Newton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 18,251 people and four associated neighborhoods, Newton is the 24th largest community in Kansas.

Also of interest is that Newton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Newton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.10% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small city, Newton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Newton citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.54% of adults in Newton have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Newton in 2022 was $33,560, which is middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $134,240 for a family of four. However, Newton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Newton is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Newton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Newton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Newton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.45% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Newton include German, English, Irish, Swedish, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Newton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.