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Kansas·Harvey County
5 tracts·11K people·$156K median·737/mi²
White 75 · Hispanic 19 · Multiracial 3 · Black 2 · Other 1 · Asian 0
Married couple 44 · Living alone 31 · Other 25
Health 41 · Manufacturing 20 · Retail 13 · Leisure 9 · Professional 8 · Public admin 5 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 20 · Service 14 · Construction · maintenance 12
Drive alone 81 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 9 · Walk 0 · Transit 0 · Bike 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 $156,400 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Newton has 18,397 residents across 2 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.9; the population is 75.0% White, 19.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Multiracial, 1.7% Black, 0.6% Other and 0.2% Asian; the average household has 2.4 people; 26.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.7% (Census ACS).
Slate Creek Elementary (37%), South Breeze Elementary (29%) and Sunset Elementary (25%) lead the elementary schools; Santa Fe 5/6 Center (17%) and Chisholm Middle School (13%) lead the middle schools; Newton Sr High is the high school with reported scores (19%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $903/month, 43% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Newton is $68,885 a year, 20% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Newton, median rent is $903/month and the median home value is $156,400 (Census ACS).
Newton reported 7.2 violent crimes and 19.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 23°F; there are 60 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 34 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Newton are tornado (99), winter weather (99) and ice storm (95), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Newton, 0.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).