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Newton, GA

479 Population
2.2 square miles 219.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±20.4 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Baker County: 50.3 † ±5.3
  • about the same as the figure in Georgia: 37.6 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,436 ±$13,010 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Baker County: $29,148 † ±$6,108
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Georgia: $40,924 ±$189
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$28,594 ±$19,510 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Baker County: $46,012 † ±$14,727
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Georgia: $77,353 ±$407
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

42.4% ±20% (203  ±117) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Baker County: 26.3% † 733 (±7.3% / ±203)
  • more than double the rate in Georgia: 13.4% 1,430,012 (±0.2% / ±19,111)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.5 minutes ±2.8 (3,250  ±1,760) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Baker County: 24.8 21,790 (±2 / ±3,937)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Georgia: 28.3 122,472,520 (±0.1 / ±758,338)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

199 ±67 Number of households
  • Baker County: 1,108 † ±111
  • Georgia: 4,074,366 ±9,635
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±1.1 (479  ±158) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Baker County: 2.5 † 2,716 (±0.3 / ±7)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,690,640
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.4% ±7.7% (4  ±6) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Baker County: 1.6% † 10 (±1.6% / ±10)
  • a little higher than the rate in Georgia: 5.2% 138,514 (±0.1% / ±3,547)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

270 ±75 Number of housing units
  • Baker County: 1,380 ±120
  • Georgia: 4,541,835 ±1,384
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$87,700 ±$59,491 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Baker County: $119,500 † ±$24,705
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Georgia: $303,300 ±$1,171
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

74.5% ±34.4% (234  ±74.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Baker County: 89.8% † 1,922 (±10.8% / ±271.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Georgia: 89.2% 6,568,251 (±0.3% / ±23,992)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.7% ±14.5% (43  ±47.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Baker County: 16.7% † 357 (±6% / ±131.3)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 35% 2,571,913 (±0.2% / ±14,805.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

14% ±8.6% (48  ±33) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Baker County: 5.9% † 137 (±2.3% / ±54)
  • about double the rate in Georgia: 7.2% 601,304 (±0.1% / ±7,700)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
48 Total veterans ±33 44 Male ±32 4 Female ±6

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