Newton County

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Newton County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 8,608
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 75 / 77 / 0
Land Area (2000): 2,131.480 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.550 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 131,000.000 acres (530.026 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 613
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 18.80%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 9.30%
Farm earnings (2005): $2,211,000
Gallons of water used per day (total) (2000): 1,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 94.70%
Physicians (2004): 3
Medicare Recipients (2005): 1,757
Federal Spending (2004): $56,601

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	0	0.00%
Rural, Farm	1,233	6.99%
Rural, Non-farm	16,394	93.01%

Newton County 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 County Employment Information Back to top
Newton County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	2,969	2,735	234	7.87%	79
1991	2,924	2,671	253	8.66%	86
1992	2,856	2,679	177	6.19%	62
1993	2,956	2,784	173	5.83%	58
1994	2,997	2,804	193	6.43%	64
1995	3,018	2,852	166	5.50%	55
1996	2,939	2,749	190	6.47%	65
1997	3,040	2,779	261	8.57%	86
1998	2,965	2,745	220	7.41%	74
1999	2,978	2,806	172	5.79%	58
2000	3,759	3,599	160	4.26%	43
2001	3,620	3,432	187	5.17%	52
2002	3,610	3,411	199	5.50%	55
2003	3,610	3,403	207	5.73%	57
2004	3,563	3,346	217	6.08%	61
2005	3,579	3,401	178	4.96%	50
2006	3,592	3,403	189	5.26%	53
2007	3,555	3,373	183	5.14%	51
2008	3,555	3,377	178	5.02%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	2,964	2,704	260	8.77%	88
Feb 1990	2,949	2,729	220	7.46%	75
Mar 1990	2,995	2,759	236	7.88%	79
Apr 1990	2,985	2,782	203	6.80%	68
May 1990	3,054	2,805	249	8.15%	82
Jun 1990	3,022	2,809	213	7.05%	70
Jul 1990	2,958	2,770	188	6.36%	64
Aug 1990	2,932	2,737	195	6.65%	67
Sep 1990	2,922	2,709	213	7.29%	73
Oct 1990	3,054	2,732	322	10.54%	105
Nov 1990	2,903	2,657	246	8.47%	85
Dec 1990	2,886	2,628	258	8.94%	89

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	2,934	2,509	425	14.49%	145
Feb 1991	2,978	2,601	377	12.66%	127
Mar 1991	2,933	2,627	306	10.43%	104
Apr 1991	2,916	2,700	216	7.41%	74
May 1991	2,921	2,719	202	6.92%	69
Jun 1991	2,994	2,759	235	7.85%	78
Jul 1991	2,965	2,692	273	9.21%	92
Aug 1991	2,856	2,676	180	6.30%	63
Sep 1991	2,851	2,693	158	5.54%	55
Oct 1991	2,877	2,707	170	5.91%	59
Nov 1991	2,922	2,697	225	7.70%	77
Dec 1991	2,946	2,674	272	9.23%	92

