Demographics of Newton County, Indiana

Newton County, Indiana had 14,188 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +401 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

14,188
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.9%
Change since July 2020: +401 people.; 42.9 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $75,481 ±$7,095
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, Indiana's population grew 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Newton County, Indiana'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, Indiana's population grew 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Newton County, Indiana'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	13,787	100.0	100.0
2021	13,811	100.2	100.2
2022	13,828	100.3	100.7
2023	14,027	101.7	101.6
2024	14,087	102.2	102.5
2025	14,188	102.9	103.1

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Population of Newton County, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	13,787	−38	−22	0	−18
2021	13,811	+24	−54	+11	+57
2022	13,828	+17	−82	+36	+67
2023	14,027	+199	−34	+75	+160
2024	14,087	+60	−46	+75	+33
2025	14,188	+101	−49	+41	+109

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.9 ±0.9: for men 42.6 ±0.8 and for women 44.5 ±2.2. 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	Indiana	United States
Under 5	774 ±52	5.6% ±0.4	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,116 ±184	15.2% ±1.3	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	977 ±150	7.0% ±1.1	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,276 ±240	23.5% ±1.7	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,960 ±343	28.4% ±2.5	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,819 ±277	20.2% ±2.0	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $75,481 ±$7,095, and income per person $33,933 ±$2,577, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana 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	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	874 ±211	15.3% ±3.7	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,051 ±201	18.4% ±3.5	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	918 ±187	16.0% ±3.3	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,268 ±285	22.1% ±5.0	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,091 ±211	19.1% ±3.7	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	357 ±129	6.2% ±2.2	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	65 to 269	1.1% to 4.7%	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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	Indiana	United States
All ages	1,928 ±431	14.0% ±3.1	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	567 ±180	19.8% ±6.0	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	965 ±204	13.7% ±2.8	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	396 ±153	10.3% ±3.9	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Newton County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Newton County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	6,093 ±33	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.0% ±2.0	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.0% ±2.0	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.1% ±2.9	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.9% ±3.0	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$171,500 ±$12,497	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$918 ±$81	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±2	1976 ±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	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,173 ±0	8.4% ±<0.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,920 ±319	85.6% ±2.3	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	35 to 259	0.3% to 1.9%	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5 to 139	< 0.1% to 1.0%	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 19	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 86	0% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	234 to 890	1.7% to 6.4%	3.8% ±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	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	9,337 ±521	67.1% ±3.7	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,027 ±515	28.9% ±3.7	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4 to 58	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	527 ±197	3.8% ±1.4	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	122 to 372	0.9% to 2.7%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	280 ±133	2.0% ±1.0	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Newton County among the counties of Indiana

82nd of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Newton County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Rush County	16,767	< +0.1%
Parke County	16,642	+3.0%
Brown County	15,777	+1.9%
Vermillion County	15,488	+0.6%
Tipton County	15,319	−0.5%
Newton County	14,188	+2.9%
Pulaski County	12,463	−0.4%
Pike County	12,003	−2.0%
Blackford County	11,730	−3.1%
Crawford County	10,509	−0.2%
Switzerland County	10,037	+3.0%

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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