Newton is a somewhat small city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 13,337 people and four associated neighborhoods, Newton is the 80th largest community in North Carolina.Newton is a blue-collar town, with 37.18% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Newton is a city of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Newton who work in office and administrative support (11.07%), management occupations (8.58%), and sales jobs (7.51%). The percentage of adults in Newton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.93% of the adults in Newton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Newton in 2022 was $27,211, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $108,844 for a family of four. However, Newton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Newton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Newton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Newton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Newton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.94% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Newton include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Newton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