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	2,888	2,562	326	11.29%	113
Feb 1992	2,834	2,590	244	8.61%	86
Mar 1992	2,835	2,647	188	6.63%	66
Apr 1992	2,847	2,696	151	5.30%	53
May 1992	2,831	2,693	138	4.87%	49
Jun 1992	2,912	2,734	178	6.11%	61
Jul 1992	2,931	2,749	182	6.21%	62
Aug 1992	2,850	2,700	150	5.26%	53
Sep 1992	2,822	2,704	118	4.18%	42
Oct 1992	2,824	2,697	127	4.50%	45
Nov 1992	2,833	2,686	147	5.19%	52
Dec 1992	2,866	2,692	174	6.07%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	2,789	2,610	179	6.42%	64
Feb 1993	2,868	2,664	204	7.11%	71
Mar 1993	2,886	2,718	168	5.82%	58
Apr 1993	2,944	2,776	168	5.71%	57
May 1993	3,009	2,808	201	6.68%	67
Jun 1993	3,079	2,860	219	7.11%	71
Jul 1993	3,038	2,863	175	5.76%	58
Aug 1993	2,980	2,829	151	5.07%	51
Sep 1993	2,947	2,808	139	4.72%	47
Oct 1993	2,946	2,834	112	3.80%	38
Nov 1993	2,996	2,833	163	5.44%	54
Dec 1993	2,995	2,804	191	6.38%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	2,936	2,692	244	8.31%	83
Feb 1994	2,985	2,741	244	8.17%	82
Mar 1994	2,972	2,764	208	7.00%	70
Apr 1994	2,954	2,800	154	5.21%	52
May 1994	3,004	2,834	170	5.66%	57
Jun 1994	3,049	2,856	193	6.33%	63
Jul 1994	3,055	2,817	238	7.79%	78
Aug 1994	3,006	2,813	193	6.42%	64
Sep 1994	2,967	2,834	133	4.48%	45
Oct 1994	2,971	2,823	148	4.98%	50
Nov 1994	3,027	2,839	188	6.21%	62
Dec 1994	3,032	2,833	199	6.56%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	2,993	2,763	230	7.68%	77
Feb 1995	3,002	2,795	207	6.90%	69
Mar 1995	3,040	2,844	196	6.45%	64
Apr 1995	2,978	2,859	119	4.00%	40
May 1995	3,029	2,883	146	4.82%	48
Jun 1995	3,089	2,886	203	6.57%	66
Jul 1995	3,058	2,882	176	5.76%	58
Aug 1995	3,000	2,860	140	4.67%	47
Sep 1995	3,018	2,882	136	4.51%	45
Oct 1995	2,981	2,871	110	3.69%	37
Nov 1995	3,015	2,866	149	4.94%	49
Dec 1995	3,015	2,836	179	5.94%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	2,958	2,672	286	9.67%	97
Feb 1996	2,921	2,699	222	7.60%	76
Mar 1996	2,927	2,748	179	6.12%	61
Apr 1996	2,934	2,775	159	5.42%	54
May 1996	2,975	2,784	191	6.42%	64
Jun 1996	3,053	2,829	224	7.34%	73
Jul 1996	2,996	2,779	217	7.24%	72
Aug 1996	2,898	2,746	152	5.24%	52
Sep 1996	2,890	2,741	149	5.16%	52
Oct 1996	2,886	2,754	132	4.57%	46
Nov 1996	2,912	2,744	168	5.77%	58
Dec 1996	2,920	2,718	202	6.92%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	2,992	2,685	307	10.26%	103
Feb 1997	3,035	2,743	292	9.62%	96
Mar 1997	3,044	2,794	250	8.21%	82
Apr 1997	3,061	2,803	258	8.43%	84
May 1997	3,075	2,817	258	8.39%	84
Jun 1997	3,133	2,825	308	9.83%	98
Jul 1997	3,081	2,784	297	9.64%	96
Aug 1997	3,028	2,773	255	8.42%	84
Sep 1997	2,995	2,771	224	7.48%	75
Oct 1997	2,992	2,798	194	6.48%	65
Nov 1997	3,030	2,795	235	7.76%	78
Dec 1997	3,013	2,764	249	8.26%	83

