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Newton, NJ Urban Area

12,346 Population
7.9 square miles 1,562.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.1 ±2.3 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$44,374 ±$3,133 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$85,463 ±$14,515 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.4% ±3.3% (1,427  ±385) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.2 minutes ±2.1 (154,720  ±17,085) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

5,106 ±252 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (11,383  ±361) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.7% ±2% (126  ±55) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,564 ±279 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$299,800 ±$17,361 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.2% ±2.5% (1,002  ±309) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.1% ±4.6% (8,791  ±570.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
33.9% ±3.2% (3,202  ±334.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than 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

8.2% ±2.1% (1,016  ±262) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.2% ±1.1% (438  ±119) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
438 Total veterans ±119 393 Male ±109 45 Female ±48

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