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Population:	14,995
State:	Iowa
Total Area:	160.79 sq. miles
Land Area:	160.7 sq. miles
Water Area:	0.09 sq. miles
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Violent Crimes in Newton:

Newton Iowa has a violent crime rate of 0.12% with 18 violent crimes and 0 murder and non-negligent manslaughters. According to the FBI, there were 0 forcibles rapes, 2 robberies and 16 aggravated assaults.

Violent Crimes Rate 0.12%

Violent Crimes 18

Murder Manslaughter N/A

Forcible Rapes N/A

Number of Robberies 2

Aggravated Assaullts 16

Property Crimes in Newton:

Newton Iowa has a property crime rate of 3% with 450 property crimes and 97 burglaries committed against Newton residents. According to the FBI, there were 329 larency thefts, 24 car and auto thefts and 2 arson cases.

Property Crimes Rate 3%

Property Crimes 450

Burglary 97

Larceny Theft 329

Vehicle Theft 24

Arson 2

Law Enforcement in Newton:

There are 3 Law Enforcement listed in Newton. Click on a link below to see a full profile and description of one of these Law Enforcement in Newton.

Fire Dept	115 N 2nd Ave E	Newton	Iowa	50208	641-792-5912
Jasper County Jail	2300 Law Center Dr	Newton	Iowa	50208	641-791-7081
Newton Police Dept	101 W 4th St S	Newton	Iowa	50208	641-792-1547

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Newton Crime Rate

The Newton crime rate is compiled by the F.B.I. on a yearly basis and is measured by the number of murders, violent crimes, nonnegligent manslaughter, law enforcement agencies and property crimes. Violent crimes in Newton is rated a 4 and includes any crimes involving threat or force such as robbery, nonnegligent manslaughter, and aggravated assault, forcible rape and murder. Newton property crimes is also compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigations and is rated a 4 and includes larceny, car theft, property arson, money theft and other crimes that do not involve force or threat to the victim.

Sex Offenders in Newton:

There are 30 Sex Offenders listed in Newton. Click on a link below to see a full profile and description of one of these Sex Offenders in Newton.

Alion White	731 N 9th Ave E, Newton	Newton	Iowa	50208
Brian Shane Williams	1803 1st Ave E, Room 11, Newton	Newton	Iowa	50208
Brian Timothy Kohlmeyer	803 E 12th St Pl N, Newton	Newton	Iowa	50208

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Courts in Newton:

There is 1 Court listed in Newton. Click on a link below to see a full profile and description of Court in Newton.

Jasper Courthouse

101 First Street North Room 205

Newton

Iowa

50208

641-792-5442

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Political Distribution in Newton:

In Newton the political allocation consists of 45.280% Republicans, 52.780% Democrats, and 1.946% Independents. The oldest political party in the US is the Republican Party. It is renowned for having the most powerful conventional ideals and belief. The Republican Party was made on anti-slavery ideology and the politics of this party is considered to be revolving around the center right. In the US politics, the Republican Party, also called as the Grand Old Party is considered to be the one of the big two.

Another political party, The Democratic Party, is the other most important party which is placed in the center left as per its ideals and beliefs. The Democratic Party is not only one of the pioneers in the political scenario in the US but also in the whole word.

The parties that are independent have always been a part in the political state of affairs of the US and are well integrated with the American political system. These parties such as the Nationalist Socialist movement, The Green Party, The Boston Tea Party, The Independent Party and the American Party are relatively diverse in terms of their notions, beliefs and ideals.

Religious Distribution in Newton:

48.84% religious distributions exist in Newton. 0.00% Number of citizens that were identified with a religious denomination were followers of Islam. The followers of Islam are called Muslims and they put their faith in one omnipotent God, who is called Allah. God’s direct word is believed to be in the form of the Holy Scripture named as Koran.