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	2,928	2,666	262	8.95%	89
Feb 1998	2,889	2,683	206	7.13%	71
Mar 1998	2,922	2,711	211	7.22%	72
Apr 1998	2,894	2,752	142	4.91%	49
May 1998	2,947	2,769	178	6.04%	60
Jun 1998	3,011	2,798	213	7.07%	71
Jul 1998	3,024	2,772	252	8.33%	83
Aug 1998	3,048	2,753	295	9.68%	97
Sep 1998	3,016	2,780	236	7.82%	78
Oct 1998	2,976	2,766	210	7.06%	71
Nov 1998	2,961	2,757	204	6.89%	69
Dec 1998	2,964	2,736	228	7.69%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	2,951	2,685	266	9.01%	90
Feb 1999	2,959	2,728	231	7.81%	78
Mar 1999	2,958	2,767	191	6.46%	65
Apr 1999	3,002	2,813	189	6.30%	63
May 1999	2,991	2,815	176	5.88%	59
Jun 1999	3,047	2,868	179	5.87%	59
Jul 1999	3,002	2,837	165	5.50%	55
Aug 1999	2,957	2,825	132	4.46%	45
Sep 1999	2,951	2,817	134	4.54%	45
Oct 1999	2,955	2,839	116	3.93%	39
Nov 1999	2,974	2,849	125	4.20%	42
Dec 1999	2,994	2,830	164	5.48%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	3,667	3,474	193	5.26%	53
Feb 2000	3,702	3,504	198	5.35%	53
Mar 2000	3,743	3,582	161	4.30%	43
Apr 2000	3,811	3,665	146	3.83%	38
May 2000	3,810	3,656	154	4.04%	40
Jun 2000	3,882	3,707	175	4.51%	45
Jul 2000	3,832	3,656	176	4.59%	46
Aug 2000	3,778	3,618	160	4.24%	42
Sep 2000	3,740	3,605	135	3.61%	36
Oct 2000	3,721	3,602	119	3.20%	32
Nov 2000	3,734	3,588	146	3.91%	39
Dec 2000	3,690	3,531	159	4.31%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	3,572	3,328	244	6.83%	68
Feb 2001	3,597	3,390	207	5.75%	58
Mar 2001	3,630	3,465	165	4.55%	45
Apr 2001	3,669	3,482	187	5.10%	51
May 2001	3,623	3,446	177	4.89%	49
Jun 2001	3,703	3,493	210	5.67%	57
Jul 2001	3,689	3,488	201	5.45%	54
Aug 2001	3,583	3,409	174	4.86%	49
Sep 2001	3,611	3,452	159	4.40%	44
Oct 2001	3,582	3,434	148	4.13%	41
Nov 2001	3,585	3,403	182	5.08%	51
Dec 2001	3,590	3,397	193	5.38%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	3,464	3,234	230	6.64%	66
Feb 2002	3,548	3,310	238	6.71%	67
Mar 2002	3,601	3,381	220	6.11%	61
Apr 2002	3,646	3,427	219	6.01%	60
May 2002	3,643	3,449	194	5.33%	53
Jun 2002	3,661	3,450	211	5.76%	58
Jul 2002	3,642	3,451	191	5.24%	52
Aug 2002	3,642	3,459	183	5.02%	50
Sep 2002	3,641	3,476	165	4.53%	45
Oct 2002	3,628	3,475	153	4.22%	42
Nov 2002	3,612	3,427	185	5.12%	51
Dec 2002	3,589	3,395	194	5.41%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	3,532	3,306	226	6.40%	64
Feb 2003	3,580	3,349	231	6.45%	65
Mar 2003	3,559	3,379	180	5.06%	51
Apr 2003	3,631	3,441	190	5.23%	52
May 2003	3,610	3,420	190	5.26%	53
Jun 2003	3,706	3,476	230	6.21%	62
Jul 2003	3,659	3,436	223	6.09%	61
Aug 2003	3,610	3,410	200	5.54%	55
Sep 2003	3,614	3,417	197	5.45%	55
Oct 2003	3,603	3,426	177	4.91%	49
Nov 2003	3,608	3,399	209	5.79%	58
Dec 2003	3,613	3,382	231	6.39%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	3,478	3,191	287	8.25%	83
Feb 2004	3,508	3,238	270	7.70%	77
Mar 2004	3,525	3,283	242	6.87%	69
Apr 2004	3,576	3,364	212	5.93%	59
May 2004	3,581	3,369	212	5.92%	59
Jun 2004	3,643	3,395	248	6.81%	68
Jul 2004	3,622	3,403	219	6.05%	60
Aug 2004	3,602	3,411	191	5.30%	53
Sep 2004	3,567	3,382	185	5.19%	52
Oct 2004	3,545	3,379	166	4.68%	47
Nov 2004	3,548	3,366	182	5.13%	51
Dec 2004	3,558	3,371	187	5.26%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	3,409	3,205	204	5.98%	60
Feb 2005	3,469	3,261	208	6.00%	60
Mar 2005	3,512	3,325	187	5.32%	53
Apr 2005	3,581	3,411	170	4.75%	47
May 2005	3,626	3,462	164	4.52%	45
Jun 2005	3,668	3,487	181	4.93%	49
Jul 2005	3,667	3,481	186	5.07%	51
Aug 2005	3,628	3,463	165	4.55%	45
Sep 2005	3,607	3,448	159	4.41%	44
Oct 2005	3,582	3,435	147	4.10%	41
Nov 2005	3,585	3,416	169	4.71%	47
Dec 2005	3,612	3,422	190	5.26%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	3,466	3,271	195	5.63%	56
Feb 2006	3,535	3,316	219	6.20%	62
Mar 2006	3,566	3,379	187	5.24%	52
Apr 2006	3,583	3,399	184	5.14%	51
May 2006	3,626	3,438	188	5.18%	52
Jun 2006	3,667	3,479	188	5.13%	51
Jul 2006	3,652	3,457	195	5.34%	53
Aug 2006	3,653	3,440	213	5.83%	58
Sep 2006	3,650	3,462	188	5.15%	52
Oct 2006	3,559	3,410	149	4.19%	42
Nov 2006	3,582	3,406	176	4.91%	49
Dec 2006	3,562	3,375	187	5.25%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	3,519	3,300	219	6.22%	62
Feb 2007	3,554	3,331	223	6.27%	63
Mar 2007	3,556	3,391	165	4.64%	46
Apr 2007	3,551	3,396	155	4.36%	44
May 2007	3,570	3,396	174	4.87%	49
Jun 2007	3,615	3,440	175	4.84%	48
Jul 2007	3,607	3,402	205	5.68%	57
Aug 2007	3,541	3,373	168	4.74%	47
Sep 2007	3,577	3,406	171	4.78%	48
Oct 2007	3,523	3,349	174	4.94%	49
Nov 2007	3,527	3,361	166	4.71%	47
Dec 2007	3,524	3,325	199	5.65%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	3,477	3,263	214	6.15%	62
Feb 2008	3,492	3,284	208	5.96%	60
Mar 2008	3,529	3,372	157	4.45%	44
Apr 2008	3,551	3,413	138	3.89%	39
May 2008	3,599	3,435	164	4.56%	46
Jun 2008	3,643	3,459	184	5.05%	51
Jul 2008	3,640	3,464	176	4.84%	48
Aug 2008	3,587	3,389	198	5.52%	55
Sep 2008	3,478	3,312	166	4.77%	48
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Newton County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	568	14.16%
2.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	536	13.37%
3.	Wood Manufacturing	304	7.58%
4.	Truck Transportation	214	5.34%
5.	Metal Manufactuing	206	5.14%
6.	Educational Services	162	4.04%
7.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	150	3.74%
8.	Food Manufacturing	146	3.64%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	128	3.19%
10.	Accommodation and Food Services	94	2.34%
11.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	86	2.14%
12.	Public Administration	78	1.95%
13.	Department and Other General Stores	76	1.90%
14.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	72	1.80%
15.	Health Care	68	1.70%
16.	Food and Beverage Stores	64	1.60%
17.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	64	1.60%
18.	Other Direct Selling Estab	64	1.60%
19.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	62	1.55%
20.	Utilities	60	1.50%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	458	15.28%
2.	Educational Services	432	14.41%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	216	7.20%
4.	Food and Beverage Stores	138	4.60%
5.	Truck Transportation	124	4.14%
6.	Finance and Insurance	116	3.87%
7.	Public Administration	116	3.87%
8.	Social Assistance	108	3.60%
9.	Personal and Laundry Services	92	3.07%
10.	Department and Other General Stores	90	3.00%
11.	Food Manufacturing	78	2.60%
12.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	72	2.40%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	70	2.33%
14.	Machinery Manufacturing	58	1.93%
15.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	58	1.93%
16.	Construction	52	1.73%
17.	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods, Wholesale	50	1.67%
18.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	48	1.60%
19.	U.S. Postal Service	46	1.53%
20.	Private Household Services	44	1.47%

