Newton, IA

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US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2018 Median Age

42.3

0.704% 1-year decrease

2018 Median Household Income

$55,727

1.13% 1-year decline

2018 Median Property Value

$128,000

4.23% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in N/A 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.

99.5% of the residents in N/A are U.S. citizens.

In 2018, the median property value in N/A was $128,000, and the homeownership rate was 73.9%.

Most people in N/A drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.3 minutes. The average car ownership in N/A was 2 cars per household.

N/A borders Ames, IA, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, Marshalltown, IA, Oskaloosa, IA, and Pella, IA.

United States

Population & Diversity

N/A is home to a population of N/A people, from which 99.5% are citizens.

In 2018, there were 49.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (34.6k people) in N/A than any other race or ethnicity. There were 704 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 611 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2018 Citizenship

99.4%

2017 Citizenship

As of 2018, 99.5% of Newton, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2017, the percentage of US citizens in N/A was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Newton, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
34.6k ± 20
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
704 ± 126
White (Hispanic)
611 ± 108

2.15%

Hispanic Population

792 people

2.15% of the people in N/A are hispanic (792 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in N/A as a share of the total population.

Health

Coverage

Uninsured People

3.56%

Uninsured

50.2%

Employer Coverage

15.3%

Medicaid

14.9%

Medicare

14.6%

Non-Group

1.44%

Military or VA

Between 2017 and 2018, the percent of uninsured citizens in N/A declined by 28.9% from 5% to 3.56%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in N/A changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

Employment

Occupations

17.6k

2018 Value

± 739

0.912%

1 Year growth

± 5.88%

From 2017 to 2018, employment in N/A grew at a rate of 0.912%, from 17.4k employees to 17.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in N/A, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,455 people), Production Occupations (2,060 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,850 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of N/A.

Industries

Employment by Industries

17.6k

2018 Value

± 739

0.912%

1 Year growth

± 5.88%

From 2017 to 2018, employment in N/A grew at a rate of 0.912%, from 17.4k employees to 17.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in N/A, are Manufacturing (3,123 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,383 people), and Retail Trade (2,090 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of N/A, though some of these residents may live in N/A and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2018 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,389), Public Administration ($61,378), and Information ($53,594).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2018 are Public Administration ($56,630), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($47,031), and Construction ($46,071).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Housing & Living

The median property value in N/A was $128,000 in 2018, which is 0.385 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2017 and 2018 the median property value increased from $122,800 to $128,000, a 4.23% increase. The homeownership rate in N/A is 73.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in N/A have an average commute time of 22.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in N/A is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$128,000

Median Property Value 2018

±$4,709

$10,758

Median Property Taxes

±$509

Rent vs Own

73.9%

Homeownership

2018

59.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2018

In 2018, 73.9% of the housing units in N/A were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.7%.

Equity

Household Income

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

$55,727

Median Household Income

± $3,204

N/A

Number of Households

± N/A

In 2018, the median household income of the N/A households in N/A declined from $55,727 from the previous year's value of $56,363.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2018

Drove Alone (81.2%)
Carpooled (9.23%)
Worked At Home (5.2%)

In 2018, 81.2% of workers in N/A drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.23%) and those who worked at home (5.2%).

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.