U.S. Beacon April 25, 2024

Newton, KS

Harvey County, Kansas

Latitude: 38.044089     Longitude: -97.347597
Population 18,229 (2005)
Elevation of Newton, Kansas: 1448 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2050475, place: Newton city, Kansas)

Total Population: 17,190
Male: 8,296 (48.26%)
Female: 8,894 (51.74%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 1,248 (7.26%)
5 to 9 years: 1,193 (6.94%)
10 to 14 years: 1,277 (7.43%)
15 to 19 years: 1,208 (7.03%)
20 to 24 years: 997 (5.8%)
25 to 34 years: 2,221 (12.92%)
35 to 44 years: 2,633 (15.32%)
45 to 54 years: 2,196 (12.77%)
55 to 59 years: 719 (4.18%)
60 to 64 years: 668 (3.89%)
65 to 74 years: 1,289 (7.5%)
75 to 84 years: 1,034 (6.02%)
85 years and over: 507 (2.95%)

Median age: 36.9 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 12,664 (73.67%)
21 years and over: 12,093 (70.35%)
62 years and over: 3,233 (18.81%)
65 years and over: 2,830 (16.46%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 12,664 (73.67%)
--Male: 6,003 (34.92%)
--Female: 6,661 (38.75%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 2,830 (16.46%)
--Male: 1,101 (6.4%)
--Female: 1,729 (10.06%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 16,688 (97.08%)
--White: 14,145 (82.29%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 2,189 (12.73%)
--Black or African American: 395 (2.3%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 91 (0.53%)
--Asian: 113 (0.66%)
----Asian Indian: 7 (0.04%)
----Chinese: 18 (0.1%)
----Filipino: 11 (0.06%)
----Japanese: 1 (0.01%)
----Korean: 14 (0.08%)
----Vietnamese: 46 (0.27%)
----Other Asian: 16 (0.09%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 5 (0.03%)
----Native Hawaiian: 4 (0.02%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 1 (0.01%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 1,175 (6.84%)
Two or more Races: 502 (2.92%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 2,189 (12.73%)
--Mexican: 1,960 (11.4%)
--Puerto Rican: 18 (0.1%)
--Cuban: 16 (0.09%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 195 (1.13%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 15,001 (87.27%)
--White Alone: 14,145 (82.29%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 16,634 (96.77%)
--Householder: 6,851 (39.85%)
--Spouse: 3,711 (21.59%)
--Child: 4,867 (28.31%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 4,085 (23.76%)
--Other relatives: 589 (3.43%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 251 (1.46%)
--Nonrelatives: 616 (3.58%)
----Unmarried partner: 255 (1.48%)
Living in group quarters: 556 (3.23%)
--Institutionalized Population: 517 (3.01%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 39 (0.23%)
Total households: 6,851
Family households (families): 4,612 (67.32%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,183 (31.86%)
--Married-couple families: 3,711 (54.17%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,609 (23.49%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 655 (9.56%)
----With own children under 18 years: 434 (6.33%)
Nonfamily households: 2,239 (32.68%)
--Householder living alone: 1,978 (28.87%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 827 (12.07%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 2,350 (34.3%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 1,813 (26.46%)
Average household size: 2.43 people
Average family size: 2.99 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 7,277
Occupied housing units: 6,851 (94.15%)
Vacant housing units: 426 (5.85%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 19 (0.26%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.7%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 7%
Occupied housing units: 6,851 (94.15%)
Owner occupied housing units: 4,652 (63.93%)
Renter occupied housing units: 2,199 (30.22%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.54 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.19 people

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