Newton County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	378	9.43%
2.	Other Production Occupations	264	6.58%
3.	Farmers and Farm Managers	252	6.28%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	192	4.79%
5.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	180	4.49%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	178	4.44%
7.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	174	4.34%
8.	Other Construction Trades	156	3.89%
9.	Vehicle Mechanics	156	3.89%
10.	Woodworkers	152	3.79%
11.	Other Management Occupations	136	3.39%
12.	Fishing / Hunting / Forestry	126	3.14%
13.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	122	3.04%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	118	2.94%
15.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	116	2.89%
16.	Carpenters	116	2.89%
17.	Agricultural Workers	98	2.44%
18.	Assemblers and Fabricators	90	2.24%
19.	Other Material Moving Workers	76	1.90%
20.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	62	1.55%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	192	6.40%
2.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	182	6.07%
3.	Other Production Occupations	180	6.00%
4.	Cashiers	164	5.47%
5.	Secretaries and Admins	156	5.20%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	132	4.40%
7.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	116	3.87%
8.	Other Office and Admin Support	116	3.87%
9.	Other Management Occupations	106	3.54%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	106	3.54%
11.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	96	3.20%
12.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	86	2.87%
13.	Personal Appearance Workers	68	2.27%
14.	Registered Nurses	66	2.20%
15.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	58	1.93%
16.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	58	1.93%
17.	Waiters and Waitresses	58	1.93%
18.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	56	1.87%
19.	Assemblers and Fabricators	54	1.80%
20.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	48	1.60%

