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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Newtown is $51,843, which is higher than the state average of $38,480 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Newtown median household income is $124,688, which has grown by 44.06% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 29.60% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Newtown residents spend 29.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.0 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 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, #23

Newtown, CT	51,843 USD
Connecticut	38,480 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Newtown, CT	53,073 USD
Connecticut	38,133 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Newtown, CT	77,083 USD
Connecticut	45,498 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Newtown, CT	31,607 USD
Connecticut	31,554 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #9

Newtown, CT	124,688 USD
Connecticut	69,899 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Newtown, CT	146,157 USD
Connecticut	99,110 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #26

Newtown, CT	44.06%
Connecticut	29.60%
U.S.	27.36%

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

	Newtown, CT		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	38.90%	$10,163, see rank	27.60%	$21,492	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.31%	$20,910, see rank	29.33%	$18,828	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.14%	$0, see rank	3.25%	$4,465	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.09%	$63,146, see rank	17.87%	$27,035	17.85%	$24,095

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

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Newtown, CT	134,167 USD
Connecticut	88,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Newtown, CT	155,831 USD
Connecticut	119,176 USD
U.S.	86,963 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 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Newtown, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$124,438, see rank	$75,804	$56,900
Hispanic	$156,000, see rank	$39,375	$42,396
Two or More Races	$167,917, see rank	$51,642	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Newtown, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
25 to 44	$138,333, see rank	$73,361	$58,398
45 to 64	$126,364, see rank	$87,842	$65,027
65 or over	$62,917, see rank	$44,298	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Newtown, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,547, see rank	2,895,925	248,775,628
Male¹	749, 48.42%, see rank	48.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	578, 77.17%, see rank	72.90%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	578, 77.17%, see rank	72.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	540, 93.43%, see rank	89.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	38, 6.57%, see rank	10.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	171, 22.83%, see rank	27.10%	30.72%
Female¹	798, 51.58%, see rank	51.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	513, 64.29%, see rank	62.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	513, 64.29%, see rank	62.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	473, 92.20%, see rank	91.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	40, 7.80%, see rank	8.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	285, 35.71%, see rank	37.03%	41.21%

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 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Newtown, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	970, 100%	1,734,798	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	696, 71.75%, see rank	78.65%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	88, 9.07%, see rank	8.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	18, 1.86%, see rank	4.70%	5.06%
Walked	27, 2.78%, see rank	3.04%	2.78%
Other Means	11, 1.13%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	130, 13.40%, see rank	4.23%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Newtown, CT	29.9 minutes
Connecticut	25.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 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 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Newtown, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,013	1,766,934	143,435,233
Male¹	540, 53.31%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	301, 55.74%, see rank	38.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	47, 8.70%, see rank	15.74%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	95, 17.59%, see rank	17.81%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.33%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	43, 7.96%, see rank	8.40%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	54, 10.00%, see rank	14.14%	17.94%
Female¹	473, 46.69%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	296, 62.58%, see rank	44.33%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	39, 8.25%, see rank	20.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	112, 23.68%, see rank	30.03%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	26, 5.50%, see rank	4.83%	5.65%

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

Industry

	Newtown, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,013, 100%	1,766,934	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	56, 5.53%, see rank	5.54%	6.17%
Manufacturing	113, 11.15%, see rank	10.81%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	45, 4.44%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	81, 8.00%, see rank	10.82%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	24, 2.37%, see rank	3.68%	4.93%
Information	29, 2.86%, see rank	2.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	101, 9.97%, see rank	9.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	126, 12.44%, see rank	11.20%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	292, 28.83%, see rank	26.46%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	54, 5.33%, see rank	8.72%	9.49%
Public Administration	30, 2.96%, see rank	3.76%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	62, 6.12%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Newtown, CT	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	65	3.21%, see rank	10.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	7	1.24%, see rank	7.53%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.