $696,000
    Central Staff Services: $475,000
    Central Staff Services: $436,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $420,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $410,000
    General Public Buildings: $219,000
    Solid Waste Management: $216,000
    Financial Administration: $216,000
    General Public Buildings: $212,000
    Financial Administration: $203,000
    Parks and Recreation: $126,000
    Parks and Recreation: $115,000
    Solid Waste Management: $93,000
    Local Fire Protection: $48,000
    Local Fire Protection: $35,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $7,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,164,000
    Health and Hospitals: $682,000
    Other: $564,000
    Other: $134,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $525,000
    Interest on Debt: $493,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $23,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $20,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $932,000
    Health and Hospitals: $400,000
    Other: $68,000
    Other: $49,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,125,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,730,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,330,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,930,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $400,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $395,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $517,000
    General Revenue - Other: $310,000
    Interest Earnings: $47,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,000
    Sale of Property: $6,000
    Sale of Property: $1,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $568,000
    General - Other: $564,000
    Central Staff Services: $231,000
    Central Staff Services: $128,000
    Solid Waste Management: $90,000
    Regular Highways: $84,000
    Regular Highways: $49,000
    Health - Other: $41,000
    Health - Other: $34,000
    Local Fire Protection: $5,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,901,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,444,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,314,000
    Other: $2,997,000
    Highways: $1,822,000
    Highways: $1,776,000
    Health and Hospitals: $988,000
    Health and Hospitals: $721,000
    General Local Government Support: $289,000
    General Local Government Support: $21,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $5,067,000
    Individual Income: $4,898,000
    Property: $1,282,000
    Property: $1,272,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $461,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $445,000
    Corporation License: $91,000
    Corporation License: $86,000
    Other Selective Sales: $65,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $58,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $56,000
    Other Selective Sales: $49,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $3,414,000
    : $3,410,000

Newton County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $308,000
    Cash and Securities: $46,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $4,040,000
    Other: $2,482,000
    Other: $2,346,000
    Hospital Public: $1,099,000
    Solid Waste Management: $27,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,909,000
    Regular Highways: $516,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $7,327,000
    Health - Other: $4,915,000
    General - Other: $3,142,000
    General - Other: $2,967,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,081,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,020,000
    Regular Highways: $1,174,000
    Regular Highways: $1,089,000
    Police Protection: $767,000
    Police Protection: $696,000
    Central Staff Services: $475,000
    Central Staff Services: $436,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $420,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $410,000
    General Public Buildings: $219,000
    Solid Waste Management: $216,000
    Financial Administration: $216,000
    General Public Buildings: $212,000
    Financial Administration: $203,000
    Parks and Recreation: $126,000
    Parks and Recreation: $115,000
    Solid Waste Management: $93,000
    Local Fire Protection: $48,000
    Local Fire Protection: $35,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $7,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,164,000
    Health and Hospitals: $682,000
    Other: $564,000
    Other: $134,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $525,000
    Interest on Debt: $493,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $23,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $20,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $932,000
    Health and Hospitals: $400,000
    Other: $68,000
    Other: $49,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,125,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,730,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,330,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,930,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $400,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $395,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $517,000
    General Revenue - Other: $310,000
    Interest Earnings: $47,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,000
    Sale of Property: $6,000
    Sale of Property: $1,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $568,000
    General - Other: $564,000
    Central Staff Services: $231,000
    Central Staff Services: $128,000
    Solid Waste Management: $90,000
    Regular Highways: $84,000
    Regular Highways: $49,000
    Health - Other: $41,000
    Health - Other: $34,000
    Local Fire Protection: $5,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,901,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,444,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,314,000
    Other: $2,997,000
    Highways: $1,822,000
    Highways: $1,776,000
    Health and Hospitals: $988,000
    Health and Hospitals: $721,000
    General Local Government Support: $289,000
    General Local Government Support: $21,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $5,067,000
    Individual Income: $4,898,000
    Property: $1,282,000
    Property: $1,272,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $461,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $445,000
    Corporation License: $91,000
    Corporation License: $86,000
    Other Selective Sales: $65,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $58,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $56,000
    Other Selective Sales: $49,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $3,414,000
    : $3,410,000

Newton County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $308,000
    Cash and Securities: $46,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $4,040,000
    Other: $2,482,000
    Other: $2,346,000
    Hospital Public: $1,099,000
    Solid Waste Management: $27,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,909,000
    Regular Highways: $516,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $7,327,000
    Health - Other: $4,915,000
    General - Other: $3,142,000
    General - Other: $2,967,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,081,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,020,000
    Regular Highways: $1,174,000
    Regular Highways: $1,089,000
    Police Protection: $767,000
    Police Protection: $696,000
    Central Staff Services: $475,000
    Central Staff Services: $436,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $420,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $410,000
    General Public Buildings: $219,000
    Solid Waste Management: $216,000
    Financial Administration: $216,000
    General Public Buildings: $212,000
    Financial Administration: $203,000
    Parks and Recreation: $126,000
    Parks and Recreation: $115,000
    Solid Waste Management: $93,000
    Local Fire Protection: $48,000
    Local Fire Protection: $35,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $7,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,164,000
    Health and Hospitals: $682,000
    Other: $564,000
    Other: $134,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $525,000
    Interest on Debt: $493,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $23,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $20,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $932,000
    Health and Hospitals: $400,000
    Other: $68,000
    Other: $49,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,125,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,730,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,330,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,930,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $400,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $395,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $517,000
    General Revenue - Other: $310,000
    Interest Earnings: $47,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,000
    Sale of Property: $6,000
    Sale of Property: $1,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $568,000
    General - Other: $564,000
    Central Staff Services: $231,000
    Central Staff Services: $128,000
    Solid Waste Management: $90,000
    Regular Highways: $84,000
    Regular Highways: $49,000
    Health - Other: $41,000
    Health - Other: $34,000
    Local Fire Protection: $5,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,901,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,444,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,314,000
    Other: $2,997,000
    Highways: $1,822,000
    Highways: $1,776,000
    Health and Hospitals: $988,000
    Health and Hospitals: $721,000
    General Local Government Support: $289,000
    General Local Government Support: $21,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $5,067,000
    Individual Income: $4,898,000
    Property: $1,282,000
    Property: $1,272,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $461,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $445,000
    Corporation License: $91,000
    Corporation License: $86,000
    Other Selective Sales: $65,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $58,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $56,000
    Other Selective Sales: $49,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $3,414,000
    : $3,410,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 170
  • Number of aged recipients: 7
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 163
  • Number of recipients under 18: 35
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 115
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 20
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 50
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 82
Most common first names in Newton County, IN among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John10775.8 years
William9176.0 years
Mary9080.0 years
Robert7170.0 years
Charles7076.3 years
James5975.0 years
George5677.0 years
Donald4269.4 years
Ruth3880.9 years
Dorothy3478.6 years
Most common last names in Newton County, IN among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Whaley4078.4 years
Miller3876.6 years
Brown3474.4 years
Smith3175.0 years
Wilson2672.7 years
Potts2576.0 years
Deardurff2572.3 years
Anderson2377.1 years
Hall2373.4 years
Bower2281.6 years
Businesses in Newton County, IN
NameCountNameCount
CVS1McDonald's1
Curves1Red Roof Inn1
FedEx1Subway1
H&R Block1True Value1
Lane Furniture1U-Haul1