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| Newton |
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| Population 2002: | 12,641 |
| Population 2000: | 12,560 |
| Elevation: | 969 feet |
| Area codes: | 828 |
| Population growth: | +81 (+0.64%) |
| Land area: | 13.0 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 8.8% (7.3% Latin America, 1.3% Asia) |
| County: | Catawba |
| Industries: | Manufacturing (44.5%), Educational,health and social services (13.3%), Retail trade (12.4%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 73.4% |
| Black: | 12.3% |
| Hispanic: | 9.5% |
| Other race: | 4.6% |
| Other Asian: | 2.7% |
| Two or more races: | 1.6% |
| American Indian: | 0.8% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 53.4% |
| Never married: | 23.0% |
| Widowed: | 10.0% |
| Divorced: | 8.9% |
| Separated: | 4.7% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $83,900 |
| Household income: | $36,696 |
| Resident age: | 36.9 years |
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| Newton Compared to North Carolina State Average |
| Number of college students: | below |
| Median house value: | below |
| Length of stay since moving in: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Population density: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 70.8% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 15.1% |
| Unemployed: | 5.9% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 3.8% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 432 (3327.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 305.5 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 153 (1178.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 31 (238.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 19 (146.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 5 (38.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 3 (23.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 16.4% |
| United States: | 15.8% |
| Irish: | 7.1% |
| English: | 5.5% |
| Scottish: | 2.4% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 2.0% |