Newton County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	6,334	45.63%
15-35 hours	1,371	9.88%
1-14 hours	342	2.46%
No regular hours	5,833	42.02%

Newton County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	254	3.81%
5 AM-5:29 AM	243	3.65%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	380	5.70%
6 AM-6:29 AM	839	12.60%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	780	11.71%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,259	18.90%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,133	17.01%
8 AM-8:29 AM	496	7.45%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	211	3.17%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	334	5.01%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	58	0.87%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	44	0.66%
Noon-3:59 PM	392	5.89%
4 PM-11:59 PM	238	3.57%

Newton County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	293	4.40%
5-9	586	8.80%
10-14	554	8.32%
15-19	515	7.73%
20-24	628	9.43%
25-29	274	4.11%
30-34	1,141	17.13%
35-39	224	3.36%
40-44	285	4.28%
45-59	1,000	15.01%
60-89	787	11.82%
At least 90	374	5.61%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	4	0.06%	2,846	42.73%
30-44	0	0.00%	1,650	24.77%
45-59	0	0.00%	1,000	15.01%
At least 60	14	0.21%	1,147	17.22%

Newton County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	0	0.00%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,502	21.33%
Car / truck / van, solo	4,896	69.53%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	70	0.99%
Public transportation	18	0.26%
Walked	175	2.49%
Worked at home	381	5.41%

Newton County 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 County Family Information Back to top
: 7,034 (17,084 people)
: 5,048 (14,716 people)
: 1,676
: 10,370
Newton County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,315	18.23%
$10,000-$14,999	846	11.73%
$15,000-$19,999	706	9.79%
$20,000-$24,999	746	10.34%
$25,000-$29,999	585	8.11%
$30,000-$34,999	614	8.51%
$35,000-$39,999	534	7.40%
$40,000-$44,999	351	4.87%
$45,000-$49,999	334	4.63%
$50,000-$59,999	449	6.23%
$60,000-$74,999	358	4.96%
$75,000-$99,999	160	2.22%
$100,000-$124,999	100	1.39%
$125,000-$149,999	22	0.31%
$150,000-$199,999	24	0.33%
$200,000 or more	68	0.94%

Newton County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	911	26.03%
Family, 2 people	1,195	34.14%
Nonfamily, 2 people	83	2.37%
Family, 3 people	544	15.54%
Nonfamily, 3 people	8	0.23%
Family, 4 people	491	14.03%
Nonfamily, 4 people	3	0.09%
Family, 5 people	180	5.14%
Nonfamily, 5 people	0	0.00%
Family, 6 people	62	1.77%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	23	0.66%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Newton County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	5,070	26.63%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	2,037	10.70%
Public Assistance	270	1.42%
Retirement	1,369	7.19%
Self Employment	1,416	7.44%
Social Security	2,697	14.17%
Supplemental Security	642	3.37%
Wage / Salary	4,533	23.81%
Other	1,004	5.27%

Newton County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	2,551	58.00%
With children under 18	1,847	42.00%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	782	10.93%
Married	4,688	65.55%
Never Married	1,494	20.89%
Widowed	188	2.63%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	680	9.63%
Married	4,549	64.45%
Never Married	870	12.33%
Widowed	959	13.59%

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

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,858	14.03%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	2,070	15.63%
High school diploma or equivalent	5,170	39.03%
Some college, no degree	2,263	17.08%
Associate degree	449	3.39%
Bachelors degree	987	7.45%
Graduate or professional degree	449	3.39%

