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Newton Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 37,213
Land Area (2000): 1,890.661 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 7.608 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	32,570	42.52%
Rural, Farm	6,540	8.54%
Rural, Non-farm	37,496	48.95%

Newton Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Newton Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Newton Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	17,982	17,317	666	3.70%	37
1991	18,026	17,233	793	4.40%	44
1992	17,966	17,284	682	3.80%	38
1993	17,984	17,283	701	3.90%	39
1994	18,442	17,820	621	3.37%	34
1995	18,762	18,114	648	3.45%	35
1996	19,087	18,457	630	3.30%	33
1997	19,492	18,971	521	2.67%	27
1998	19,279	18,799	481	2.49%	25
1999	19,504	19,117	387	1.99%	20
2000	19,909	19,389	519	2.61%	26
2001	20,347	19,721	626	3.08%	31
2002	20,505	19,667	838	4.09%	41
2003	19,691	18,701	990	5.03%	50
2004	19,295	18,164	1,131	5.86%	59
2005	18,662	17,548	1,114	5.97%	60
2006	18,317	17,357	961	5.24%	53
2007	18,209	17,041	1,168	6.41%	64
2008	17,948	16,611	1,337	7.45%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	17,845	17,023	822	4.61%	46
Feb 1990	17,840	17,043	797	4.47%	45
Mar 1990	17,885	17,168	717	4.01%	40
Apr 1990	18,092	17,354	738	4.08%	41
May 1990	17,998	17,371	627	3.48%	35
Jun 1990	18,449	17,799	650	3.52%	35
Jul 1990	18,027	17,476	551	3.06%	31
Aug 1990	17,898	17,347	551	3.08%	31
Sep 1990	17,820	17,289	531	2.98%	30
Oct 1990	18,045	17,460	585	3.24%	32
Nov 1990	17,941	17,283	658	3.67%	37
Dec 1990	17,945	17,185	760	4.24%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	18,028	16,960	1,068	5.92%	59
Feb 1991	17,990	16,940	1,050	5.84%	58
Mar 1991	18,013	17,045	968	5.37%	54
Apr 1991	18,083	17,218	865	4.78%	48
May 1991	17,948	17,121	827	4.61%	46
Jun 1991	18,315	17,531	784	4.28%	43
Jul 1991	17,987	17,290	697	3.88%	39
Aug 1991	17,741	17,075	666	3.75%	38
Sep 1991	18,030	17,345	685	3.80%	38
Oct 1991	18,043	17,410	633	3.51%	35
Nov 1991	18,051	17,441	610	3.38%	34
Dec 1991	18,082	17,419	663	3.67%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	18,062	17,251	811	4.49%	45
Feb 1992	18,032	17,189	843	4.68%	47
Mar 1992	17,957	17,214	743	4.14%	41
Apr 1992	17,935	17,318	617	3.44%	34
May 1992	17,973	17,372	601	3.34%	33
Jun 1992	18,206	17,448	758	4.16%	42
Jul 1992	17,841	17,190	651	3.65%	36
Aug 1992	17,657	16,996	661	3.74%	37
Sep 1992	18,032	17,381	651	3.61%	36
Oct 1992	17,927	17,406	521	2.91%	29
Nov 1992	17,982	17,388	594	3.30%	33
Dec 1992	17,986	17,253	733	4.08%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	17,697	16,771	926	5.23%	52
Feb 1993	17,710	16,771	939	5.30%	53
Mar 1993	17,684	16,770	914	5.17%	52
Apr 1993	17,777	16,989	788	4.43%	44
May 1993	18,001	17,311	690	3.83%	38
Jun 1993	18,476	17,768	708	3.83%	38
Jul 1993	18,085	17,440	645	3.57%	36
Aug 1993	17,866	17,291	575	3.22%	32
Sep 1993	18,071	17,506	565	3.13%	31
Oct 1993	18,129	17,592	537	2.96%	30
Nov 1993	18,201	17,685	516	2.84%	28
Dec 1993	18,110	17,502	608	3.36%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	18,267	17,405	862	4.72%	47
Feb 1994	18,406	17,625	781	4.24%	42
Mar 1994	18,361	17,534	827	4.50%	45
Apr 1994	18,275	17,678	597	3.27%	33
May 1994	18,523	18,007	516	2.79%	28
Jun 1994	18,846	18,322	524	2.78%	28
Jul 1994	18,372	17,727	645	3.51%	35
Aug 1994	18,057	17,578	479	2.65%	27
Sep 1994	18,496	17,984	512	2.77%	28
Oct 1994	18,462	17,991	471	2.55%	26
Nov 1994	18,631	18,089	542	2.91%	29
Dec 1994	18,602	17,902	700	3.76%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	18,623	17,774	849	4.56%	46
Feb 1995	18,562	17,782	780	4.20%	42
Mar 1995	18,708	17,917	791	4.23%	42
Apr 1995	19,259	18,565	694	3.60%	36
May 1995	18,686	18,111	575	3.08%	31
Jun 1995	19,016	18,397	619	3.26%	33
Jul 1995	18,799	18,203	596	3.17%	32
Aug 1995	18,428	17,878	550	2.98%	30
Sep 1995	18,767	18,209	558	2.97%	30
Oct 1995	18,794	18,307	487	2.59%	26
Nov 1995	18,718	18,159	559	2.99%	30
Dec 1995	18,783	18,071	712	3.79%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	18,575	17,779	796	4.29%	43
Feb 1996	18,475	17,745	730	3.95%	40
Mar 1996	18,733	17,856	877	4.68%	47
Apr 1996	19,081	18,304	777	4.07%	41
May 1996	19,245	18,575	670	3.48%	35
Jun 1996	19,428	18,906	522	2.69%	27
Jul 1996	19,073	18,530	543	2.85%	28
Aug 1996	19,043	18,552	491	2.58%	26
Sep 1996	19,365	18,853	512	2.64%	26
Oct 1996	19,387	18,929	458	2.36%	24
Nov 1996	19,295	18,745	550	2.85%	29
Dec 1996	19,344	18,715	629	3.25%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	19,261	18,508	753	3.91%	39
Feb 1997	19,140	18,457	683	3.57%	36
Mar 1997	19,144	18,544	600	3.13%	31
Apr 1997	19,122	18,625	497	2.60%	26
May 1997	19,597	19,197	400	2.04%	20
Jun 1997	19,963	19,550	413	2.07%	21
Jul 1997	19,547	19,212	335	1.71%	17
Aug 1997	19,630	18,897	733	3.73%	37
Sep 1997	19,665	19,212	453	2.30%	23
Oct 1997	19,577	19,181	396	2.02%	20
Nov 1997	19,664	19,221	443	2.25%	23
