Newton is a city of 8,369 people in New Jersey. The median age is 42.5, about 4 years above the US median. Households here earn about 26% less than in New Jersey as a whole. There are 2,491 people per square mile. About 30% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 59% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,221, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
30% 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
Homes owned by their occupants49.1% → 59.3%(+10.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate6.9% → 15.1%(+8.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Black share1.1% → 9.3%(+8.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Newton's population equals 5.7% of Sussex County's. Its number of households without a car equals 21% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 16% 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)27%(53)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.8%(25)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.8%(74)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.6%(11)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.6%(11)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 196 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
7,521
$78,540
$328,329
17.1%
12.6
2000
8,244
$75,903
$248,656
19.2%
24.1
2010
7,997
$70,061
$380,502
21.1%
46.2
2020
8,374
$80,919
$268,951
28.0%
59.2
2024
8,369
$76,221
$302,700
30.5%
55.8
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.
