Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Newton is worth considering.
One downside of living in Newton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Newton, the average commute to work is 33.59 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
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 with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.11% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Newton in 2022 was $19,641, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,564 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. Important ancestries of people in Newton include English, German, French, European, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Newton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.
