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Newton, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $296,385 (it was $136,500 in 2000)
Newton:

$296,385
New Jersey:

$428,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $236,926 - $362,459

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $326,507
Here:

$326,507
State:

$537,591

Townhouses or other attached units: $215,314
Here:

$215,314
State:

$381,113

In 2-unit structures: $425,996
Here:

$425,996
State:

$444,476

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $142,191
Here:

$142,191
State:

$368,745

Total population: 7,878 (All urban)

Houses: 3,981 (3,523 occupied: 2,091 owner occupied, 1,583 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

43%
State:

35%

Housing density: 1,285 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $256,748.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,189 (lower quartile is $872, upper quartile is $1,472)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,276


Median gross rent in Newton, NJ in 2022: $1,315

Housing units in Newton with a mortgage: 1,424 (168 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 123 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $117,613

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $85,758

Median monthly housing costs: $1,408

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Newton, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1951

Median year apartment built: 1966

Household type by relationship:

Households: 8,443
  • Male householders: 1,400 (365 living alone), Female householders: 2,146 (867 living alone)
  • 1,305 spouses (1,305 opposite-sex spouses), 263 unmarried partners, (263 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,467 children (2,419 natural, 9 adopted, 39 stepchildren), 33 grandchildren, 51 brothers or sisters, 140 parents, 0 foster children, 46 other relatives, 110 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 478

Size of family households: 955 2-persons, 541 3-persons, 382 4-persons, 180 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,171 1-person, 302 2-persons.

935 married couples with children.
522 single-parent households (88 men, 434 women).

87.8% of residents of Newton speak English at home.
8.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 794 (9.4%)
(76.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.3
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.2
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Newton, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Newton, New Jersey
  • 38no bedroom
  • 111 bedroom
  • 3922 bedrooms
  • 1,0503 bedrooms
  • 5024 bedrooms
  • 985+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newton, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newton, New Jersey
  • 124no bedroom
  • 6711 bedroom
  • 5242 bedrooms
  • 1413 bedrooms
  • 1234 bedrooms
  • 05+ 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
  • 79no vehicle
  • 5901 vehicle
  • 9122 vehicles
  • 3033 vehicles
  • 1854 vehicles
  • 215+ 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
  • 8631 vehicle
  • 2792 vehicles
  • 1033 vehicles
  • 244 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Newton, New Jersey
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Newton, New Jersey
  • 381 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 193 rooms
  • 1124 rooms
  • 2255 rooms
  • 3896 rooms
  • 4017 rooms
  • 4478 rooms
  • 4619+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newton, New Jersey
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newton, New Jersey
  • 711 room
  • 3322 rooms
  • 4263 rooms
  • 2884 rooms
  • 1685 rooms
  • 1146 rooms
  • 1027 rooms
  • 498 rooms
  • 319+ 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
Owners and renters by unit type in Newton, NJ
  • Newton, NJ household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Newton, NJ in 2022
  • 202Less than $10,000
  • 345$10,000 to $19,999
  • 280$20,000 to $29,999
  • 185$30,000 to $39,999
  • 281$40,000 to $49,999
  • 197$50,000 to $59,999
  • 283$60,000 to $74,999
  • 318$75,000 to $99,999
  • 284$100,000 to $124,999
  • 517$125,000 to $149,999
  • 244$150,000 to $199,999
  • 515$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Newton, NJ

  • Distribution of house value in Newton, NJ in 2022
  • 21$15,000 to $19,999
  • 16$35,000 to $39,999
  • 57$100,000 to $124,999
  • 36$125,000 to $149,999
  • 75$150,000 to $174,999
  • 91$175,000 to $199,999
  • 275$200,000 to $249,999
  • 392$250,000 to $299,999
  • 706$300,000 to $399,999
  • 192$400,000 to $499,999
  • 28$500,000 to $749,999
  • 18$750,000 to $999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Newton, NJ

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Newton, NJ in 2022
  • 11Less than $100
  • 18$150 to $199
  • 38$250 to $299
  • 10$300 to $349
  • 20$350 to $399
  • 50$400 to $449
  • 50$550 to $599
  • 13$600 to $649
  • 37$700 to $749
  • 41$750 to $799
  • 149$800 to $899
  • 97$900 to $999
  • 307$1,000 to $1,249
  • 274$1,250 to $1,499
  • 193$1,500 to $1,999
  • 90$2,000 to $2,499
  • 44$3,500 or more
  • 30No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 62.9%
Number of people working at home: 305 (7.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 252
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 721
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 484
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 380
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 180
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 270
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 331
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 141
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 189
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 469
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 320
  • 90 or more minutes: 40
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Newton

