Being a small city, Newton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Newton who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.71% of adults in Newton have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Newton in 2022 was $32,192, which is middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $128,768 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 19.54% 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.
