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Newton County, GA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
Designated Market Area: Atlanta, GA-AL-NC
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

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2024 population: 124,010   ( 11,481 from 2020)
Land area: 273.8 square miles
Population density: 452.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:45,524 36.71% 5.3%
Black:63,80151.45% 19.5%
Indian:2810.23% 19.6%
Asian:1,9841.60% 39.8%
2+ races:2,6662.15% 18.6%
Hispanic:9,7547.87% 36.5%
Total non-White:78,48663.29% 21.8%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:5,580 12.4
Deaths:4,82910.7
Net Migration: 9,33520.7
Net Immigration: 1,3973.1
Change in White population:-2,563 -2.3
Change in Non-White pop.:14,044 12.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
112,529
48,08742.73%
53,39647.45%
2350.21%
1,4191.26%
2,2472.00%
7,1456.35%
64,44257.27%

2010
99,958
51,99552.02%
40,37140.39%
1990.20%
9150.92%
1,6741.67%
4,6354.64%
47,96347.98%

2000
62,001
46,00774.20%
13,69022.08%
1310.21%
4530.73%
4930.80%
1,1571.87%
15,99425.80%

1990
41,808
32,13976.87%
9,32822.31%
230.06%
830.20%
n/a
2350.56%
9,66923.13%

1980
34,489
25,35773.52%
8,68725.19%
480.14%
440.13%
n/a
3400.99%
9,13226.48%

1970
26,282
18,03368.61%
8,17731.11%
70.03%
100.04%
n/a
530.20%
8,249 31.39%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
12,431 12.4
7,6717.7
6,5776.6
4850.5
-3,908 -3.9
16,479 16.5
2000's
NumberRate
13,287 21.4
5,5629.0
29,71547.9
5220.8
5,988 9.7
31,969 51.6
1990's
NumberRate
8,876 21.2
4,23610.1
17,02340.7
2280.5
13,868 33.2
6,325 15.1
1980's
NumberRate
6,758 19.6
3,190 9.2
4,108 11.9
n/a
6,782 19.7
537 1.6
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
4,620 17.6
n/a
7,324 27.9
883 3.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Newton County, GA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
36.4
28,935 12.2%
207,604 87.8%
14,952 6.3%
39,906
2.81
29,340 73.5%
19,168 65.3%
3,519 12.0%
10,566 26.5%

2010
NumberPercent
34.7
28,873 28.9%
71,085 71.1%
9,830 9.8%
34,390
2.85
26,165 76.1%
17,721 67.7%
3,786 14.5%
8,225 23.9%

2000
NumberPercent
33.4
17,135 27.6%
44,866 72.4%
6,181 10.0%
21,989
2.77
17,188 78.2%
13,140 76.4%
1,772 10.3%
4,801 21.8%

