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Population: 15,579. Estimated population in July 2024: 15,607 (+0.2% change)
Males: 7,415 (47.6%), Females: 8,164 (52.4%)

Jasper County

Zip code: 50208

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $40,345
Median house value: $78,700

Population by Race

Races in Newton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (27.5%), Irish (11.8%), United States (10.4%), English (10.1%), Dutch (10.1%), Norwegian (3.8%).

Elevation: 954 feet

Land area: 10.3 square miles

Map of Newton, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Newton

  • High school or higher: 87.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Newton city

  • Never married: 19.9%
  • Now married: 58.3%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 10.1%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

1.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +698 (+4.7%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Newton:

  • SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER (204 NORTH FOURTH AVENUE EAST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Newton:

  • PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 22 miles; PELLA, IA)
  • GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; GRINNELL, IA)
  • MARSHALLTOWN MEDICAL & SURGICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; MARSHALLTOWN, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Newton:

  • DES MOINES INTL (about 44 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 60 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)
  • WATERLOO MUNI (about 74 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Abbreviation: ALO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Newton:

  • NEWTON MUNI (about 4 miles; NEWTON, IA; Abbreviation: TNU)
  • SULLY MUNI (about 18 miles; SULLY, IA; Abbreviation: 8C2)
  • GRINNELL REGIONAL (about 22 miles; GRINNELL, IA; Abbreviation: GGI)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Newton:

  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 74 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)

Schools

Public high schools in Newton:

  • NEWTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 987; Location: 800 E 4TH ST SO; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • BASICS AND BEYOND ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Students: 89; Location: 600 N 2ND AVE WEST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Newton:

  • BERG MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 543; Location: 1900 N 5TH AVE EAST; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • BERG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 466; Location: 1900 N 5TH AVE EAST; Grades: KG – 06)
  • WOODROW WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 331; Location: 801 S 8TH AVE WEST; Grades: KG – 06)
  • EMERSON HOUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 316; Location: 700 N 4TH AVE EAST; Grades: PK – 06)
  • THOMAS JEFFERSON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 309; Location: 103 THOMAS JEFFERSON ROA; Grades: KG – 06)
  • AURORA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 299; Location: 310 E 23RD ST SO; Grades: KG – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Newton:

  • NEWTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 64; Location: 703 EAST 11TH STREET NORTH; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in Newton:

  • NEWTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $405,135; Location: 100 N. 3RD AVE W., PO BOX 746; 68,101 books; 3,740 audio materials; 1,512 video materials; 198 serial subscriptions)

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