0.00% number of people residing in the above mentioned city were identified as the followers of Judaism. The followers of Judaism are known to be Jews and there ay of life is decided by the religious scrolls named as Tanaka and Talmud, which are said to be the prescribed way of life by God. According to them, there is only One God.

23.21% number of people associated themselves with the religion of Christian Other. These people belong to those forms of Christianity which are outside the typical and conventional Christian Churches. This includes fundamentalist Christians, i.e. people belonging to smaller churches whose views may be denser. Even though Christian believes in One God i.e. the father, the son and the holy spirit, they differ in the details of their belief and the content of their belief differs from one church group to another, which leads to fragmentation of Christian churches.

There were 2.21% Presbyterians where as 7.02% number of Methodists. Both are Christian churches however they have different roots, with the Presbyterian Church being founded in Scotland while the Methodist was formed by the English minister John Wesley. Even though they both share the common beliefs of Sovereignty of God but they differ in their way of showing the same to the world. Theses Churches are more conventional than the others.

The Church formed by German minister, Martin Luther, named as Lutherans, claimed 2.92% number of followers. The charismatic or evangelical beliefs of God, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit, belong to Pentecostals. In Newton, 2.03% number of people were found to be believers of the Holy trinity; the three in one, Pentecostals. Another religious group of Episcopalians had 0.28% numbers of people while there were 2.73% number of Baptists. Baptists have a link with the ritual of Baptism. According to this ritual, be it infants, adolescents or adults, one has to believe in God and His power to save to be baptized. However, there are a variety of sub faiths that exists in different Churches around different areas, under the umbrella of the Baptist Church.

The Latter Day Saints, LDS, which is known as a renowned Church, consists of 0.92% followers. Mormon is the term used for those people who attend the LDS and this Church was founded by Joseph Smith. The conventional Church of the Protestant is followed by 0.00%.

Catholics with a number of 7.51% people belonged to the highest total in the religious distribution classification, in the area of Newton. The world’s biggest denomination is made up of Catholics and their spiritual Patron is the Pope. This is considered to be the one of the earliest of the churches of Christianity in history.

Housing units being built in Newton:

There is a range of housing units that have been constructed over a number of years in Newton. The construction of these housing units was done from before the period of 1939 until 2005. In the period of 1939 or so, 24.66% of the housing units were formed. In all the years, this time period was the one when the largest percentages of housing units were built. However, after this period, the number of houses that were built started to diminish.

In the years 1940 and 1949, 10.41% number of houses were constructed. Also, the 18.91% number of houses was formed in the years ranging from 1950 and 1959. This percentage was lowered down to a sum of 11.48% housing units created in the years 1960 to 1969.

However, in 1970 to 1979 there was a slight increase to 12.98% followed by a larger rise of 5.64% in the time period of 1980 and 1989. This increase in numbers persisted in the time period of 1990 to 1994 making a total of 4.83% development in housing units, till it reached the peak since 1939.

However, there was again a huge reduction in the numbers of housing units in the time frame of 1995 to 1998. In this period only 4.92% units were built in Newton. Moreover, there was an additional decline of 6.17% housing units constructed between 1999 and 2000.

Percentage of Homes with Values by Newton:

There are housing units with diverse values contained in Newton. The sum of 0.27% of the housing units is of the value of less than $20,000 dollars. The category in which the range of $20,000 to $39.999 house value falls consists of a total of 2.84%. The grouping of housing with the utmost numbers at that value range is the $40,000 to $59,000 with 9.97%. The range of $60,000 to $79,999 is the second uppermost value range with 17.51%.

Followed by the $80,000 to $99,999 range that lessens down to 21.59%. The subsequent group of 27.33% housing units have a somewhat greater proportion with the value ranging between $100,000 to $149,000. Since, the value of the houses increase in last category, it is not astonishing that the total percentage in Newton lessens down. $150,000 and $199,999 is the range where 11.59% of houses are priced where as only 7.18% house units are priced between the range of $200,000 and $299,999 dollars.