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 6,059 (79.1%)
  • Carpooled: 767 (10.0%)
  • Taxi: 78 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle: 30 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 135 (1.8%)
  • Worked at home: 305 (4.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.3%Males
  • 13.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 16.0%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.7%Males
  • 6.6%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Newton, New Jersey
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Newton, New Jersey
  • 502010 or later
  • 1932000 to 2009
  • 1701990 to 1999
  • 1151980 to 1989
  • 891970 to 1979
  • 212Before 1970
Ancestries in Newton, NJ

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 393 (12.9%)
  • American: 365 (12.0%)
  • Italian: 344 (11.3%)
  • Polish: 223 (7.3%)
  • English: 179 (5.9%)
  • German: 134 (4.4%)
  • Greek: 61 (2.0%)
  • Russian: 60 (2.0%)
  • Dutch: 47 (1.5%)
  • Norwegian: 43 (1.4%)
  • Guyanese: 41 (1.3%)
  • British: 38 (1.2%)
  • European: 38 (1.2%)
  • Scottish: 34 (1.1%)
  • Welsh: 29 (1.0%)
  • West Indian: 26 (0.9%)
  • Croatian: 19 (0.6%)
  • Swedish: 15 (0.5%)
  • Brazilian: 14 (0.5%)
  • Hungarian: 11 (0.4%)
  • Austrian: 8 (0.3%)
  • Canadian: 8 (0.3%)
  • Northern European: 8 (0.3%)
  • Arab: 7 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 5 (0.2%)

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

Dominican Republic
Newton:

12.3% (93)
New Jersey:

9.7% (209,055)

Ecuador
Newton:

10.1% (76)
New Jersey:

4.4% (95,275)

El Salvador
Newton:

9.9% (75)
New Jersey:

2.3% (48,885)

Ghana
Newton:

6.2% (47)
New Jersey:

0.8% (17,949)

Philippines
Newton:

5.7% (43)
New Jersey:

4.0% (85,934)

Trinidad and Tobago
Newton:

5.7% (43)
New Jersey:

0.7% (15,533)

Guyana
Newton:

5.7% (43)
New Jersey:

1.2% (26,173)

Colombia
Newton:

5.0% (38)
New Jersey:

4.2% (90,817)

Greece
Newton:

4.8% (36)
New Jersey:

0.3% (7,501)

India
Newton:

4.4% (33)
New Jersey:

12.8% (274,609)

Russia
Newton:

4.0% (30)
New Jersey:

0.9% (20,371)

Argentina
Newton:

3.8% (29)
New Jersey:

0.5% (10,607)

Cameroon
Newton:

3.0% (23)
New Jersey:

0.1% (2,536)

Poland
Newton:

2.8% (21)
New Jersey:

2.3% (48,811)

Germany
Newton:

2.8% (21)
New Jersey:

0.8% (17,217)

Ukraine
Newton:

2.6% (20)
New Jersey:

1.1% (22,760)

Ireland
Newton:

2.6% (20)
New Jersey:

0.4% (8,146)

Brazil
Newton:

2.0% (15)
New Jersey:

2.1% (46,020)

England
Newton:

1.6% (12)
New Jersey:

0.5% (10,886)

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

  • This state: 5,825
  • Other state: 1,536
  • Northeast: 1,185
  • Midwest: 59
  • South: 183
  • West: 104

89.0% of Newton residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65.6% lived in New Jersey.


Newton:

89.0%
State average:

90.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 67
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 5
  • 7th and 8th grade: 60
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 41
  • 11th grade: 35
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 27
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 927
  • Less than 1 year of college: 181
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 464
  • Associate degree: 210
  • Bachelor's degree: 515
  • Master's degree: 120
  • Professional school degree: 22
  • Doctorate degree: 19
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 66
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 32
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 83
  • 9th grade: 14
  • 10th grade: 46
  • 11th grade: 60
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 6
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,104
  • Less than 1 year of college: 226
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 399
  • Associate degree: 579
  • Bachelor's degree: 659
  • Master's degree: 334
  • Professional school degree: 29
  • Doctorate degree: 31
Educational Attainment for Females
Newton marital status for males
Newton marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,163
  • One, attached: 206
  • Two: 138
  • 3 or 4: 186
  • 5 to 9: 124
  • 10 to 19: 250
  • 20 to 49: 137
  • 50 or more: 741
  • Mobile homes: 33
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.0%

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 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, NJ
  • 60.1%Utility gas
  • 29.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 7.0%Electricity
  • 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%Solar energy
  • 0.4%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Newton, NJ
  • 53.9%Electricity
  • 34.0%Utility gas
  • 5.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 4.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.7%No fuel used
  • 0.8%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 59
Here:

10.8%
New Jersey:

12.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 72
Here:

12.7%
New Jersey:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 43
Here:

15.4%
New Jersey:

33.2%
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