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  • FIPS 18111
  • Largest town: Kentland

Newton County, Indiana

Newton County had 14,131 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 401.8 square miles of land. It ranks 82nd of 92 in Indiana by population and 43rd by land area.

Population
14,131
#82 of 92 in Indiana · #2,154 in US
Area
401.8 sq mi
#43 of 92 in Indiana · #2,517 in US
Density
35 / sq mi
#87 of 92 in Indiana · #1,793 in US
Median household income
$70,836
#32 of 92 in Indiana · #943 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Newton County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Newton County population, land area and income

Newton County had 14,131 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 401.8 square miles of land. It ranks 82nd of 92 in Indiana by population and 43rd by land area. That works out to 35.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents, so Newton County has 41% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $70,836 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

14,131

3144th1st

2154th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

402 sq mi

3144th1st

2517th of 3,144 (US)

Density

35.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1793rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$70,836

3143rd1st

943rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

14,131

92nd1st

82nd of 92 (IN)

Land area

402 sq mi

92nd1st

43rd of 92 (IN)

Density

35.2 / sq mi

92nd1st

87th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$70,836

92nd1st

32nd of 92 (IN)

How Newton County's population changed since 2020

Newton County gained 339 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.5%. That ranks 16th of 92 in Indiana for growth. The median Indiana county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +2.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Newton County recorded 644 births and 850 deaths, a natural change of -206. Net international migration added +202 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +301. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 301 people.

13.8k202013.8k202113.8k202214.0k202314.1k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
644
Deaths
850
Net international migration
+202
Net domestic migration
+301
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+98

Where Newton County is

The Census internal point of Newton County is at 40.962400, -87.402200. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Indiana's 92 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Newton County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Vigo County: +0.0%Fayette County: -0.1%Grant County: -0.1%Noble County: +0.7%Clay County: -0.0%Fulton County: -2.3%Henry County: +0.3%Jasper County: +1.5%Carroll County: +2.0%Huntington County: +0.8%Howard County: +0.6%Tipton County: -0.4%Starke County: +0.3%Lawrence County: +0.4%Jennings County: +0.2%Jay County: -1.5%Greene County: +1.3%Blackford County: -2.4%Madison County: +3.1%Parke County: +2.1%DeKalb County: +2.4%Scott County: +1.5%Benton County: +1.7%Wells County: +2.3%Wabash County: -0.5%Union County: -2.8%Marshall County: +0.8%Putnam County: +3.1%Clinton County: -0.8%Hamilton County: +8.8%Hancock County: +10.8%Jackson County: +2.0%Hendricks County: +8.5%Johnson County: +5.1%Decatur County: -0.2%Lake County: +0.8%Newton County: +2.5%Fountain County: +2.1%Crawford County: +0.0%Perry County: +0.9%Martin County: +0.6%Dearborn County: +1.3%Morgan County: +2.8%Monroe County: +0.0%Switzerland County: +2.5%Ohio County: +1.2%Sullivan County: -0.2%Franklin County: +1.5%Adams County: +2.0%Jefferson County: -0.5%Knox County: -1.1%Ripley County: +0.8%Vanderburgh County: +0.0%Gibson County: -0.1%LaGrange County: +1.5%Dubois County: -0.0%Harrison County: +0.8%Randolph County: -0.3%Brown County: +1.1%Shelby County: +1.3%Tippecanoe County: +2.8%Daviess County: +2.2%Delaware County: +1.1%Elkhart County: +0.2%Whitley County: +1.6%Allen County: +3.4%Montgomery County: +1.8%Miami County: -0.8%St. Joseph County: +0.4%Kosciusko County: +0.6%Floyd County: +1.8%Rush County: -0.1%Wayne County: -0.2%Posey County: -0.5%Clark County: +5.0%Orange County: -0.1%Marion County: +0.5%Boone County: +10.7%Porter County: +1.5%Steuben County: +1.2%Vermillion County: +0.8%Cass County: -0.6%Owen County: +2.5%White County: +0.6%Washington County: +0.4%Pulaski County: -0.8%Pike County: -1.1%Warren County: +0.3%Warrick County: +3.7%Spencer County: +1.8%LaPorte County: -0.8%Bartholomew County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.2%
  2. < +0.4%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.1%
  5. ≥ +2.1%
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Orange pin: Newton County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
40.962400, -87.402200
DMS
40°57'44.64"N 87°24'7.92"W
UTM
16N 466155.1E 4534661.0N
Geohash
dp3c50gxm
Plus code
86GJXH6X+X4

Towns in Newton County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Newton County, 2,707 people together, or 19% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Newton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Kentland with 1,626.

  1. 01Kentland1,626
  2. 02Morocco1,081
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Newton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Newton County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Lake County, IN, with 502,955 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 105.3 miles SE of Newton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Joliet, IL (population 151,837), 54.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Lowell, IN (population 11,449), 22.7 miles away.

Newton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Newton County is 18111: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 111. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $70,836.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Newton County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 14,131. That is up 339 people (2.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 13,792.

What is the FIPS code of Newton County?

18111. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (111) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Newton County?

Kentland, with 1,626 residents inside Newton County in 2024.

Which counties border Newton County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lake County, IN; Kankakee County, IL; Jasper County, IN; Iroquois County, IL; Benton County, IN.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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