Newton County, Indiana

Newton County has a population of 13,922 and has grown 2.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $171,500, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $75,481.

Home price
$171,500
Income
$75,481
Population
13,922
Unemployment
6.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$171,500county
Median gross rent$918county
Median year homes here were built1971county
Share of homes built before 198069.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,358(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,317county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,082county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,612county
Home insurance / yr$2,887(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living91(statewide)
Median household income$75,481county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate14.0%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 home8.6%county
Unemployment rate6.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.6%county
Share of workers employed by government15.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry17.0%county
Economic output per resident$36,211county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.77%county
Top state income tax2.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.00%(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 time33.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service47 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5647county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station12 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.0%county
Traffic deaths64.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(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 higher15.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.2%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment1850county
Students per full-time teacher13.5county
Free lunch eligible47.9%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution28 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians7county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.8%county
Frequent mental distress18.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.7%county

Place

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

Population13,922county
Land area in square miles402county
People per square mile of land34.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age42.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.2%county
Share of households that are one person23.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.8%county
Second languages5.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls26.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents159county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in420county
Households that moved away412county
Average income of arriving households$58,483county
Average income of departing households$47,214county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year34county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings11.8%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature51.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation31.1 incounty
Annual snowfall26.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.93 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F21 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing125 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6b(statewide)
Frost-free days178 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 22county
Average first fall frostOct 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$147county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh17.2¢county
Household electricity use879 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity8.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas58.7%county
Homes heated by propane28.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood3.9%county
Households with broadband87.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk19.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk28.8county
Hail risk38.8county
Earthquake risk44.8county
Tornado risk32.5county
Tropical cyclone risk16.4county
Extreme heat risk27.6county
Winter weather risk3.6county
Strong wind risk33.0county
Wildfire risk10.3county

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 Indiana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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