Jury Pool Profile
Newton County, Indiana
- County seat
- Kentland
- Judicial district
- Newton Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 14,188
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 13,922.
At a glance
Newton County is a 14,188-person venue. The county population is 87% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $78,688, $6,730 above the IN state median of $71,958; 15.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Education & health services, at 19.0% of covered employment, average pay $42,645/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.7%, above the 3.42% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 78% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 13,922
- Median household income
- $75,481
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 1%.
Newton County has a population of 13,922, with a median age of 42.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 87.0%; Black residents 1.1%. Independently, 8.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $78,688; 15.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Counting the cells BLS withholds (private jobs estimated from Census County Business Patterns, government jobs from the statewide mix), the two largest sectors are within 20% of each other: Manufacturing about 700, Education & health services about 620.
Education & health services is the largest published sector at 19.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.7%, above the Indiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 74%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Newton County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 77.7% in 2024, 75.0% in 2020, 70.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 9.6% of the adult civilian population (1,059 individuals).