Newton County, IN

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2023 Population

13,859

0.217% 1-year growth

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

0.703% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

13.5%

6.83% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$68,596

7.73% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$159,300

7.71% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

6,256

2.79% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Newton County, IN had a population of 13.9k people with a median age of 43 and a median household income of $68,596. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Newton County, IN grew from 13,829 to 13,859, a 0.217% increase and its median household income grew from $63,673 to $68,596, a 7.73% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Newton County, IN are White (Non-Hispanic) (87.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.31%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.3%), Other (Hispanic) (2.43%), and White (Hispanic) (2%).

None of the households in Newton County, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.7% of the residents in Newton County, IN are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Newton County, IN was $159,300, and the homeownership rate was 80.2%.

Most people in Newton County, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Newton County, IN was 2 cars per household.

Newton County, IN borders Iroquois County, IL, Kankakee County, IL, Benton County, IN, Jasper County, IN, and Lake County, IN.

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Population & Diversity

Newton County, IN is home to a population of 13.9k people, from which 97.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 3.56% of Newton County, IN residents were born outside of the country (494 people).

In 2023, there were 26.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.1k people) in Newton County, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 459 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 458 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.7%

2023 Citizenship

98%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.7% of Newton County, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Newton County, IN was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Newton County, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Newton County, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
12.1k ± 266
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
459 ± 283
Two+ (Hispanic)
458 ± 195

7.81%

Hispanic Population

1.08k people

7.81% of the people in Newton County, IN are hispanic (1.08k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Newton County, IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Indiana.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
101,350 ± 7,757 people
India
35,477 ± 4,612 people
China
18,850 ± 3,366 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 101,350 Indiana residents, followed by India with 35,477 and China with 18,850.

Foreign-Born Population

3.56%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

494 people

3.15%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

436 people

As of 2023, 3.56% of Newton County, IN residents (494 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Newton County, IN was 3.15%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Newton County, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
340 ± 192
Vietnam
280 ± 96
Korea
108 ± 81

Newton County, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.21 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Newton County, IN employs 6.26k people. The largest industries in Newton County, IN are Manufacturing (1,263 people), Construction (761 people), and Retail Trade (754 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($113,654), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($91,667), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,809).

Males in Indiana have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $53,980. The income inequality in Indiana (measured using the Gini index) is 0.448, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

6.26k

2023 Value

± 524

2.79%

1 Year growth

± 11.3%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Newton County, IN grew at a rate of 2.79%, from 6.09k employees to 6.26k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Newton County, IN, are Production Occupations (752 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (641 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (610 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Newton County, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.26k

2023 Value

± 524

2.79%

1 Year growth

± 11.3%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Newton County, IN grew at a rate of 2.79%, from 6.09k employees to 6.26k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Newton County, IN, are Manufacturing (1,263 people), Construction (761 people), and Retail Trade (754 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Newton County, IN, though some of these residents may live in Newton County, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,500

Median earning men ± $2,669

$33,721

Median earning women ± $4,012

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($79,688), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($77,570), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($72,656).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($49,531), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($41,724), and Retail Trade ($40,841).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

22
Transportation and Warehousing
21
Retail Trade
21
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$20.4k
Manufacturing
$14.2k
Wholesale Trade
$10.4k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Newton County, IN went to Donald J. Trump with 75% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (22.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.12%).

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (75%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (22.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.12%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Newton County, IN went to Donald J. Trump with 75% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (22.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Newton County, IN for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

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Todd Young

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Jim Banks

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Indiana

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Indiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.799% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.781% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.75M), Some college (1.13M), and Bachelors Degree (879k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Newton County, IN was $159,300 in 2023, which is 0.525 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $147,900 to $159,300, a 7.71% increase. The homeownership rate in Newton County, IN is 80.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Newton County, IN have an average commute time of 28.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Newton County, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Newton County, IN is $68,596. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Newton County, IN was Census Tract 1005 with a value of $77,500, followed by Census Tract 1004 and Census Tract 1007, with respective values of $74,936 and $63,201.

In 2023, 9.06% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Newton County, IN. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.14%.

Housing

Property

$159,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$10,157

$4,486

Median Property Taxes

±$423

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Newton County, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Newton County, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

80.2%

Homeownership

2023

64.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 80.2% of the housing units in Newton County, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Newton County, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1005
Census Tract 1004
Census Tract 1007

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Newton County, IN was Census Tract 1005 with a value of $77,500, followed by Census Tract 1004 and Census Tract 1007, with respective values of $74,936 and $63,201.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Newton County, IN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$68,596

Median Household Income

± $9,024

5.59k

Number of Households

± 482

In 2023, the median household income of the 5.59k households in Newton County, IN grew to $68,596 from the previous year's value of $63,673.

The following chart displays the households in Newton County, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Newton County, IN is from Indiana.

0.448

2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.449

2021 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.283% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (78.8%)
Carpooled (11.7%)
Worked At Home (6.38%)

In 2023, 78.8% of workers in Newton County, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.7%) and those who worked at home (6.38%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Newton County, IN have a longer commute time (28.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.34% of the workforce in Newton County, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Newton County, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Newton County, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Newton County, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 9.06% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Newton County, IN. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.14%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

13.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Newton County, IN (1.84k out of 13.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Newton County, IN is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 18.1% of the children was living in poverty in Newton County, IN. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.8%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.2% of the population of Newton County, IN has health coverage, with 48.9% on employee plans, 17.4% on Medicaid, 16.2% on Medicare, 10.3% on non-group plans, and 1.43% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Newton County, IN see 13907 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.551% decrease from the previous year (13984 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 6904 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 13808 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

13,907 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Newton County, IN

Primary care physicians in Newton County, IN see an average of 13,907 patients per year. This represents a 0.551% decrease from the previous year (13,984 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Newton County, IN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.4% under 18 years, 17.7% between 18 and 34 years, 40.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.78%

Uninsured

48.9%

Employer Coverage

17.4%

Medicaid

16.2%

Medicare

10.3%

Non-Group

1.43%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Newton County, IN declined by 4.47% from 6.05% to 5.78%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Newton County, IN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 84.3 in Newton County, IN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Newton County, IN.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 39.8% in Newton County, IN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Newton County, IN.