Newton County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	255	2.96%	12	0.14%	267	3.10%
Kindergarten	232	2.70%	18	0.21%	250	2.90%
Grades 1-4	867	10.07%	44	0.51%	911	10.58%
Grades 5-8	1,026	11.92%	66	0.77%	1,092	12.69%
Grades 9-12	1,070	12.43%	54	0.63%	1,124	13.06%
Undergrad college	291	3.38%	10	0.12%	301	3.50%
Graduate or professional school	18	0.21%	0	0.00%	18	0.21%
Total	3,759	43.67%	204	2.37%	3,963	46.04%

Newton County 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 County Business Information Back to top
: $24,931,000
: $3,818,000
: 1,130
Newton County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	0	0	2
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	2	2	2	1
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	1	2
1999 - Construction	2	2	1	0	1
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	0	1	0
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	5	1	1
1999 - Information	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	1	1	7	5	3
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	1	3	0	3
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	1	0	3
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	1	0	1
1999 - Retail Trade	1	1	5	0	7
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	0	0	2	1
1999 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	1	0	1	3
1999 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	3	3	1
1999 - Total	7	11	28	17	30
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	0	0	1
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	2	0	0	2
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	2
2000 - Construction	0	1	1	0	2
2000 - Educational Services	0	1	0	0	1
2000 - Finance & Insurance	2	0	0	1	1
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	2	3	2
2000 - Information	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	0	1	3	9	3
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	1	2	3	1
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	0	1	0	4
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	1	2
2000 - Retail Trade	1	1	2	4	6
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	2	0	1	2
2000 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	3
2000 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	3	0	3
2000 - Total	10	9	15	22	36
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	0	2
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	2	1	0	0
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	2
2001 - Construction	1	0	0	2	1
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	0	2	0
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	1	1	1	5
2001 - Information	0	0	1	0	0
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	1	1	4	7	3
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	2	0	1	3
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	0	1	6
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	1	0	2
2001 - Retail Trade	5	1	2	4	6
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	0	1	1	1
2001 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2001 - Utilities	0	0	2	0	2
2001 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	2	5	1
2001 - Total	11	9	16	24	34
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	0	0	0	2
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	1	0
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	2
2002 - Construction	1	2	0	0	2
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	0	1	1
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	4	1	3
2002 - Information	0	0	0	1	0
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	0	2	6	3	4
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	1	2	1	0
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	2	0	3
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	1	0	1
2002 - Retail Trade	2	2	3	7	5
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	0	0	0	5
2002 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	2	2
2002 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	3	0	4
2002 - Total	6	11	21	17	35
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	2	0	1	0
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	0	1	0	0
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	2
2003 - Construction	3	0	1	2	2
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	2	1	0
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	2	2	2	2
2003 - Information	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	0	0	4	7	1
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	0	1	1	1
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	1	2	1
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	0	0	0	1
2003 - Retail Trade	2	3	3	3	7
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	2	0	4
2003 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	1	1	1	0	3
2003 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	3	2	2
2003 - Total	15	9	21	21	28
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	1	0	1
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	0	2	1
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	0	0	2
2004 - Construction	0	3	0	2	3
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	0	0	3
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	2	1	3
2004 - Information	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	0	0	4	4	4
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	0	0	0	3
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	1	1	3
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	2	0	1	2
2004 - Retail Trade	0	1	5	3	7
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	0	1	5
2004 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	1	0	0	1	4
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	1	4	2
2004 - Total	4	7	15	20	44
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	2	0
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	2	0	1	1
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	0	2
2005 - Construction	2	0	1	0	4
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	0	0	3
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	1	0	3	2
2005 - Information	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	3	1	6	4	1
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	0	0	1	3
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	0	2	3
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	1	1	1
2005 - Retail Trade	1	1	1	6	7
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	3	1	2
2005 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	2	0	4
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	1	3	2
2005 - Total	10	5	17	24	36

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

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

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	13,941	79.95%
Below Poverty Level	3,496	20.05%