Dec 1997	19,597	19,048	549	2.80%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	19,476	18,752	724	3.72%	37
Feb 1998	19,373	18,703	670	3.46%	35
Mar 1998	19,366	18,689	677	3.50%	35
Apr 1998	19,307	18,782	525	2.72%	27
May 1998	19,217	18,782	435	2.26%	23
Jun 1998	19,244	18,844	400	2.08%	21
Jul 1998	19,156	18,839	317	1.65%	17
Aug 1998	19,026	18,482	544	2.86%	29
Sep 1998	19,221	18,858	363	1.89%	19
Oct 1998	19,332	18,993	339	1.75%	18
Nov 1998	19,284	18,932	352	1.83%	18
Dec 1998	19,351	18,926	425	2.20%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	19,355	18,845	510	2.63%	26
Feb 1999	19,302	18,810	492	2.55%	25
Mar 1999	19,391	18,913	478	2.47%	25
Apr 1999	19,483	19,087	396	2.03%	20
May 1999	19,466	19,165	301	1.55%	15
Jun 1999	19,755	19,435	320	1.62%	16
Jul 1999	19,415	19,144	271	1.40%	14
Aug 1999	19,291	18,748	543	2.81%	28
Sep 1999	19,471	19,189	282	1.45%	14
Oct 1999	19,843	19,589	254	1.28%	13
Nov 1999	19,610	19,275	335	1.71%	17
Dec 1999	19,666	19,201	465	2.36%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	19,758	19,079	679	3.44%	34
Feb 2000	19,933	19,289	644	3.23%	32
Mar 2000	19,896	19,283	613	3.08%	31
Apr 2000	19,944	19,468	476	2.39%	24
May 2000	19,773	19,356	417	2.11%	21
Jun 2000	19,908	19,456	452	2.27%	23
Jul 2000	19,761	19,343	418	2.12%	21
Aug 2000	19,696	19,190	506	2.57%	26
Sep 2000	19,868	19,362	506	2.55%	25
Oct 2000	20,072	19,632	440	2.19%	22
Nov 2000	20,181	19,702	479	2.37%	24
Dec 2000	20,113	19,511	602	2.99%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	19,979	19,269	710	3.55%	36
Feb 2001	20,136	19,374	762	3.78%	38
Mar 2001	20,085	19,322	763	3.80%	38
Apr 2001	20,177	19,522	655	3.25%	32
May 2001	20,085	19,535	550	2.74%	27
Jun 2001	20,421	19,846	575	2.82%	28
Jul 2001	20,243	19,728	515	2.54%	25
Aug 2001	20,366	19,755	611	3.00%	30
Sep 2001	20,492	19,951	541	2.64%	26
Oct 2001	20,622	20,099	523	2.54%	25
Nov 2001	20,707	20,110	597	2.88%	29
Dec 2001	20,849	20,139	710	3.41%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	20,582	19,570	1,012	4.92%	49
Feb 2002	20,480	19,527	953	4.65%	47
Mar 2002	20,409	19,520	889	4.36%	44
Apr 2002	20,516	19,735	781	3.81%	38
May 2002	20,566	19,880	686	3.34%	33
Jun 2002	20,775	19,983	792	3.81%	38
Jul 2002	20,530	19,823	707	3.44%	34
Aug 2002	20,480	19,691	789	3.85%	39
Sep 2002	20,646	19,920	726	3.52%	35
Oct 2002	20,608	19,797	811	3.94%	39
Nov 2002	20,217	19,375	842	4.16%	42
Dec 2002	20,254	19,186	1,068	5.27%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	20,061	18,881	1,180	5.88%	59
Feb 2003	19,988	18,885	1,103	5.52%	55
Mar 2003	19,781	18,650	1,131	5.72%	57
Apr 2003	19,830	18,815	1,015	5.12%	51
May 2003	19,721	18,723	998	5.06%	51
Jun 2003	19,967	18,921	1,046	5.24%	52
Jul 2003	19,480	18,583	897	4.60%	46
Aug 2003	19,228	18,401	827	4.30%	43
Sep 2003	19,490	18,579	911	4.67%	47
Oct 2003	19,608	18,747	861	4.39%	44
Nov 2003	19,630	18,719	911	4.64%	46
Dec 2003	19,511	18,506	1,005	5.15%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	19,487	18,346	1,141	5.86%	59
Feb 2004	19,489	18,403	1,086	5.57%	56
Mar 2004	19,366	18,142	1,224	6.32%	63
Apr 2004	19,450	18,336	1,114	5.73%	57
May 2004	19,396	18,286	1,110	5.72%	57
Jun 2004	19,585	18,425	1,160	5.92%	59
Jul 2004	19,342	18,245	1,097	5.67%	57
Aug 2004	18,000	16,976	1,024	5.69%	57
Sep 2004	19,245	18,191	1,054	5.48%	55
Oct 2004	19,477	18,304	1,173	6.02%	60
Nov 2004	19,378	18,202	1,176	6.07%	61
Dec 2004	19,323	18,109	1,214	6.28%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	18,876	17,601	1,275	6.75%	68
Feb 2005	18,844	17,559	1,285	6.82%	68
Mar 2005	18,736	17,445	1,291	6.89%	69
Apr 2005	18,715	17,516	1,199	6.41%	64
May 2005	18,848	17,773	1,075	5.70%	57
Jun 2005	19,005	17,949	1,056	5.56%	56
Jul 2005	18,637	17,727	910	4.88%	49
Aug 2005	18,137	17,209	928	5.12%	51
Sep 2005	18,745	17,616	1,129	6.02%	60
Oct 2005	18,568	17,526	1,042	5.61%	56
Nov 2005	18,461	17,356	1,105	5.99%	60
Dec 2005	18,372	17,302	1,070	5.82%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	18,389	17,283	1,106	6.01%	60
Feb 2006	18,369	17,276	1,093	5.95%	60
Mar 2006	18,331	17,295	1,036	5.65%	57
Apr 2006	18,404	17,500	904	4.91%	49
May 2006	18,304	17,478	826	4.51%	45
Jun 2006	18,553	17,630	923	4.97%	50
Jul 2006	18,085	17,225	860	4.76%	48
Aug 2006	17,933	17,081	852	4.75%	48
Sep 2006	18,310	17,436	874	4.77%	48
Oct 2006	18,876	17,726	1,150	6.09%	61
Nov 2006	18,181	17,295	886	4.87%	49
Dec 2006	18,073	17,056	1,017	5.63%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	18,045	16,767	1,278	7.08%	71
Feb 2007	18,022	16,831	1,191	6.61%	66
Mar 2007	17,991	16,843	1,148	6.38%	64
Apr 2007	17,957	16,927	1,030	5.74%	57
May 2007	18,402	17,381	1,021	5.55%	55
Jun 2007	18,619	17,569	1,050	5.64%	56
Jul 2007	18,130	17,116	1,014	5.59%	56
Aug 2007	17,662	16,622	1,040	5.89%	59
Sep 2007	18,123	17,085	1,038	5.73%	57
Oct 2007	18,163	17,203	960	5.29%	53
Nov 2007	18,653	17,190	1,463	7.84%	78
Dec 2007	18,743	16,959	1,784	9.52%	95

