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62448

Newton, IL · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
5,356
Median household income
$74,179
People below poverty
9.4%
Median home value
$126,600

Income

The median income of households in 62448 was $74,179. An estimated 2.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 62448 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.8
$10,000 to $14,999 5.7
$15,000 to $24,999 7.4
$25,000 to $34,999 5.9
$35,000 to $49,999 8.8
$50,000 to $74,999 20.4
$75,000 to $99,999 14.7
$100,000 to $149,999 19.8
$150,000 to $199,999 8.9
$200,000 or more 5.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 62448 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 57224
Female 42382

An estimated 72.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 40.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 31.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,645. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 62448 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 72.1
Social Security 40.7
Retirement income 31.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4
Cash public assistance income 1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 9.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 14.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 6.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 62448 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 9.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 14.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 6.9

In 2020-2024, 13.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 21.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 53.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 3.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 62448 in 2020-2024, 93.7% had health insurance coverage and 6.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 70.2% and public coverage was 36.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 62448 had a total population of 5,356 - 2,535 (47.3%) females and 2,821 (52.7%) males. The median age was 46.5 years. An estimated 20.1% of the population was under 18 years, 23.5% was 19 to 44 years, 29.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 23.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 62448 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 165 140
5 to 9 181 190
10 to 14 134 88
15 to 19 282 110
20 to 24 89 124
25 to 29 92 116
30 to 34 138 91
35 to 39 112 97
40 to 44 250 146
45 to 49 239 145
50 to 54 199 219
55 to 59 221 173
60 to 64 116 259
65 to 69 284 208
70 to 74 114 101
75 to 79 95 99
80 to 84 30 86
85 and over 80 143

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 96.1% were White; 0.1% were Black or African American; 11.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.2% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.1% of the people in 62448 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 96% of the people in 62448 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,264 households in 62448. The average household size was 2.32 people.

Married-couple households made up 53.1% of the households in 62448 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 20% of all households, while 20.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 28.4% of all households.

In 62448, 22.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 38.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 62448 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 53.1
Cohabiting Couples 6.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
20

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 53.3% of males and 54.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 25.6 19.9
Now married, except separated 53.3 54.3
Separated 0.4 0.6
Widowed 3.6 11.1
Divorced 17 14.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 62448, 32 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 100% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.2% of the people living in 62448 were U.S. natives. 88% of the 62448 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.8% of 62448 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 4.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 60.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 62448 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 62448.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 62448 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 44.3
Asia 12.4
Europe 43.3
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 62448 in 2020-2024, 2.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.4% of people at least five years old; 0.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 62448 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.4
Other Indo-European languages 0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 62448 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 62448 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.3
Different house, same county 2.8
Different county, same state 3.1
Different state 0.8
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 21% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 62448 was 1,099 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 44 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 771. College or graduate school enrollment was 284.

Educational Attainment of People in 62448 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.2
High school diploma or equivalency 31.9
Some college, no degree 19.6
Associate's degree 17.3
Bachelor's degree 13.7
Graduate or professional degree 7.3

Disability

In 62448, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.3% of people under 18 years old, to 10% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 36.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 62448, 62.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,220 80.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 314 11.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 199 7.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 62448 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 62448 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 6.7
Construction 9.7
Manufacturing 12.8
Wholesale trade 3.8
Retail trade 11
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.8
Information 1.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 5.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.5
Other Services, except public administration 5
Public administration 4.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 62448 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 762 27.7
Service occupations 523 19
Sales and office occupations 468 17
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 444 16.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 549 20

Commuting to Work

An estimated 80.6% of 62448 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 62448 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 80.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.2
Walked 0.3
Other means 1.2
Worked from home 7.8

In 2020-2024, 62448 had a total of 2,554 housing units. Of these housing units, 85.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 7.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 6.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 62448 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 85.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7.4
Mobile homes 6.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 15.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 62448 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 64% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 62448 had 2,264 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 290 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 82.3% while renters occupied 17.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.46 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.65.

3.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.9% and another 35.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 62448:

House Heating Fuel Used in 62448 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 74.8
Electricity 19.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 5.6
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 62448 was $126,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 43.1 % had a mortgage. 56.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,197 and for owners without a mortgage it was $629.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 62448 was $778. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.