Newton County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$60	$1	$241	$0	$0	$12	$313	$111	$91	$138
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$75	$0	$534	$0	$0	$44	$653	$324	$51	$94
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$89	$1	$811	$0	$0	$69	$969	$400	$21	$80
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$77	$0	$758	$0	$0	$46	$881	$421	$0	$178
1982	$98	$12	$808	$0	$0	$83	$989	$374	$0	$350
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$134	$1	$1,033	$0	$0	$102	$1,269	$859	$0	$479
1985	$144	$1	$1,023	$0	$0	$103	$1,270	$1,108	$0	$480
1986	$129	$1	$837	$0	$0	$94	$1,060	$1,459	$0	$27
1987	$143	$1	$690	$0	$0	$227	$1,060	$1,400	$0	$38
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$256	$479	$473	$0	$0	$419	$1,148	$418	$2,313	$2,712
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$262	$571	$592	$0	$0	$698	$1,552	$334	$1,488	$2,275
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$353	$254	$2,140	$0	$0	$438	$2,931	$384	$663	$2,486

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$10	$60	$4	$9	$154	$0	$305
1972	$16	$1	$3	$0	$0	$48	$305
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$23	$102	$14	$42	$250	$12	$684
1977	$44	$71	$1	$0	$0	$125	$684
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$2	$193	$0	$110	$400	$9	$1,215
1979	$75	$59	$1	$0	$0	$366	$1,215
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$23	$184	$0	$11	$370	$9	$767
1981	$30	$1	$0	$0	$0	$139	$767
1982	$25	$118	$29	$50	$347	$0	$727
1982	$29	$12	$0	$0	$0	$117	$727
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$31	$194	$22	$51	$437	$0	$1,256
1984	$76	$3	$0	$0	$0	$442	$1,256
1985	$34	$196	$24	$40	$536	$0	$1,271
1985	$78	$20	$0	$0	$0	$343	$1,271
1986	$19	$213	$21	$43	$776	$0	$1,513
1986	$103	$17	$0	$0	$0	$321	$1,513
1987	$0	$214	$5	$55	$982	$0	$1,463
1987	$87	$0	$0	$0	$0	$120	$1,463
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$0	$155	$43	$153	$314	$0	$1,434
1992	$164	$6	$198	$0	$0	$401	$1,434
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$1	$338	$30	$145	$406	$57	$1,709
1997	$191	$18	$119	$0	$0	$404	$1,709
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$479	$43	$0	$1,447	$30	$2,949
2002	$412	$9	$57	$0	$0	$472	$2,949

Newton County 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 County Criminal Information Back to top
: 4

Newton County 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 County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Newton County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	1,050	12.20%
10-19 Years	1,298	15.08%
20-29 Years	876	10.18%
30-39 Years	1,073	12.47%
40-49 Years	1,303	15.14%
50-59 Years	1,243	14.44%
60-69 Years	863	10.03%
70-79 Years	576	6.69%
80-89 Years	282	3.28%
90+ Years	44	0.51%

Newton County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	4,352	50.56%
Female	4,256	49.44%

Newton County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	8,333	96.81%
Multiracial	97	1.13%
Hispanic/Latino	93	1.08%
Amerindian	46	0.53%
Asian	14	0.16%
Other Race	12	0.14%
African-American	12	0.14%
Pacific Islander	1	0.01%

Newton County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	3,701	34.64%
2.	Irish	1,918	17.95%
3.	German	1,400	13.10%
4.	English	1,345	12.59%
5.	French Non-Basque	418	3.91%
6.	Scotch Irish	359	3.36%
7.	Italian	244	2.28%
8.	Dutch	240	2.25%
9.	Scottish	201	1.88%
10.	Swedish	166	1.55%

Newton County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	16,338	98.39%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	202	1.22%
3.	German	26	0.16%
4.	French	22	0.13%
5.	Other Native North American	14	0.08%
6.	Scandinavian	4	0.02%

Newton County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	17,529	99.44%
Naturalized immigrant	42	0.24%
Not a citizen	56	0.32%

Newton County 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 County 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 County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Big Creek	Jones	Plumlee
Boston	Kentucky	Polk
Compton	Lincoln	Ponca
Deer	Low Gap	Prairie
Grove	Marble Falls	Richland
Hasty	Mount Judea	Van Buren
Hickory Grove	Murray	Vendor
Hudson	Osage	Western Grove
Jackson	Parthenon	White
Jasper	Pelsor
Jefferson	Pleasant Hill

Newton County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

72624	72648	72683
72628	72655	72685
72640	72666	72856
72641	72670