Newton County, Georgia

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 115,530
Median household income: $73,732
Median home value: $233,300

Home to 115,530 residents, Newton County is one of Georgia's counties. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $73,732 runs in line with the Georgia figure of $74,664.

Between 2019 and 2023, Newton County's population grew 6.9% from 108,079 to 115,530, while its median household income rose 30.9% from $56,316 to $73,732.

The typical home was built around 1998. 12.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 115,530
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $73,732
Median home value: $233,300
Median gross rent: $1,331
Housing units: 42,836
Homeownership rate: 73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

108,079115,530

Median household income

$56,316$73,732

Median home value

$151,800$233,300

Median gross rent

$1,010$1,331

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	108,079	$56,316	$151,800	$1,010
2020	109,835	$59,178	$159,200	$1,071
2021	111,262	$64,767	$167,300	$1,133
2022	113,298	$70,732	$200,300	$1,264
2023	115,530	$73,732	$233,300	$1,331

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,016	6.1%
5 to 17	22,553	19.5%
18 to 24	10,958	9.5%
25 to 34	14,891	12.9%
35 to 44	14,986	13.0%
45 to 54	15,752	13.6%
55 to 64	14,043	12.2%
65 to 74	9,715	8.4%
75 and over	5,616	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	46,630	40.4%
Black or African American	54,367	47.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	89	0.1%
Asian	1,630	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	197	0.2%
Two or more races	4,804	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,813	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.5%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's34.2%

Bachelor's degree14.3%

Graduate or professional degree9.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,863	10.5%
High school graduate	23,784	31.7%
Some college or associate's	25,673	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	10,697	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6,986	9.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone76.3%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	41,151	76.3%
Carpooled	4,791	8.9%
Public transit	398	0.7%
Walked	481	0.9%
Bicycle	164	0.3%
Worked from home	5,910	11.0%
Other means	1,059	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,018	16.7%
15 to 29 min	14,799	30.8%
30 to 44 min	8,936	18.6%
45 to 59 min	6,263	13.0%
60+ min	10,028	20.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 12.3% (13,984 of 113,729)

	Count	Share
Family households	30,329	74.8%
Nonfamily households	10,202	25.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	40,531	94.6%
Vacant	2,305	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	29,962	73.9%
Renter-occupied	10,569	26.1%

1-unit, detached87.1%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	37,328	87.1%
1-unit, attached	504	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1,290	3.0%
5 to 19 units	1,129	2.6%
20 or more units	854	2.0%
Mobile home & other	1,731	4.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 13217
State: Georgia
Land area: 274 sq mi
Water area: 5.38 sq mi
Center point: 33.5528, -83.8514

Cities & places

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