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Newton, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $150,129 (it was $79,000 in 2000)
Newton:

$150,129
Iowa:

$194,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $100,050 - $213,937

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $186,424
Here:

$186,424
State:

$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $240,473
Here:

$240,473
State:

$238,767

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $133,226
Here:

$133,226
State:

$190,519

Mobile homes: $53,145
Here:

$53,145
State:

$51,271

Total population: 15,150 (All urban)

Houses: 7,441 (6,625 occupied: 4,652 owner occupied, 2,080 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

31%
State:

28%

Housing density: 725 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $478,672.

Median contract rent in 2022: $655 (lower quartile is $571, upper quartile is $848)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $653


Median gross rent in Newton, IA in 2022: $805

Housing units in Newton with a mortgage: 2,906 (260 second mortgage, 45 home equity loan, 152 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $65,899

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $60,576

Median monthly housing costs: $861

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Newton, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1961

Median year apartment built: 1978

Household type by relationship:

Households: 15,749
  • Male householders: 3,170 (877 living alone), Female householders: 3,380 (1,314 living alone)
  • 2,622 spouses (2,615 opposite-sex spouses), 426 unmarried partners, (426 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,233 children (4,083 natural, 104 adopted, 45 stepchildren), 336 grandchildren, 227 brothers or sisters, 45 parents, 34 foster children, 401 other relatives, 465 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 405

Size of family households: 2,077 2-persons, 541 3-persons, 798 4-persons, 376 5-persons, 141 6-persons, 39 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,279 1-person, 485 2-persons.

1,867 married couples with children.
1,135 single-parent households (406 men, 729 women).

93.0% of residents of Newton speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (39% speak English very well, 61% speak English well).
3.9% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 706 (4.5%)
(30.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Newton, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Newton, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1171 bedroom
  • 1,2322 bedrooms
  • 2,0053 bedrooms
  • 1,0054 bedrooms
  • 2955+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newton, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newton, Iowa
  • 19no bedroom
  • 6081 bedroom
  • 9932 bedrooms
  • 4303 bedrooms
  • 114 bedrooms
  • 205+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Newton in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Newton in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 141no vehicle
  • 1,4251 vehicle
  • 1,8982 vehicles
  • 7413 vehicles
  • 3544 vehicles
  • 945+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Newton in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Newton in renter-occupied apartments
  • 314no vehicle
  • 1,0241 vehicle
  • 6332 vehicles
  • 803 vehicles
  • 294 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Newton, Iowa
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Newton, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 272 rooms
  • 883 rooms
  • 3694 rooms
  • 9175 rooms
  • 1,2096 rooms
  • 8087 rooms
  • 6598 rooms
  • 5769+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newton, Iowa
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newton, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 1332 rooms
  • 3403 rooms
  • 7854 rooms
  • 4265 rooms
  • 1976 rooms
  • 1047 rooms
  • 508 rooms
  • 459+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Newton, IA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Newton, IA in 2022
  • 275Less than $10,000
  • 487$10,000 to $19,999
  • 681$20,000 to $29,999
  • 798$30,000 to $39,999
  • 909$40,000 to $49,999
  • 784$50,000 to $59,999
  • 785$60,000 to $74,999
  • 724$75,000 to $99,999
  • 478$100,000 to $124,999
  • 293$125,000 to $149,999
  • 395$150,000 to $199,999
  • 159$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Newton, IA

  • Distribution of house value in Newton, IA in 2022
  • 30$10,000 to $14,999
  • 28$15,000 to $19,999
  • 21$30,000 to $34,999
  • 91$35,000 to $39,999
  • 49$40,000 to $49,999
  • 116$50,000 to $59,999
  • 139$60,000 to $69,999
  • 175$70,000 to $79,999
  • 339$80,000 to $89,999
  • 239$90,000 to $99,999
  • 466$100,000 to $124,999
  • 629$125,000 to $149,999
  • 605$150,000 to $174,999
  • 331$175,000 to $199,999
  • 433$200,000 to $249,999
  • 279$250,000 to $299,999
  • 180$300,000 to $399,999
  • 157$400,000 to $499,999
  • 62$500,000 to $749,999
  • 42$750,000 to $999,999
  • 12$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Newton, IA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Newton, IA in 2022
  • 3Less than $100
  • 41$150 to $199
  • 64$200 to $249
  • 9$250 to $299
  • 69$300 to $349
  • 74$350 to $399
  • 72$400 to $449
  • 38$450 to $499
  • 59$500 to $549
  • 142$550 to $599
  • 390$600 to $649
  • 215$650 to $699
  • 123$700 to $749
  • 126$750 to $799
  • 207$800 to $899
  • 122$900 to $999
  • 193$1,000 to $1,249
  • 19$1,500 to $1,999
  • 23$2,500 to $2,999
  • 15$3,000 to $3,499
  • 69No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 68.1%
Number of people working at home: 623 (8.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 468
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,917
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,215
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 577
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 143
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 320
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 484
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 144
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 355
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 838
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 126
  • 90 or more minutes: 92
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Newton