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	18,488	16,791	1,697	9.18%	92
Feb 2008	18,458	16,991	1,467	7.95%	79
Mar 2008	17,806	16,415	1,391	7.81%	78
Apr 2008	17,877	16,638	1,239	6.93%	69
May 2008	17,967	16,760	1,207	6.72%	67
Jun 2008	18,074	16,807	1,267	7.01%	70
Jul 2008	17,582	16,381	1,201	6.83%	68
Aug 2008	17,463	16,146	1,317	7.54%	75
Sep 2008	17,820	16,569	1,251	7.02%	70
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Newton Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	3,912	20.03%
2.	Construction	1,846	9.45%
3.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,342	6.87%
4.	Machinery Manufacturing	898	4.60%
5.	Public Administration	804	4.12%
6.	Truck Transportation	776	3.97%
7.	Educational Services	714	3.66%
8.	Finance and Insurance	704	3.60%
9.	Health Care	592	3.03%
10.	Accommodation and Food Services	504	2.58%
11.	Metal Manufactuing	500	2.56%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	470	2.41%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	424	2.17%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	400	2.05%
15.	Repair and Maintenance	400	2.05%
16.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	364	1.86%
17.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	286	1.46%
18.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	262	1.34%
19.	Food Manufacturing	226	1.16%
20.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	212	1.09%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	2,508	14.18%
2.	Educational Services	1,756	9.93%
3.	Finance and Insurance	1,756	9.93%
4.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	1,628	9.21%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,028	5.81%
6.	Social Assistance	894	5.06%
7.	Food and Beverage Stores	866	4.90%
8.	Accommodation and Food Services	850	4.81%
9.	Public Administration	644	3.64%
10.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	412	2.33%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	384	2.17%
12.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	332	1.88%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	282	1.59%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	280	1.58%
15.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	226	1.28%
16.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	212	1.20%
17.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	196	1.11%
18.	Metal Manufactuing	196	1.11%
19.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	190	1.07%
20.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	170	0.96%