1990
NumberPercent
31.2
11,773 28.2%
30,035 71.8%
4,428 10.6%
14,365
2.86
11,476 79.9%
9,231 80.4%
973 8.5%
2,889 20.1%

1980
NumberPercent
28.5
11,211 32.5%
23,278 67.5%
3,556 10.3%
11,043
3.07
9,230 83.6%
7,453 80.7%
749 8.1%
1,813 16.4%

2022 Housing Data for Newton County, GA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units42,037 
Median Value$200,300 
Occupied39,90694.9%
Vacant2,1315.1%
Owned28,95872.6%
Rented10,94827.4%
Median Rent$1,264 
Single-Family Units37,59389.4%
    Detached37,06288.2%
    Attached5311.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,6183.8%
Mobile Homes1,4343.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Newton County, GA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002,1815.5%
$10,000 to $14,9999042.3%
$15,000 to $19,9991,4733.7%
$20,000 to $24,9991,5523.9%
$25,000 to $29,9991,5794.0%
$30,000 to $34,9991,3703.4%
$35,000 to $39,9991,4193.6%
$40,000 to $44,9991,6884.2%
$45,000 to $49,9992,0975.3%
$50,000 to $59,9992,3345.8%
$60,000 to $74,9994,72011.8%
$75,000 to $99,9996,48516.3%
$100,000 to $124,9994,23410.6%
$125,000 to $149,9992,8577.2%
$150,000 to $199,9992,9277.3%
$200,000 or more2,0865.2%
Median Household Income70,732 
Per Capita Income30,101 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state100 
Compared to U.S.95 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2,5386.4%
Public Assistance8242.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps5,93514.9%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed47,07469.1%
Unemployed3,5645.2%
In Armed Forces710.1%
Total Labor Force50,70974.4%
Not in Labor Force17,43725.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 30.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector18,50317,72051.1%
Non-Profit9181,92132.3%
Self-Employed3,2331,59567.0%
Local Government1,6313,24533.4%
State Government7201,64630.4%
Federal Government83072753.3%
Total Private + Self21,73619,31552.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.4,0997,53935.2%
Total25,83526,85449.0%
Pct. Govt.16.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts7,38514.0%
Sales and Office Occupations11,33521.5%
Professional, Technical10,63920.2%
Service Occupations8,17615.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1250.2%
All others15,20228.8%
White Collar 55.7%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance6,95713.2%
Manufacturing6,89413.1%
Retail trade6,13711.6%
Educational services5,1589.8%
Construction3,9247.4%
Transportation and warehousing3,6656.9%
Accommodation and food services3,1285.9%
Public administration3,1035.9%
Other services2,7925.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.2,4444.6%
Professional, scientific, technical2,1684.1%
Finance and insurance1,4952.8%
Wholesale trade1,3342.5%
Information1,1372.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing9051.7%
Utilities7601.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation3930.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2650.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction690.1%
Management90.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Newton County, GA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3,0932.73%
Puerto Rican8700.77%
Cuban3110.27%
Dominican640.06%
Total Central American2,2802.01%
Costa Rican410.04%
Guatemalan1,9471.72%
Honduran130.01%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian540.05%
Salvadoran2250.20%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American4560.40%
Argentinean610.05%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean50.00%
Colombian2910.26%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan400.04%
Venezuelan590.05%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic710.06%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Hmong3390.30%
Chinese2830.25%
Indian2430.21%
Cambodian1640.14%
Filipino1450.13%
Malaysian1390.12%
Korean940.08%
Japanese690.06%
Vietnamese300.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English99,00193.1%
Spanish4,9864.7%
Other6410.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun5580.5%
Other Asian4890.5%
Other Indo-European2960.3%
Chinese2640.2%
German, other Germanic560.1%
Korean480.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American14,61012.9%
English6,5845.8%
Irish5,3164.7%
German4,3593.8%
Jamaican3,4163.0%
Italian1,7381.5%
French1,6081.4%
Scottish1,3361.2%
European1,3351.2%
Scotch-Irish9660.9%
Haitian9150.8%
African8500.8%
Polish7070.6%
British West Indian6790.6%
West Indian5130.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen109,57296.7%
Not a citizen3,7263.3%
Native106,17093.7%
Foreign-born7,1286.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Newton County, GA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,470 3.4%5,083 7.0%24,171 33.1%24,863 34.0%9,900 13.5%6,602 9.0%
  Average years of education: 13.1
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,470 3.4%
9-12 Years 5,083 7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED 24,171 33.1%
Some College 24,863 34.0%
Bach. Degree 9,900 13.5%
Grad Degree 6,602 9.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Newton County, GA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 20,769 19,341 1,428 6.9% 5.4%
1991 20,929 19,706 1,223 5.8% 5.3%
1992 21,642 20,093 1,549 7.2% 6.6%
1993 22,449 21,146 1,303 5.8% 5.7%
1994 23,488 22,436 1,052 4.5% 5.1%
1995 24,463 23,414 1,049 4.3% 4.8%
1996 26,075 24,918 1,157 4.4% 4.6%
1997 27,727 26,443 1,284 4.6% 4.5%
1998 29,228 28,081 1,147 3.9% 4.2%
1999 30,511 29,519 992 3.3% 3.8%
2000 32,130 31,090 1,040 3.2% 3.5%
2001 33,875 32,631 1,244 3.7% 4.1%
2002 35,790 33,886 1,904 5.3% 5.3%
2003 37,646 35,533 2,113 5.6% 5.1%
2004 39,638 37,426 2,212 5.6% 5.1%
2005 42,495 39,785 2,710 6.4% 5.7%
2006 44,114 41,583 2,531 5.7% 5.1%
2007 46,396 43,758 2,638 5.7% 4.9%
2008 47,612 43,743 3,869 8.1% 6.8%
2009 47,203 41,151 6,052 12.8% 10.4%
2010 48,138 41,951 6,187 12.9% 10.7%
2011 48,301 42,380 5,921 12.3% 10.1%
2012 48,130 42,907 5,223 10.9% 9.0%
2013 48,002 43,372 4,630 9.6% 8.1%
2014 47,871 43,929 3,942 8.2% 7.1%
2015 47,891 44,597 3,294 6.9% 6.1%
2016 50,006 46,972 3,034 6.1% 5.4%
2017 51,713 48,935 2,778 5.4% 4.8%
2018 52,056 49,687 2,369 4.6% 4.0%
2019 52,883 50,779 2,104 4.0% 3.5%
2020 51,901 48,202 3,699 7.1% 6.5%
2021 53,489 51,158 2,331 4.4% 3.9%
2022 54,323 52,466 1,857 3.4% 3.0%
2023 55,216 53,114 2,102 3.8% 3.2%
2024 59,602 57,083 2,519 4.2% 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com