City safety & data profile

NewtonIA

Newton, IA is a 15K-resident city in Jasper County with a median household income of $57,771.

Jasper County, Iowa. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Newton, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Newton has a population larger than 28% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $153,700, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

15K
Population (place)
Bottom 29%
By size
$57,771
Median income (place)
$153,700
Median home (place)
11.1%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Newton

Newton posts a median household income higher than 19% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Newton area.

Bottom 20%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Newton

Where Newton income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$57,771 Bottom 19% higher than 19% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Newton $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in IA

Population among 40 IA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Des Moines is the largest IA city on this list; Clive leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in IA

Median household income among the same 40-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Clive posts the highest place-level median income in IA; Des Moines is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Newton, IA beyond the headline numbers

Newton sits inside Jasper County, Iowa, at roughly 41.70°N, -93.05°W. Population 15,125, $57,771 median household income. Median home value $153,700, median rent $819. Poverty rate 11.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Newton, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Newton, IA stands at 11.1%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Newton runs about 2.7 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Remote work covers 9.5% of Newton workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 7.9% in Newton, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0.1% of Newton workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 42.6 years, Newton's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Newton from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
15,125
Newton · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$57,771
-35% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$153,700
-63% vs avg
Median Age (place)
42.6
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Jasper County): Newton's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
38K+3%
Median Income
$71,311+41%
Median Home Value
$186,300+65%
Poverty Rate
8.3%-30%
Unemployment
5.7%+2%

Economics

Economics indicators for Newton, IA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$819/mo
Poverty Rate
11.1% -10% vs avg
Unemployment 5.7%
Bachelor's Degree+ 19.5%
Work From Home 9.5%
Public Transit 0.1%

Population

White 87.9%
African American 1.5%
Asian 0.1%
Two or More Ethnicities 4.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
38.9%
High Blood Pressure
38.4%
Short Sleep Duration
31.8%
Physical Inactivity
28.2%
Binge Drinking
18.4%
Current Smoking
17.4%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.1%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.5%
Diabetes
12.9%
Current Asthma
10.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 63.9%
Annual Checkup 78.9%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
7.9%
Lack of Health Insurance
7.8%
Stroke
4.1%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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1
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0
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0
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0
Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER
NEWTON · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Newton?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Newton right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet IA-NEWTON-IA · Newton

Newton: 6 tagged alerts; lead category NWS weather alert.

  • VOL-LIGHT 6 on record
  • WX-LED 100% weather
  • DESK-MIX NOAA
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Detroit

Tagged alert mix: Newton

Published notices carrying this city slug or location tag

Value

What this shows 6 tagged notices on record for Newton.

Source Areazine publication corpus As of Live tagged feed

Nearest tagged-volume peer: Detroit, MI (6 tagged · Δ0)

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Newton; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Iowa state hubs · Methodology

Cities with a similar tagged alert volume 4

Nearest published-notice counts on Areazine (6 tagged here), a feed-density peer set, not an ACS demographic match.

Detroit, MI 6 alerts Suffolk, VA 6 alerts Juneau, AK 6 alerts Dallas, TX 7 alerts

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Newton, IA? ▼
Newton, IA has a population of 15,125 people, located in Jasper County, Iowa.
What is the median household income in Newton? ▼
The median household income in Newton, IA is $57,771 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 11.1%.
What is the median home value in Newton? ▼
The median home value in Newton, IA is $153,700. Median rent is $819/month.
What are the top health concerns in Newton? ▼
The top health indicators in Newton include Obesity (38.9%), High Blood Pressure (38.4%), Short Sleep Duration (31.8%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Newton? ▼
Newton has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Newton? ▼
The median age in Newton, IA is 42.6 years. 19.5% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Newton, both outside Iowa so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside IA (11.1% here).

Joliet, IL 11.1% Sterling Heights, MI 11.1% Minot, ND 11.1% Post Falls, ID 11.1%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside IA ($57,771 here).

Lennox, CA $57,759 Orange City, FL $57,800 Racine, WI $57,740 Hemet, CA $57,719

Compare Newton with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Pella, IA 10K Marshalltown, IA 28K Altoona, IA 17K Ankeny, IA 57K Des Moines, IA 214K Oskaloosa, IA 12K Indianola, IA 15K Johnston, IA 21K
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Using Newton's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Newton area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Newton against Iowa peers on any ranking lens. Explore Iowa

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Jasper County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.