Newton County, Georgia

Newton County has a population of 118,152 and has grown 11.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $265,000, about 3.4 times the county's median household income of $77,179.

Home price
$265,000
Income
$77,179
Population
118,152
Unemployment
6.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$265,000county
Median gross rent$1,439county
Median year homes here were built1999county
Share of homes built before 198020.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,833county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,820county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,660county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,182county
Home insurance / yr$2,323(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$77,179county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate12.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home12.3%county
Unemployment rate6.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.5%county
Share of workers employed by government19.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.8%county
Economic output per resident$38,867county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.89%county
Top state income tax4.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.56%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time35.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service31 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport52511402county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station33 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.4%county
Traffic deaths19.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher25.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.2%county
Public schools in the county22county
Public school enrollment18672county
Students per full-time teacher16.0county
Free lunch eligible91.7%county
Elementary schools14county
Middle schools5county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution16 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians23county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter9.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year21.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year17.1%county
Frequent mental distress18.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population118,152county
Land area in square miles274county
People per square mile of land432.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores13county
Convenience stores13county
Share living far from a food store41.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract23.0%county
Population change since 2020+11.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age36.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.4%county
Share of households that are one person20.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.0%county
Second languages7.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents109county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents10county
Households that moved in5,228county
Households that moved away4,337county
Average income of arriving households$48,324county
Average income of departing households$45,943county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes14county
Housing units authorised in the latest year605county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.8%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature63.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation52.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.57 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F51 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing53 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days234 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 21county
Average first fall frostNov 11county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh13.0¢county
Household electricity use1,241 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity64.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas31.4%county
Homes heated by propane3.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband94.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk61.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk44.5county
Landslide risk26.8county
Hail risk71.2county
Earthquake risk62.2county
Tornado risk73.3county
Tropical cyclone risk54.4county
Extreme heat risk61.2county
Winter weather risk12.7county
Strong wind risk66.7county
Wildfire risk40.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Newton County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Georgia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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