Newton County, Georgia

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Newton County, Georgia is among the highest in the country for average commute time (88th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for broadband access (93rd of 3,135 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Newton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	118,152	10,940,407	334,922,499	541st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$77,179	$77,353	$80,734	720th of 3,221
Median Age	36.8	37.6	38.9	2772nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.0%	34.9%	35.7%	1218th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$265,000	$303,300	$332,700	816th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,439	$1,393	$1,413	282nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.3%	13.4%	12.5%	1861st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.6%	5.1%	5.2%	516th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	431.5	189.6	n/a	379th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.0%	11.2%	14.1%	664th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.2	n/a	n/a	2069th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.8%	65.7%	65.2%	1739th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	35.9	28.3	26.4	88th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.3%	15.9%	15.1%	739th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.0%	n/a	n/a	864th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.8%	46.5%	46.9%	1510th of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.2%	n/a	n/a	93rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Newton County, Georgia

Statistic	Newton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	38.8%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.1%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	47.3%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.0%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	61.8	64.9	61.4

Age in Newton County, Georgia

Statistic	Newton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	36.8	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	25.3%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.5%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.0%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.1%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.7%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.4%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Newton County, Georgia

Statistic	Newton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	41,203	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.6	2.5
Family Households	74.6%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	36.7%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	24.8%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	20.3%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	34.2%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Newton County, Georgia

Statistic	Newton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,172	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.7%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.6%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.6%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.7%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.3%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.0%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.6%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Newton County, Georgia

Statistic	Newton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	43,619	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	85.9%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.5%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.5%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,999.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.2%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.3%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,348	$2,341	n/a

Education in Newton County, Georgia

Statistic	Newton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	9.8%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.8%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.4%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.0%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.0%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Newton County, Georgia

Statistic	Newton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.6%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.7%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	16.9%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	19.9%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.4%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Newton County, Georgia

Statistic	Newton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	60.4%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.4%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.6%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.9%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.5%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.7%	12.3%	16.7%

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