Newpoint, Indiana
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Population change since 2000: +9.3%
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| Males: 155 |  (48.9%) |
| Females: 162 |  (51.1%) |
| Median resident age: | 38.0 years |
| Indiana median age: | 38.2 years |
Zip codes: 47263.
| Newpoint: | $54,118 |
| IN: | $66,785 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $27,505 (it was $21,116 in 2000)
Newpoint town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $135,951 (it was $73,800 in 2000)
| Newpoint: | $135,951 |
| IN: | $208,700 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $136,272; detached houses: $145,848; mobile homes: $69,068
Median gross rent in 2022: $1,068.
(7.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 63.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 36.1% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Newpoint, IN
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- 27985.3%White alone
- 309.2%Two or more races
- 195.8%Hispanic
Races in Newpoint detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (27.5%), American (26.5%), English (16.2%), Irish (13.2%), French (2.0%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 0.27 square miles.
Population density: 1,161 people per square mile (low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $743 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $542 (0.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hamilton, OH 
(41.3 miles , pop. 60,690).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Cincinnati, OH (45.9 miles , pop. 331,285).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (214.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Lake Santee, IN (2.7 miles ),
), Napoleon, IN (2.7 miles ),
), Clarksburg, IN (2.9 miles),
Millhousen, IN (3.0 miles),
Latitude: 39.31 N, Longitude: 85.33 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 812
| Here: | 2.3% |
| Indiana: | 2.8% |
- Transportation equipment (22.0%)
- Metal & metal products (7.3%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6.7%)
- Health care (6.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.7%)
- Truck transportation (5.3%)
- Educational services (5.3%)
- Transportation equipment (20.3%)
- Metal & metal products (14.5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (8.7%)
- Food (5.8%)
- Truck transportation (5.8%)
- Construction (4.3%)
- Utilities (4.3%)
- Transportation equipment (23.5%)
- Educational services (9.9%)
- Health care (9.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.9%)
- Social assistance (6.2%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.9%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (12.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10.7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8.7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.0%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (18.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (13.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8.7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.8%)
- Food processing workers (5.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (11.1%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9.9%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7.4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6.2%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.9%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.9%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.9%)
Average climate in Newpoint, Indiana
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 68.9. This is about average.
| City: | 68.9 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2016 was 4.12. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 23.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 4.12 |
| U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2016 was 1.08. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 23.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 1.08 |
| U.S.: | 1.51 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 35.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 23.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 35.8 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Tornado activity:
Newpoint-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 108% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/3/1974, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.7 miles away from the Newpoint town center killed 4 people and injured 17 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 7/9/1980, a category F4 tornado 14.7 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 25 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Newpoint-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 68% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 106.9 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 149.9 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 149.9 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 141.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 160.9 miles away from Newpoint center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 147.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Decatur County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 5, Tornadoes: 3, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Newpoint:
- MARGARET MARY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC Critical Access Hospitals (about 6 miles away; BATESVILLE, IN)
- HOSPITALITY HALL (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; BATESVILLE, IN)
- MARGARET MARY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 6 miles away; BATESVILLE, IN)
- ST ANDREWS HEALTH CAMPUS (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; BATESVILLE, IN)
- ARBOR GROVE VILLAGE (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; GREENSBURG, IN)
- DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES INC. (Hospital, about 9 miles away; GREENSBURG, IN)
- ASPEN PLACE HEALTH CAMPUS (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; GREENSBURG, IN)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Newpoint:
- Miami University-Oxford (about 35 miles; Oxford, OH; Full-time enrollment: 17,670)
- College of Mount St Joseph (about 40 miles; Cincinnati, OH; FT enrollment: 2,073)
- Miami University-Hamilton (about 42 miles; Hamilton, OH; FT enrollment: 2,906)
- Cincinnati State Technical and Community College (about 44 miles; Cincinnati, OH; FT enrollment: 8,757)
- Gateway Community and Technical College (about 45 miles; Florence, KY; FT enrollment: 2,422)
