Demographics of Newton city, North Carolina

Newton city, North Carolina had 13,822 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +674 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Newton city, in four figures

13,822
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 13,333 ±29.; +5.1%
Change since July 2020: +674 people.; 38.2 ±2.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,015 ±$5,625
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Newton city, North Carolina's population grew 5.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Newton city, North Carolina'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Newton city, North Carolina's population grew 5.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Newton city, North Carolina'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	13,148	100.0	100.0
2021	13,197	100.4	100.2
2022	13,307	101.2	100.7
2023	13,427	102.1	101.6
2024	13,600	103.4	102.5
2025	13,822	105.1	103.1

Population of Newton city, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	13,148	—
2021	13,197	+49
2022	13,307	+110
2023	13,427	+120
2024	13,600	+173
2025	13,822	+222

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.2 ±2.9: for men 36.6 ±2.0 and for women 41.9 ±6.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Newton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	697 ±275	5.2% ±2.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,103 ±429	15.8% ±3.2	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,161 ±309	8.7% ±2.3	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,724 ±514	27.9% ±3.9	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,915 ±483	21.9% ±3.6	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,733 ±486	20.5% ±3.6	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,015 ±$5,625, and income per person $31,528 ±$2,881, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Newton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	901 ±290	17.0% ±5.4	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,166 ±376	22.1% ±6.9	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,111 ±281	21.0% ±5.1	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	608 ±239	11.5% ±4.4	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	864 ±257	16.3% ±4.7	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	478 ±212	9.0% ±4.0	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	54 to 262	1.0% to 4.9%	10.4% ±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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	1,542 ±689	12.0% ±5.4	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	83 to 631	3.3% to 22.7%	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	962 ±430	13.6% ±5.9	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	98 to 348	3.4% to 11.2%	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Newton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Newton city	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	5,555 ±412	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.2% ±9.8	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.2% to 7.5%	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.6% ±6.3	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.4% ±5.2	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$186,300 ±$32,657	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,091 ±$128	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±3	1991 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,540 ±631	11.6% ±4.7	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,551 ±709	64.1% ±5.3	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,113 ±470	8.3% ±3.5	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,228 ±463	9.2% ±3.5	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 262	0% to 2.0%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	769 ±336	5.8% ±2.5	4.1% ±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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	8,298 ±749	62.2% ±5.6	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,697 ±685	27.7% ±5.1	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 122	0% to 0.9%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,280 ±530	9.6% ±4.0	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	619 ±219	4.6% ±1.6	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	163 to 1,159	1.2% to 8.7%	5.2% ±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 city among the places of North Carolina

79th of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Newton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Reidsville city	14,585 ±24
Piney Green CDP	14,078 ±1,500
Anderson Creek CDP	13,927 ±1,030
Lewisville town	13,828 ±31
Weddington town	13,805 ±53
Newton city	13,333 ±29
Wendell town	13,064 ±29
Myrtle Grove CDP	12,637 ±1,289
Lake Norman of Iredell CDP	12,494 ±1,014
Smithfield town	12,116 ±25
Archdale city	12,087 ±256

Rankings this appears in

No. 12 Places in North Carolina by foreign-born share
No. 17 Places in North Carolina by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 25 Places in North Carolina by poverty rate
No. 29 Places in North Carolina by median age
No. 30 Places in North Carolina by homeownership rate
No. 54 Places in North Carolina by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026