Newton Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	1,552	7.95%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,236	6.33%
3.	Assemblers and Fabricators	1,122	5.75%
4.	Farmers and Farm Managers	1,048	5.37%
5.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,042	5.34%
6.	Other Installation / Maintenance	796	4.08%
7.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	750	3.84%
8.	Other Management Occupations	694	3.55%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	662	3.39%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	590	3.02%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	562	2.88%
12.	Vehicle Mechanics	534	2.73%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	428	2.19%
14.	Engineers	384	1.97%
15.	Other Construction Trades	376	1.93%
16.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	372	1.90%
17.	Top Executives	360	1.84%
18.	Carpenters	346	1.77%
19.	Other Material Moving Workers	344	1.76%
20.	Business Operations Specialists	336	1.72%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,206	6.82%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	1,064	6.02%
3.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	762	4.31%
4.	Cashiers	666	3.77%
5.	Other Production Occupations	654	3.70%
6.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	640	3.62%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	626	3.54%
8.	Registered Nurses	610	3.45%
9.	Assemblers and Fabricators	600	3.39%
10.	Child Care Workers	506	2.86%
11.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	502	2.84%
12.	Customer Service Representatives	494	2.79%
13.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	494	2.79%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	480	2.71%
15.	Health Technologists and Technicians	462	2.61%
16.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	444	2.51%
17.	Other Management Occupations	444	2.51%
18.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	440	2.49%
19.	Waiters and Waitresses	402	2.27%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	388	2.19%