Moreover, there is a minor raise in the next group with 1.02% prized between $300,000 and $399,999. 0.24% is the sum of the value of constructions that lie between $400,000 and $499,000.

Lastly, 0.04% units are valued at $1,000,000 or above and only 0.24% have a price of $500,000 and $749,999.

Child Day Care in Newton:

There are 8 Child Day Care listed in Newton. Click on a link below to see a full profile and description of one of these Child Day Care in Newton.

Great Beginnings Preschool	513 N 2nd Ave E	Newton	Iowa	50208	641-792-8801
Head Start Newton Ctr	112 Thomas Jefferson Dr	Newton	Iowa	50208	641-792-1394
Kinder Care Learning Center	202 N 3rd Ave W	Newton	Iowa	50208	641-792-4233

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Movie Theaters in Newton:

There are 2 Movie Theaters listed in Newton. Click on a link below to see a full profile and description of one of these Movie Theaters in Newton.

Bigtime Cinema - Capitol 2	116 1st Street North	Newton	Iowa	50208	641-792-1862
Valle Drive-in	4074 Highway F48 West	Newton	Iowa	50208	641-792-3558

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Pet Services in Newton:

There are 7 Pet Services listed in Newton. Click on a link below to see a full profile and description of one of these Pet Services in Newton.

A R I Boarding Kennels	4185 E 20th St S	Newton	Iowa	50208	641-792-2550
Ari Kennels	4185 E 20th St S	Newton	Iowa	50208	641-792-2550
Laura's Of 5th Ave	614 S 5th Ave E	Newton	Iowa	50208	641-792-5766

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Veterinary in Newton:

There are 2 Veterinary listed in Newton. Click on a link below to see a full profile and description of one of these Veterinary in Newton.

Newton Animal Clinic	2445 Highway F48 W	Newton	Iowa	50208	641-792-4860
Parkview Animal Hospital	2012 1st Ave E	Newton	Iowa	50208	641-792-0340

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Post Offices in Newton:

There is 1 Post Office listed in Newton. Click on a link below to see a full profile and description of Post Office in Newton.

Us Post Office

215 S 2nd Ave E

Newton

Iowa

50208

641-000-1111

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Family Services in Newton:

There are 14 Family Services listed in Newton. Click on a link below to see a full profile and description of one of these Family Services in Newton.

Arlene Van Voorhis	421 W 3rd St S	Newton	Iowa	50208	641-791-7194
Arlene Van Voorhis Ms Lmhc	421 W 3rd St S	Newton	Iowa	50208	641-791-7194
Big Brothers & Big Sisters	2009 1st Ave E	Newton	Iowa	50208	641-792-4077

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Social Services in Newton:

There are 5 Social Services listed in Newton. Click on a link below to see a full profile and description of one of these Social Services in Newton.

Council-prevention Child Abuse	120 1st St N # 500	Newton	Iowa	50208	641-791-2636
Habitat For Humanity Inte	1319 S 12th Ave W	Newton	Iowa	50208	641-792-6899
Jasper County Human Svc	120 1st St N # 500	Newton	Iowa	50208	641-792-1955

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Campgrounds in Newton:

There is 1 Campground listed in Newton. Click on a link below to see a full profile and description of Campground in Newton.

Koa Newton

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Newton

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Wifi Hotspots in Newton:

There is 1 Wifi Hotspot listed in Newton. Click on a link below to see a full profile and description of Wifi Hotspot in Newton.

Holiday Inn Express Newton

208 W 4th St

Newton

Iowa

50208

641-792-3333

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Newton Population

Welcome to Newton, Iowa which has a population density of 1,462 and represents the total number of residents or people per square mile of area that have similar characteristics such as age, ethnicity or gender. Since 2000, Newton has changed -3.66% and has a median age of 41.3 which represents the age that separates the population into 2 distinct groups, half younger and hold older which overalls sums the age distribution of people within this part of Iowa.

