Newton is a city of 1,329 people in Alabama. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. The typical home is worth $89,500, having risen by half since 2000. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. Renters pay $650 a month at the median. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,030, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 6%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Newton
What changed most since 1990
Population1,605 → 1,329(−17%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share0.0% → 3.2%(+3.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree6.2% → 15.7%(+9.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Newton's population equals 2.7% of Dale County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.5% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 3.9% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)21%(39)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.6%(57)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.2%(58)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War17.2%(32)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 186 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Newton, decade by decade
Newton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,605
$52,237
$97,203
6.2%
31.8
2000
1,708
$60,153
$94,726
10.9%
39.5
2010
1,511
$48,552
$113,216
15.3%
38.3
2020
1,607
$71,376
$103,266
9.8%
43.7
2024
1,329
$60,030
$89,500
15.7%
37.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
