Newton is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 1,624 people and two associated neighborhoods, Newton is the 255th largest community in Alabama.Newton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Newton is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Newton who work in sales jobs (16.42%), healthcare (12.23%), and office and administrative support (8.94%). Also of interest is that Newton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Newton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Newton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small town, Newton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.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 12.63% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Newton in 2022 was $26,393, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,572 for a family of four. However, Newton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Newton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. 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, Irish, German, Scottish, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Newton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and French.