- Indiana University-East (about 46 miles; Richmond, IN; FT enrollment: 2,867)
- University of Cincinnati-Main Campus (about 46 miles; Cincinnati, OH; FT enrollment: 28,747)
Points of interest:
Notable location: New Point Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.7 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 67.7% |
| Whole state: | 66.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 14.5% |
| Whole state: | 6.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
For population 15 years and over in Newpoint:
- Never married: 44.0%
- Now married: 31.0%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 10.4%
- Divorced: 13.6%
For population 25 years and over in Newpoint:
- High school or higher: 71.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.5%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.9 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 12.3 |
| Indiana average: | 11.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Newpoint, IN (based on Decatur County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 6,509 | 4 |
| Mainline Protestant | 4,966 | 28 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 3,441 | 22 |
| Other | 3 | 1 |
| None | 10,821 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 8
| This county: | 3.21 / 10,000 pop. |
| Indiana: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| This county: | 0.40 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| Here: | 0.40 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9
| Decatur County: | 3.61 / 10,000 pop. |
| Indiana: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 22
| Decatur County: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
| Indiana: | 6.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 9.4% |
| Indiana: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Decatur County: | 29.3% |
| State: | 29.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 15.0% |
| Indiana: | 14.3% |
Health and Nutrition:
Healthy diet rate:
| Here: | 48.1% |
| Indiana: | 49.3% |
Average overall health of teeth and gums:
| Here: | 43.4% |
| Indiana: | 46.2% |
Average BMI:
| Here: | 30.6 |
| Indiana: | 28.7 |
People feeling badly about themselves:
| Newpoint: | 24.2% |
| Indiana: | 21.3% |
People not drinking alcohol at all:
| Here: | 20.3% |
| State: | 10.6% |
Average hours sleeping at night:
| This city: | 6.8 |
| State: | 6.8 |
Overweight people:
| This city: | 43.5% |
| State: | 33.9% |
General health condition:
| Newpoint: | 52.7% |
| State: | 56.1% |
Average condition of hearing:
| This city: | 77.6% |
| Indiana: | 78.7% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Newpoint, IN Residents
Newpoint government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $163,000 ($514.20)
Central Staff Services: $69,000 ($217.67)
General Public Buildings: $3,000 ($9.46)
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,000 ($18.93)
Newpoint government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $158,000 ($498.42)
Parks and Recreation: $5,000 ($15.77)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,000 ($6.31)
- Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $3,000 ($9.46)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $12,000 ($37.85)
Other: $8,000 ($25.24)
General Local Government Support: $5,000 ($15.77)
- Tax - Property: $30,000 ($94.64)
Newpoint government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $96,000 ($302.84)
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $96,000 ($302.84)
Newpoint government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $64,000 ($201.89)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $69,000 ($217.67)
Strongest AM radio stations in Newpoint:
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WTRE (1330 AM; 0 kW; GREENSBURG, IN; Owner: WTRE, INC.)
- WKRC (550 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WBOB (1160 AM; 5 kW; FLORENCE, KY; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCKY (1360 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCNW (1560 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FAIRFIELD, OH)
- WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCIN (1480 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH)
Strongest FM radio stations in Newpoint:
- WRBI (103.9 FM; BATESVILLE, IN; Owner: WHITE RIVER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WXCH (103.1 FM; VERSAILLES, IN; Owner: COLUMBUS RADIO, INC.)
- WRZQ-FM (107.3 FM; GREENSBURG, IN; Owner: WTRE, INC.)
- WJLR (91.5 FM; SEYMOUR, IN; Owner: MIDWEST MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WAUZ (89.1 FM; GREENSBURG, IN; Owner: GOOD SHEPHERD RADIO INC)
- WTTS (92.3 FM; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
- WMOJ (94.9 FM; FAIRFIELD, OH; Owner: WVAE LICO, INC.)
- WGRR (103.5 FM; HAMILTON, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WKWH-FM (94.3 FM; RUSHVILLE, IN; Owner: RSE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WWWY (106.1 FM; NORTH VERNON, IN; Owner: WHITE RIVER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WIFE (100.3 FM; CONNERSVILLE, IN; Owner: RODGERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSCH (99.3 FM; AURORA, IN; Owner: COLUMBUS RADIO, INC.)
- WNLT (104.3 FM; HARRISON, OH; Owner: VERNON R. BALDWIN, INC.)
- WJYC (90.1 FM; DELHI HILLS, OH; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Newpoint:
- WPTO (Channel 14; OXFORD, OH; Owner: GREATER DAYTON PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
- WTTV (Channel 4; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE BROADCAST HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WKOI (Channel 43; RICHMOND, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF INDIANA, INC.)
- WXIX-TV (Channel 19; NEWPORT, KY; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
- WIPX (Channel 63; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: PAXSON INDIANAPOLIS LICENSE, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 24Number of bridges
- 112ft / 34.1mTotal length
- $981,000Total costs
- 58,646Total average daily traffic
- 5,734Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 1Before 1900
- 11910-1919
- 11930-1939
- 11950-1959
- 91960-1969
- 41970-1979
- 51990-1999
- 22000-2009
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 45.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 43.5%Electricity
- 8.2%Utility gas
- 1.2%Wood
- 1.2%Other fuel
- 53.6%Electricity
- 46.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Newpoint compared to Indiana state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.