Albany Standard

22.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Newton in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 16.8 percent lower than the state average of 39.1 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 774.

79 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Newton residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	109	21
Regular high school diploma	150	28.8
GED or alternative credential	56	10.8
Some college, less than 1 year	10	1.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	79	15.2
Associate's degree	40	7.7
Bachelor's degree	74	14.2
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	2	0.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.