Demographics of Newton town, New Jersey

Newton town, New Jersey had 8,486 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +160 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 town, in four figures

8,486
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,369 ±25.; +1.9%
Change since July 2020: +160 people.; 42.5 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $76,221 ±$10,842
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 town, New Jersey's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Newton town, New Jersey'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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Newton town, New Jersey's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Newton town, New Jersey'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	8,326	100.0	100.0
2021	8,414	101.1	100.2
2022	8,431	101.3	100.7
2023	8,287	99.5	101.6
2024	8,468	101.7	102.5
2025	8,486	101.9	103.1

Population of Newton town, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,326	—
2021	8,414	+88
2022	8,431	+17
2023	8,287	−144
2024	8,468	+181
2025	8,486	+18

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.5 ±2.0: for men 36.6 ±1.7 and for women 47.6 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Newton town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	450 ±129	5.4% ±1.5	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,056 ±242	12.6% ±2.9	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	658 ±193	7.9% ±2.3	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,317 ±335	27.7% ±4.0	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,222 ±299	26.6% ±3.6	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,666 ±265	19.9% ±3.2	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $76,221 ±$10,842, and income per person $40,546 ±$4,029, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Newton town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	575 ±198	16.7% ±5.7	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	541 ±176	15.7% ±5.0	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	566 ±152	16.4% ±4.3	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	289 ±104	8.4% ±3.0	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	675 ±160	19.6% ±4.5	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	391 ±108	11.3% ±3.1	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	411 ±178	11.9% ±5.1	21.6% ±0.2	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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	1,193 ±363	15.1% ±4.6	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	170 to 528	23.4% ±11.0	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	585 ±185	13.3% ±4.1	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	122 to 396	6.4% to 19.5%	9.3% ±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 town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Newton town	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	3,792 ±187	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.9% ±1.4	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.1% ±3.6	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.3% ±6.7	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.7% ±6.1	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$302,700 ±$23,242	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,442 ±$136	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1962 ±5	1970 ±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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,005 ±284	12.0% ±3.4	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,085 ±473	72.7% ±5.6	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	775 ±357	9.3% ±4.3	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	51 to 191	0.6% to 2.3%	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 52	0% to 0.6%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	362 ±171	4.3% ±2.0	3.5% ±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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	5,987 ±354	71.5% ±4.2	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,344 ±278	16.1% ±3.3	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	68 to 444	0.8% to 5.3%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	782 ±232	9.3% ±2.8	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	510 ±181	6.1% ±2.2	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	272 ±130	3.3% ±1.6	10.5% ±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 town among the places of New Jersey

197th of 295 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Places of New Jersey near Newton town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
West Long Branch borough	8,586 ±22
Northfield city	8,456 ±39
Upper Saddle River borough	8,439 ±24
Kenilworth borough	8,401 ±24
Twin Rivers CDP	8,382 ±770
Newton town	8,369 ±25
Raritan borough	8,368 ±33
Runnemede borough	8,355 ±28
Mystic Island CDP	8,259 ±896
Oradell borough	8,235 ±34
Watsessing CDP	8,232 ±765

Rankings this appears in

No. 10 Places in New Jersey by poverty rate
No. 29 Places in New Jersey by median age
No. 98 Places in New Jersey by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 150 Places in New Jersey by homeownership rate
No. 170 Places in New Jersey by foreign-born share
No. 171 Places in New Jersey 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