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Newton, NJ Urban Area

12,420 Population
7.9 square miles 1,571.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.3 ±3.1 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$42,363 ±$3,323 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$76,302 ±$9,929 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

12.7% ±3.6% (1,466  ±418) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

28.3 minutes ±1.9 (149,510  ±16,279) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

5,155 ±309 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.2 ±0.2 (11,391  ±403) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

4.2% ±2.3% (112  ±63) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

5,626 ±326 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$281,200 ±$12,619 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

8.4% ±2.6% (1,025  ±326.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

92.9% ±5% (8,843  ±591.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
33.1% ±3.3% (3,154  ±335.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

7.5% ±1.9% (936  ±243) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

4.1% ±1.2% (417  ±125) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
417 Total veterans ±125 378 Male ±104 39 Female ±43

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