Newton Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	34,815	57.85%
15-35 hours	6,926	11.51%
1-14 hours	2,225	3.70%
No regular hours	16,219	26.95%

Newton Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,085	3.03%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,319	3.68%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	2,364	6.60%
6 AM-6:29 AM	3,508	9.79%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	5,089	14.21%
7 AM-7:29 AM	4,960	13.85%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	6,301	17.59%
8 AM-8:29 AM	2,595	7.24%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,286	3.59%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	998	2.79%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	366	1.02%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	204	0.57%
Noon-3:59 PM	3,098	8.65%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,651	7.40%

Newton Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,788	7.78%
5-9	8,055	22.48%
10-14	6,802	18.99%
15-19	4,111	11.48%
20-24	3,580	9.99%
25-29	1,350	3.77%
30-34	3,388	9.46%
35-39	1,029	2.87%
40-44	1,199	3.35%
45-59	2,321	6.48%
60-89	743	2.07%
At least 90	458	1.28%

Newton Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	174	0.49%	26,512	74.01%
30-44	16	0.04%	5,600	15.63%
45-59	0	0.00%	2,321	6.48%
At least 60	0	0.00%	1,201	3.35%

Newton Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	96	0.25%
Car / truck / van, carpool	4,421	11.65%
Car / truck / van, solo	29,706	78.28%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	173	0.46%
Public transportation	190	0.50%
Walked	1,238	3.26%
Worked at home	2,126	5.60%

Newton Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Newton Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 29,388 (71,096 people)
: 20,570 (60,056 people)
: 10,623
: 43,263
Newton Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,120	7.01%
$10,000-$14,999	1,804	5.96%
$15,000-$19,999	1,896	6.27%
$20,000-$24,999	2,212	7.31%
$25,000-$29,999	2,285	7.55%
$30,000-$34,999	2,141	7.08%
$35,000-$39,999	1,729	5.72%
$40,000-$44,999	2,284	7.55%
$45,000-$49,999	1,911	6.32%
$50,000-$59,999	3,241	10.71%
$60,000-$74,999	4,075	13.47%
$75,000-$99,999	2,636	8.71%
$100,000-$124,999	1,041	3.44%
$125,000-$149,999	415	1.37%
$150,000-$199,999	219	0.72%
$200,000 or more	244	0.81%

Newton Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,836	26.11%
Family, 2 people	5,024	34.20%
Nonfamily, 2 people	523	3.56%
Family, 3 people	2,131	14.51%
Nonfamily, 3 people	37	0.25%
Family, 4 people	1,996	13.59%
Nonfamily, 4 people	22	0.15%
Family, 5 people	816	5.56%
Nonfamily, 5 people	4	0.03%
Family, 6 people	209	1.42%
Nonfamily, 6 people	2	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	89	0.61%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Newton Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	24,007	28.10%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	13,289	15.56%
Public Assistance	618	0.72%
Retirement	5,401	6.32%
Self Employment	4,499	5.27%
Social Security	9,366	10.96%
Supplemental Security	932	1.09%
Wage / Salary	23,081	27.02%
Other	4,232	4.95%

Newton Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	10,587	58.54%
With children under 18	7,498	41.46%

Newton Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,080	10.01%
Married	19,752	64.23%
Never Married	7,108	23.11%
Widowed	814	2.65%

