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- Newton is 0% more densely populated than Grinnell.
- People are 49.1% more likely to be married in Newton.
- The Median Age is 2.0 years older in Newton.
 Grinnell, IANewton, IAUnited States
 Population  Unlock15,688329,725,481
 Female Population53.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.638.4
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 Population - 20109,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock15,579285,036,114
 Population - 19908,902  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now2.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,393.193.4
 Land Area5.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Grinnell, IANewton, IAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2015.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 347.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Grinnell, IANewton, IAUnited States
 White88.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.2%12.2%
 Asian4.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Grinnell, IANewton, IAUnited States
 Married Population36.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock45.2%50.2%
 Never Married40.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.8%10.8%
 Widowed9.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.422.60
 Households3,766  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,13580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,941  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Grinnell    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Planning on moving to CA...well, actually BACK to CA... Too Cold  More

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Reviews for Newton    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Having lived in Newton for over 23 years, I have seen the face of the community change. It hasn't always been good change, but the town has done much to try to make up  More

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Over 15 years ago

Winters here tend to be cold, with moderate amount of snowfall, starting around Nov-Dec and reaching into Mar-April. Spring generally starts out cold, but warms quickly  More

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