Newton is home to 15,700 people in Iowa. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. The typical home is worth $153,700, having more than doubled since 2000. The median age is 42.6, about 4 years above the US median. 5% of locals were born outside the United States. Renters pay $819 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,771, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Newton
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.6% → 19.5%(+3.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants70.0% → 61.5%(−8.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share97.7% → 86.1%(−11.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Newton's population equals 41% of Jasper County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 77% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 77% 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)20.2%(207)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.2%(320)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.8%(223)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War12.9%(132)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(9)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,025 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
14,781
$68,116
$110,163
15.6%
5.6
2000
15,579
$73,495
$143,911
19.7%
7.9
2010
15,254
$56,767
$141,843
19.3%
10.7
2020
15,760
$58,683
$149,323
15.9%
26.9
2024
15,700
$57,771
$153,700
19.5%
31.4
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.
