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Newton Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2005-2009, the per capita income of Newton Area is $17,179, which is lower than the state average of $25,060 and is much lower than the national average of $27,041. Newton Area median household income is $36,875. On average Newton Area residents spend 37.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is much higher than the state average of 17.8 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.2 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #577

Newton Area	17,179 USD
Iowa	25,060 USD
U.S.	27,041 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Newton Area	20,583 USD
Iowa	26,761 USD
U.S.	29,050 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Newton Area	25,938 USD
Iowa	32,771 USD
U.S.	34,625 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Newton Area	12,375 USD
Iowa	21,285 USD
U.S.	23,628 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

Newton Area	36,875 USD
Iowa	48,052 USD
U.S.	51,425 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Newton Area	46,049 USD
Iowa	60,747 USD
U.S.	70,096 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Newton Area		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.42%	$5,189, see rank	29.30%	$11,086	24.85%	$14,905
Social Security Income	29.25%	$14,384, see rank	28.31%	$15,185	27.06%	$14,966
Public Assistance Income	-0.94%	$0, see rank	2.43%	$2,865	2.39%	$3,363
Retirement Income	17.92%	$8,442, see rank	15.62%	$16,480	17.40%	$20,838

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Newton Area	40,313 USD
Iowa	60,884 USD
U.S.	62,363 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Newton Area	49,714 USD
Iowa	73,155 USD
U.S.	81,537 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Newton Area	Iowa	U.S.
White	$36,875, see rank	$48,881	$54,535

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Newton Area	Iowa	U.S.
25 to 44	$48,750, see rank	$55,624	$56,832
45 to 64	$36,875, see rank	$60,598	$63,121
65 or over	$29,250, see rank	$30,651	$32,753

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Employment Status

	Newton Area	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	183	see rank	2,353,947	235,871,704
Male¹	88	48.09%, see rank	48.82%	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	60	68.18%, see rank	74.44%	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3	3.41%, see rank	0.18%	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	57	64.77%, see rank	74.26%	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	56	98.25%, see rank	94.82%	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1	1.75%, see rank	5.18%	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	28	31.82%, see rank	25.56%	28.72%
Female¹	95	51.91%, see rank	51.18%	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	67	70.53%, see rank	64.13%	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	67	70.53%, see rank	64.10%	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	58	86.57%, see rank	95.37%	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	9	13.43%, see rank	4.63%	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	28	29.47%, see rank	35.87%	40.90%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Commuting to Work

	Newton Area	%	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	117	100%	1,510,647	138,541,405
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	88	75.21%, see rank	78.75%	75.92%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	26	22.22%, see rank	10.26%	10.52%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	1.04%	4.95%
Walked	0	0.00%, see rank	3.90%	2.86%
Other Means	0	0.00%, see rank	1.32%	1.72%
Worked at Home	3	2.56%, see rank	4.73%	4.02%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Newton Area	37.5 minutes
Iowa	17.8 minutes
U.S.	25.2 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Careers

Occupation

	Newton Area	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	114	-	1,545,698	141,303,145
Male¹	56	49.12%, see rank	52.34%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3	5.36%, see rank	30.11%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	10	17.86%, see rank	11.14%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8	14.29%, see rank	16.56%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5	8.93%, see rank	1.65%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9	16.07%, see rank	16.10%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	21	37.50%, see rank	24.44%	18.26%
Female¹	58	50.88%, see rank	47.66%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	21	36.21%, see rank	35.75%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	24	41.38%, see rank	21.28%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10	17.24%, see rank	33.91%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.41%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.62%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3	5.17%, see rank	8.03%	6.09%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Newton Area	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	114	100%	1,545,698	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	7	6.14%, see rank	3.99%	1.82%
Construction	4	3.51%, see rank	6.37%	7.45%
Manufacturing	15	13.16%, see rank	15.31%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	3	2.63%, see rank	3.37%	3.20%
Retail Trade	20	17.54%, see rank	11.71%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	9	7.89%, see rank	4.88%	5.08%
Information	0	0.00%, see rank	2.17%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	12	10.53%, see rank	7.62%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	4	3.51%, see rank	6.45%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	29	25.44%, see rank	23.28%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	11	9.65%, see rank	7.35%	8.77%
Public Administration	0	0.00%, see rank	3.23%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0	0.00%, see rank	4.26%	4.84%

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Poverty Level

	Newton Area	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5	2.02%, see rank	11.37%	13.47%
Family in Poverty	2	2.41%, see rank	7.28%	9.86%

*Based on 2005-2009 data.