Newton Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,110	10.21%
Married	19,040	62.53%
Never Married	4,593	15.08%
Widowed	3,705	12.17%

Newton Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Newton Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Newton Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	2,709	4.69%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	5,483	9.48%
High school diploma or equivalent	25,837	44.68%
Some college, no degree	11,901	20.58%
Associate degree	3,259	5.64%
Bachelors degree	6,301	10.90%
Graduate or professional degree	2,331	4.03%

Newton Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,093	2.94%	459	1.23%	1,552	4.17%
Kindergarten	898	2.41%	106	0.28%	1,004	2.70%
Grades 1-4	4,087	10.98%	274	0.74%	4,361	11.72%
Grades 5-8	4,063	10.92%	212	0.57%	4,275	11.49%
Grades 9-12	4,189	11.26%	132	0.35%	4,321	11.61%
Undergrad college	1,412	3.79%	435	1.17%	1,847	4.96%
Graduate or professional school	148	0.40%	100	0.27%	248	0.67%
Total	15,890	42.70%	1,718	4.62%	17,608	47.32%

Newton Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Newton Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Newton Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	66	63
2004	54	68

Newton Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Newton Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Newton Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	68,675	93.64%
Below Poverty Level	4,668	6.36%

Newton Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Newton Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 1,018

Newton Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Newton Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Newton Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	4,920	13.22%
10-19 Years	5,049	13.57%
20-29 Years	4,144	11.14%
30-39 Years	5,435	14.61%
40-49 Years	5,728	15.39%
50-59 Years	4,289	11.53%
60-69 Years	3,173	8.53%
70-79 Years	2,760	7.42%
80-89 Years	1,404	3.77%
90+ Years	311	0.84%

Newton Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	18,756	50.40%
Female	18,457	49.60%

Newton Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	36,072	96.93%
Hispanic/Latino	375	1.01%
African-American	309	0.83%
Multiracial	200	0.54%
Asian	159	0.43%
Amerindian	73	0.20%
Pacific Islander	18	0.05%
Other Race	7	0.02%

Newton Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	19,093	27.61%
2.	Dutch	11,154	16.13%
3.	Irish	8,567	12.39%
4.	United States Or American	8,195	11.85%
5.	English	7,724	11.17%
6.	Norwegian	2,322	3.36%
7.	French Non-Basque	1,801	2.60%
8.	Scottish	1,597	2.31%
9.	Swedish	1,543	2.23%
10.	Scotch Irish	1,393	2.01%

Newton Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	69,641	96.96%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,161	1.62%
3.	Other West Germanic	351	0.49%
4.	German	218	0.30%
5.	French	108	0.15%
6.	Laotian	66	0.09%
7.	Other Indic	52	0.07%
8.	Other Native North American	38	0.05%
9.	Arabic	36	0.05%
10.	Thai	30	0.04%

Newton Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	75,499	98.55%
Naturalized immigrant	437	0.57%
Not a citizen	670	0.87%

Newton Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Newton Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Newton Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Jasper County

Newton Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Baxter	Killduff	Oakland Acres
Buena Vista	Lambs Grove	Palo Alto
Clear Creek	Lynn Grove	Poweshiek
Colfax	Lynnville	Prairie City
Des Moines	Malaka	Reasnor
Elk Creek	Mariposa	Richland
Fairview	Mingo	Rock Creek
Hickory Grove	Mitchellville	Sherman
Independence	Monroe	Sully
Ira	Mound Prairie	Valeria
Kellogg	Newton	Washington

Newton (18,257)	Mound Prairie (532)	Washington
Colfax (4,374)	Lynn Grove (494)	Fairview
Palo Alto (1,770)	Elk Creek (478)	Des Moines
Prairie City (1,365)	Lynnville (366)	Richland
Kellogg (1,155)	Malaka (333)	Sherman
Baxter (1,052)	Mingo (269)	Hickory Grove
Clear Creek (944)	Mariposa (254)	Monroe
Buena Vista (934)	Lambs Grove (225)	Killduff
Sully (904)	Reasnor (194)	Ira
Poweshiek (752)	Oakland Acres (166)	Independence
Rock Creek (744)	Valeria (62)	Mitchellville