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Moving to Newton, North Carolina

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Population: 12,560. Estimated population in July 2024: 13,016 (+3.6% change)
Males: 6,011 (47.9%), Females: 6,549 (52.1%)

Catawba County

Zip code: 28658

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $36,696
Median house value: $83,900

Population by Race

Races in Newton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (73.4%)
  • Black (12.3%)
  • Hispanic (9.5%)
  • Other race (4.6%)
  • Other Asian (2.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (16.4%), United States (15.8%), Irish (7.1%), English (5.5%), Scottish (2.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%).

Elevation: 969 feet

Land area: 13.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Newton

  • High school or higher: 70.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Newton city

  • Never married: 23.0%
  • Now married: 53.4%
  • Separated: 4.7%
  • Widowed: 10.0%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

8.8% Foreign born (7.3% Latin America, 1.3% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,323 (+11.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Newton:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Newton:

  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 12 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 38 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 77 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Newton:

  • WILSON’S (about 9 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: E40)
  • LANEYS (about 11 miles; MAIDEN, NC; Abbreviation: N92)
  • LINCOLNTON-LINCOLN COUNTY RGNL (about 15 miles; LINCOLNTON, NC; Abbreviation: IPJ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Newton:

  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 23 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 43 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)

Schools

Public high schools in Newton:

  • FRED T FOARD HIGH (Students: 1,222; Location: 3407 PLATEAU ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • NEWTON-CONOVER HIGH (Students: 825; Location: 338 W 15TH STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Newton:

  • BALLS CREEK ELEMENTARY (Students: 876; Location: 2620 BALLS CREEK ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • BLACKBURN ELEMENTARY (Students: 679; Location: 4377 W NC 10 HWY; Grades: KG – 06)
  • NEWTON-CONOVER MIDDLE (Students: 670; Location: 221 W 26TH STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • STARTOWN ELEMENTARY (Students: 650; Location: 4119 STARTOWN ROAD; Grades: PK – 06)
  • JACOBS FORK MIDDLE (Students: 608; Location: 3431 PLATEAU ROAD; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • THORNTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 375; Location: 301 W 18TH STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
  • SOUTH NEWTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 324; Location: 306 WEST 1ST STREET; Grades: PK – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Newton:

  • MONTESSORI CHILD HOUSE OF NEWT (Students: 37; Location: 935 E 11TH ST; Grades: PK – 2)

Libraries

Library in Newton:

  • CATAWBA COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,851,636; Location: 115 WEST C STREET; 173,643 books; 4,221 audio materials; 8,775 video materials; 571 serial subscriptions)

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