Newton singles population is 40.40% with 51.66% Newton women and 48.34% are Newton City men.

Hospitals in Newton:

There is 1 Hospital listed in Newton. Click on a link below to see a full profile and description of Hospital in Newton.

Skiff Medical Center

204 N 4th Ave E

Newton

Iowa

50208

641-792-1273

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Newton Environment

Newton in the state of Iowa has an air quality index of 87 which is based upon yearly reports compiled by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency also known as the EPA. The air quality in Newton, is measured by an air quality mesurement station and measures the condition or quality of air and pollutants and based upon relative conditions needed for healthy breathing. The higher the index value, the better the quality of air residents of Newton will have. Depending on the number of ozone alert days, the EPA can assertain the amount of pollutants in the air such as carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, particulates, lea and volatile organic chemicals.

Water quality in Newton is 60 and like air, represents the quality of Iowa's water supply based upon the following 15 indicators, fish consumption advisories, wetland loss, urban runoff potential, estuarine pollution susceptibility, conventional pollutant loads above permitted limits, population change, contaminated sediments, agricultural runoff potential, toxics, conventional pollutants
source water for drinking water systems, designated use support, wetland and aquatic species at risk, toxic pollutant loads above permitted limits, hydrologic modification created by dams in this part of Iowa.

Newton has a superfund site index of 70 which represents a sum total of all the superfund polution sites in the county and includes money spent on all clean up programs. Iowa's superfund is an initiative funded by the federal government to clean up hazardous and uncontrolled toxic wastelands in Newton and other surrounding cities to protect the health of all citizens of the United States.

Dentists in Newton:

There are 12 Dentists listed in Newton. Click on a link below to see a full profile and description of one of these Dentists in Newton.

Associated Dentists	1501 1st Ave E # 2	Newton	Iowa	50208	641-792-4832
Carney D Loucks Dds	411 E 17th St S	Newton	Iowa	50208	641-792-7811
Corey C Conrad Dds	2617 1st Ave E	Newton	Iowa	50208	641-792-8698

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Home Health Care in Newton:

There are 2 Home Health Care listed in Newton. Click on a link below to see a full profile and description of one of these Home Health Care in Newton.

Jasper County Phns	204 North Fourth Avenue East	Newton	Iowa	50208	641-792-5086
Ultimate Nursing Services Of Iowa Inc	115 North 3rd Avenue W	Newton	Iowa	50208	641-792-5553

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Newton Job Market

The job market in Newton is based on the overall unemployment rate, recent job growth and future job growth in Iowa. Currently, the unemployment rate in Newton City is approximately 7.90% which represents a percentage of the available work force that is not working and is estimated by dividing the number of residents who are employed by all the residents currently counted in the entire labour pool of Newton. Recent Job Growth estimates show that Newton is -2.02% which represents an increase or decrease in the number of jobs available in this part of Iowa over a 1 year time-frame. Over the next 10 years, Newton City Future Job Growth is projected to have a change of 28.06% based on the economy's ability to create new services and goods, patterns of migration and various other factors such as demand and expansion of technology, energy and gas, and health care industry in Iowa.

Overall, Newton has 10.39% of the residents working in the Business, financial operations and management industry with 12.61% percent in the service business such as advertising, public services, healthcare, marketing, entertainment, real estate and various other service industries in Iowa. Forestry, Fishing and Farming in Newton comprises 0.21% and 6.19% in the maintenance, construction and extraction industry which includes mining, natural resources and gas extraction. Newton professional and related occupations account for T which includes engineering technicians, medial scientists, computer systems analysts, physicists and astronomers, Newton ?lawyers, health educators, media and communications professionals, health diagnosing and treating and Newton doctors which currently there about 501.3 Newton physicians per 100,000 people?. Material moving, production and Transportation in Newton measures at 25.03% of the population and 27.43% representing jobs in Newton in the sales and office industry which consists of retail, office equipment, point-of-sale and sales management positions in Newton, Iowa.

