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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Newton is $28,439, which is lower than the state average of $36,359 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Newton median household income is $49,223, which has grown by 18.13% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 30.67% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Newton residents spend 29.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 31.2 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #413

Newton, NJ	28,439 USD
New Jersey	36,359 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Newton, NJ	31,355 USD
New Jersey	39,546 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Newton, NJ	37,670 USD
New Jersey	47,106 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Newton, NJ	22,203 USD
New Jersey	32,292 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #463

Newton, NJ	49,223 USD
New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Newton, NJ	69,730 USD
New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #359

Newton, NJ	18.13%
New Jersey	30.67%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Newton, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.19%	$22,744, see rank	24.72%	$16,682	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.86%	$16,359, see rank	29.18%	$19,213	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.54%	$2,649, see rank	2.81%	$4,209	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.42%	$21,267, see rank	17.41%	$26,347	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Newton, NJ	67,783 USD
New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Newton, NJ	83,659 USD
New Jersey	114,618 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Newton, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$50,208, see rank	$77,446	$56,900
Black	$26,713, see rank	$46,640	$35,600
Hispanic	$46,691, see rank	$49,097	$42,396
Asian	$22,448, see rank	$103,101	$73,244
One Race, Other	$88,400, see rank	$45,137	$40,300

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Newton, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
less than 25	$12,234, see rank	$32,789	$25,788
25 to 44	$59,792, see rank	$77,813	$58,398
45 to 64	$62,250, see rank	$88,136	$65,027
65 or over	$30,168, see rank	$44,740	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Newton, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,535, see rank	7,080,181	248,775,628
Male¹	3,082, 47.16%, see rank	48.17%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,982, 64.31%, see rank	72.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,982, 64.31%, see rank	72.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,758, 88.70%, see rank	90.25%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	224, 11.30%, see rank	9.75%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,100, 35.69%, see rank	27.70%	30.72%
Female¹	3,453, 52.84%, see rank	51.83%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,876, 54.33%, see rank	60.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,876, 54.33%, see rank	60.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,688, 89.98%, see rank	90.43%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	188, 10.02%, see rank	9.57%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,577, 45.67%, see rank	39.25%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Newton, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,300, 100%	4,144,855	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,622, 79.45%, see rank	71.91%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	255, 7.73%, see rank	8.31%	9.59%
Public Transportation	38, 1.15%, see rank	10.92%	5.06%
Walked	149, 4.52%, see rank	3.03%	2.78%
Other Means	168, 5.09%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	68, 2.06%, see rank	3.94%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Newton, NJ	29.6 minutes
New Jersey	31.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Newton, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,446	4,235,089	143,435,233
Male¹	1,758, 51.02%, see rank	52.43%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	517, 29.41%, see rank	38.00%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	318, 18.09%, see rank	14.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	274, 15.59%, see rank	18.56%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	139, 7.91%, see rank	8.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	433, 24.63%, see rank	15.13%	17.94%
Female¹	1,688, 48.98%, see rank	47.57%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	629, 37.26%, see rank	43.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	403, 23.87%, see rank	18.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	508, 30.09%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	29, 1.72%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	18, 1.07%, see rank	0.17%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	101, 5.98%, see rank	5.12%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Newton, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,446, 100%	4,235,089	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	48, 1.39%, see rank	0.32%	1.96%
Construction	135, 3.92%, see rank	5.57%	6.17%
Manufacturing	371, 10.77%, see rank	8.65%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	94, 2.73%, see rank	3.43%	2.75%
Retail Trade	530, 15.38%, see rank	11.20%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	220, 6.38%, see rank	5.72%	4.93%
Information	27, 0.78%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	222, 6.44%, see rank	8.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	285, 8.27%, see rank	12.77%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,034, 30.01%, see rank	23.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	165, 4.79%, see rank	8.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	214, 6.21%, see rank	4.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	101, 2.93%, see rank	4.50%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Newton, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,224	16.43%, see rank	10.74%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	312	17.37%, see rank	8.14%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.