Demographics of Newton County, Georgia

Newton County, Georgia had 125,583 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +12,681 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Newton County, in four figures

125,583
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +11.2%
Change since July 2020: +12,681 people.; 36.8 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $77,179 ±$4,033
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Newton County, Georgia's population grew 11.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Newton County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Newton County, Georgia's population grew 11.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Newton County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	112,902	100.0	100.0
2021	115,293	102.1	100.2
2022	117,854	104.4	100.7
2023	120,268	106.5	101.6
2024	123,678	109.5	102.5
2025	125,583	111.2	103.1

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Population of Newton County, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	112,902	+349	+53	+1	+267
2021	115,293	+2,391	−17	+57	+2,385
2022	117,854	+2,561	+100	+336	+2,082
2023	120,268	+2,414	+285	+325	+1,791
2024	123,678	+3,410	+300	+487	+2,625
2025	125,583	+1,905	+307	+305	+1,301

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.8 ±0.4: for men 35.2 ±0.4 and for women 38.3 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Newton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	7,070 ±210	6.0% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	22,798 ±1,205	19.3% ±1.0	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	11,244 ±797	9.5% ±0.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	30,846 ±1,106	26.1% ±0.9	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	30,324 ±949	25.7% ±0.8	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	15,870 ±849	13.4% ±0.7	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $77,179 ±$4,033, and income per person $33,172 ±$1,200, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Newton County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	4,823 ±683	11.7% ±1.7	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	7,672 ±834	18.6% ±2.0	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	7,255 ±883	17.6% ±2.1	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	6,662 ±677	16.2% ±1.6	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	8,067 ±951	19.6% ±2.3	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,360 ±749	10.6% ±1.8	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,364 ±383	5.7% ±0.9	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Newton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	14,299 ±2,297	12.3% ±2.0	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,173 ±1,117	17.6% ±3.7	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7,077 ±1,131	11.1% ±1.7	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,049 ±431	8.9% ±1.8	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Newton County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Newton County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	43,619 ±43	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.5% ±1.2	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.5% ±1.2	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.8% ±2.0	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.2% ±2.3	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$265,000 ±$8,611	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,439 ±$71	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1999 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Newton County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,435 ±0	7.1% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	45,832 ±378	38.8% ±0.3	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	55,841 ±1,140	47.3% ±1.0	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,791 ±131	1.5% ±0.1	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	64 ±25	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 34	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	131 to 453	0.1% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	5,897 ±1,200	5.0% ±1.0	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Newton County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	71,318 ±2,187	60.4% ±1.9	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	36,449 ±2,133	30.8% ±1.8	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,144 ±562	1.8% ±0.5	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	8,241 ±1,122	7.0% ±0.9	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,018 ±669	3.4% ±0.6	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,223 ±1,001	3.6% ±0.8	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Newton County among the counties of Georgia

21st of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Newton County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Coweta County	160,240	+9.2%
Bibb County	157,556	+0.3%
Douglas County	154,293	+6.6%
Carroll County	131,036	+9.8%
Clarke County	129,921	+1.0%
Newton County	125,583	+11.2%
Fayette County	125,156	+4.7%
Lowndes County	122,867	+3.7%
Bartow County	120,800	+10.5%
Walton County	112,696	+16.0%
Whitfield County	106,212	+3.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026