In Newton, the average number of minutes a resident travels to work for a one-way commute is 16.6 minutes with 80.32% of those drivers are actually driving to work alone and 11.82% are sharing transportation by carpool. It is estimated that 73.40% of Newton residents commute to work is less than 15 minutes, 9.56% between 15 and 29 minutes and 8.57% commute between 30 and 44 minutes. The remaining commuters who travel by light rail, subway, ferry, bus or mass transit is about 1.21%. Residents of Newton who work at home represents 2.77% of the overall population.

Employment Agencies in Newton:

There is 1 Employment Agency listed in Newton. Click on a link below to see a full profile and description of Employment Agency in Newton.

Association Of Perioperative

1012 E 17th St S

Newton

Iowa

50208

641-792-7434

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Newton Housing Market

Home appreciation in Newton is approximately -6.07% with negative percentages representing a decline. The percentage of vacant homes meaning unoccupied homes, apartments, mobile homes and rooms occupied as separate quarters is about 8.45%. The average home value in Newton is $81,380 which is not the average price but the median price which is calculated by sorting all home values from the lowest value to the highest value and selecting the middle value because the median value is not affected as much by lower priced homes in Iowa. The average home age in Newton is estimated to be around 50 years old with 63.11% of all homes are actually owned and includes mobile homes, apartments, separate living quarters and occupied rooms. Overall, 28.44% are Newton homes, apartments and mobile homes for rent.

Newton Weather and Climate

Newton receives about 32.8 inches in rainfal and 28 inches in snowfall per year with 96 days of precipitation and an average of 200 sunny days which are days that are predominantly sunny. The average highest temperature in July is 86 degrees Fahrenheit and the average lowest temperature in January is 10.9 degrees Fahrenheit.

Newton has an elevation of 942 feet and a comfort index of 42 which represents a measure of comfort or discomfort based upon atmospheric conditions such as humidity and temperature ranges in Iowa.

The ultraviolet or UV index in Newton is rated 3.9 which indicates this part of 's exposure to the sun's ultravoilent rays and represents a combination of latitude, altitude and sunny days.

Newton Education

Newton in Iowa spends about $4,845 per student for its school expenditure and has approximately 14 students per teacher, 352 students per librarian and 295 students per counselor. Overall, 5.90% of Newton residents and over the age of 25 are 2 year college graduates with an associates degree or 2-year college degree from a Newton community college. Furthermore, over 87.06% of Newton population over the age of 25 have a high school diploma or high school general education degree other wise known as a GED.

The percentage of residents over 25 living in Newton with a 4 year college degree is 13.63%

Public Schools in Newton:

There are 7 Public Schools listed in Newton. Click on a link below to see a full profile and description of one of these Public Schools in Newton.

Aurora Heights Elementary School	310 E 23rd St So	Newton	Iowa	50208	(641) 792-7324
Basics And Beyond Alternative School	600 N 2nd Ave West	Newton	Iowa	50208	(641) 791-0700
Berg Elementary School	1900 N 5th Ave East	Newton	Iowa	50208	(641) 792-7742

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Private Schools in Newton:

There is 1 Private School listed in Newton. Click on a link below to see a full profile and description of Private School in Newton.

Newton Christian School

1710 N 11th Ave E

Newton

Iowa

50208

(641) 792-1924

Newton Cost of Living

The cost of living in Newton is approximately 78 which represents the cost of managing a comfortable standard of living and is calculated by comparing the cost of services and goods such as housing, utilities, health care, transportation, food and groceries, transportation and a variety of other expenses such as local and state taxes, clothing and entertainment. The average cost of groceries and food excluding restaurants is 93.

A resident of Newton can expect to pay an average of 90 for electricity, heating, air conditioning and natural gas. Other miscellaneous costs such as repairs, entertainment, restaurants and other services is about 98 in this part of Iowa.

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