89.2% of residents of Newton speak English at home.
9.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English less than very well).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
95.4% of residents of Newton speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English less than very well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
74.4% of residents of Newton speak English at home.
25.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
22.0% of residents of Newton speak English at home.
66.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English less than very well).
11.2% of residents speak other language at home (52% speak English very well, 48% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
96.0% (13,674)
Foreign born:
39.0% (209)
White - Speak another language
Native:
4.0% (568)
Foreign born:
61.0% (327)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
96.9% (378)
Foreign born:
16.3% (7)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
3.1% (12)
Foreign born:
83.7% (36)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak only English
Native:
100.0% (15)
Foreign born:
100.0% (8)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
84.1% (74)
Foreign born:
31.6% (18)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
15.9% (14)
Foreign born:
68.4% (39)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
44.7% (246)
Foreign born:
1.6% (8)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
55.3% (304)
Foreign born:
98.4% (500)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:
100.0% (425)
Foreign born:
33.3% (10)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
98.4% (13,167)
Foreign born:
67.8% (154)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
1.6% (216)
Foreign born:
32.2% (73)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
56.4% (848)
Foreign born:
6.6% (55)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
43.6% (656)
Foreign born:
93.4% (774)
905 residents are foreign born (3.7% Latin America, 0.6% Asia, 0.6% Europe).
This city:
5.3%
Kansas:
5.0%
Median age by place of birth - Newton
Place of birth - Newton White
Place of birth - Newton Black or African American
Place of birth - Newton American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Newton Asian
Place of birth - Newton Other race
Place of birth - Newton Two or more races
Place of birth - Newton White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Newton Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Newton
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Newton
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Newton
Place of birth by age - Newton
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 30.7%
Now married: 54.0%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 3.0%
Divorced: 11.9%
Females:
Never married: 18.0%
Now married: 50.7%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 13.5%
Divorced: 15.8%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
88.0% (168)
Unmarried:
12.0% (23)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
52.8% (1,976)
Unmarried:
47.2% (1,765)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 43.9%
Now married: 56.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 41.8%
Now married: 15.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 13.9%
Divorced: 28.9%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (142)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 35.0%
Now married: 65.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
65.0% (39)
Unmarried:
35.0% (21)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 27.5%
Now married: 69.0%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 2.0%
Females:
Never married: 18.3%
Now married: 63.1%
Separated: 3.1%
Widowed: 11.3%
Divorced: 4.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (33)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
67.1% (145)
Unmarried:
32.9% (71)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 3.7%
Now married: 81.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 14.8%
Females:
Never married: 27.1%
Now married: 43.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 29.3%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
20.2% (20)
Unmarried:
79.8% (79)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 30.0%
Now married: 53.9%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 3.2%
Divorced: 12.4%
Females:
Never married: 16.5%
Now married: 51.6%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 14.3%
Divorced: 15.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (143)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
54.8% (1,878)
Unmarried:
45.2% (1,546)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 32.2%
Now married: 63.6%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 3.4%
Females:
Never married: 29.5%
Now married: 49.3%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 6.4%
Divorced: 13.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
71.6% (58)
Unmarried:
28.4% (23)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
45.6% (243)
Unmarried:
54.4% (290)
Ancestries in Newton
German - 5,460 (31.8%)
Other - 3,854 (22.4%)
United States - 1,601 (9.3%)
English - 1,596 (9.3%)
Irish - 1,379 (8.0%)
Dutch - 621 (3.6%)
French - 542 (3.2%)
Scotch-Irish - 398 (2.3%)
Swedish - 298 (1.7%)
Scottish - 279 (1.6%)
Norwegian - 201 (1.2%)
Danish - 184 (1.1%)
Russian - 171 (1.0%)
Polish - 163 (0.9%)
Italian - 156 (0.9%)
Czech - 154 (0.9%)
Swiss - 153 (0.9%)
Welsh - 109 (0.6%)
French Canadian - 101 (0.6%)
Subsaharan African - 68 (0.4%)
Greek - 48 (0.3%)
Ukrainian - 39 (0.2%)
Arab - 27 (0.2%)
West Indian - 22 (0.1%)
Lithuanian - 8 (0.05%)
Hungarian - 5 (0.03%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 12,614 (80.9%)
Black or African American: 332 (73.8%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 19 (67.9%)
Asian: 145 (100.0%)
Other race: 904 (80.7%)
Two or more races: 355 (66.0%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 11,648 (81.0%)
Hispanic or Latino: 2,053 (81.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 1,832 (11.7%)
Black or African American: 54 (12.0%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 9 (32.1%)
Other race: 145 (12.9%)
Two or more races: 21 (3.9%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 1,690 (11.7%)
Hispanic or Latino: 287 (11.4%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 877 (5.6%)
Black or African American: 49 (10.9%)
Other race: 11 (1.0%)
Two or more races: 147 (27.3%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 778 (5.4%)
Hispanic or Latino: 110 (4.4%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
5.3%
5.0%