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 5,763 (77.7%)
  • Carpooled: 560 (7.5%)
  • Bus: 3 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 100 (1.3%)
  • Walked: 326 (4.4%)
  • Worked at home: 623 (8.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.2%Males
  • 0.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 22.6%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 43.2%Males
  • 67.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 23.1%Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Newton, Iowa
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Newton, Iowa
  • 4662010 or later
  • 1562000 to 2009
  • 431990 to 1999
  • 231980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 67Before 1970
Ancestries in Newton, IA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 2,087 (26.1%)
  • Irish: 1,105 (13.8%)
  • American: 936 (11.7%)
  • Dutch: 789 (9.9%)
  • English: 655 (8.2%)
  • Sudanese: 339 (4.2%)
  • Scottish: 142 (1.8%)
  • European: 135 (1.7%)
  • Swedish: 110 (1.4%)
  • African: 105 (1.3%)
  • Norwegian: 93 (1.2%)
  • French: 77 (1.0%)
  • Italian: 56 (0.7%)
  • Danish: 53 (0.7%)
  • Scandinavian: 24 (0.3%)
  • Croatian: 20 (0.2%)
  • Jamaican: 20 (0.2%)
  • Ethiopian: 19 (0.2%)
  • British: 16 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 13 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 12 (0.1%)
  • Polish: 11 (0.1%)
  • Ukrainian: 10 (0.1%)
  • Slovak: 9 (0.1%)
  • Eastern European: 8 (0.10%)
  • Welsh: 7 (0.09%)
  • Czech: 3 (0.04%)
  • Yugoslavian: 3 (0.04%)
  • Albanian: 2 (0.02%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Sudan
Newton:

39.9% (269)
Iowa:

2.3% (4,084)

Mexico
Newton:

13.5% (91)
Iowa:

23.3% (41,625)

India
Newton:

12.0% (81)
Iowa:

6.2% (11,148)

Ethiopia
Newton:

11.4% (77)
Iowa:

1.0% (1,858)

Africa, n.e.c.
Newton:

5.0% (34)
Iowa:

0.8% (1,348)

Other Eastern Africa
Newton:

4.9% (33)
Iowa:

1.4% (2,422)

Ghana
Newton:

3.7% (25)
Iowa:

0.3% (615)

Germany
Newton:

2.7% (18)
Iowa:

1.4% (2,525)

Bangladesh
Newton:

2.4% (16)
Iowa:

0.4% (768)

England
Newton:

1.8% (12)
Iowa:

0.5% (827)

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

  • This state: 12,014
  • Other state: 2,840
  • Northeast: 173
  • Midwest: 1,387
  • South: 679
  • West: 606

88.8% of Newton residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 48.7% lived in Iowa.


Newton:

88.8%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 133
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 70
  • 9th grade: 53
  • 10th grade: 108
  • 11th grade: 37
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 66
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,467
  • Less than 1 year of college: 422
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 498
  • Associate degree: 700
  • Bachelor's degree: 569
  • Master's degree: 214
  • Professional school degree: 33
  • Doctorate degree: 8
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 10
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 19
  • 9th grade: 38
  • 10th grade: 45
  • 11th grade: 75
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 61
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,009
  • Less than 1 year of college: 444
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 807
  • Associate degree: 673
  • Bachelor's degree: 723
  • Master's degree: 445
  • Professional school degree: 52
  • Doctorate degree: 100
Educational Attainment for Females
Newton marital status for males
Newton marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,469
  • One, attached: 210
  • Two: 171
  • 3 or 4: 529
  • 5 to 9: 319
  • 10 to 19: 290
  • 20 to 49: 248
  • 50 or more: 160
  • Mobile homes: 41
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 4.4%

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Newton
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Newton, IA
  • 81.6%Utility gas
  • 14.5%Electricity
  • 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.3%Other fuel
  • 0.4%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Newton, IA
  • 52.6%Utility gas
  • 42.8%Electricity
  • 3.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.1%No fuel used
  • 0.5%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 58
Here:

3.3%
Iowa:

10.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 50
Here:

7.5%
Iowa:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 200
Here:

42.7%
Iowa:

23.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
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