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Iowa·Jasper County
6 tracts·14K people·$154K median·1,209/mi²
White 86 · Multiracial 6 · Hispanic 6 · Black 1 · Other 0 · Asian 0
Living alone 40 · Married couple 40 · Other 19
Health 32 · Retail 15 · Professional 14 · Manufacturing 14 · Leisure 13 · Public admin 8 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Production · transport 28 · Service 17 · Sales · office 16 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 10 · Walk 2 · Bike 1 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Newton is $153,700 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Newton has 15,700 residents across 3 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.6; the population is 86.1% White, 6.2% Multiracial, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Black, 0.5% Other and 0.1% Asian; the average household has 2.3 people; 19.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.1% (Census ACS).
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School (76%) and Emerson Hough Elementary School (68%) lead the elementary schools; Berg Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (63%); Newton Senior High School (67%) and WEST Academy Alternative School (38%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $819/month, 48% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Newton is $57,771 a year, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Newton, median rent is $819/month and the median home value is $153,700 (Census ACS).
Newton reported 3.3 violent crimes and 13.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 16°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 35 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Newton are strong wind (97), hail (91) and winter weather (91), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Newton, 2.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).