Albany Standard

26.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Newton in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 14 percent lower than the state average of 40.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 575.

79.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	87	20.1
Regular high school diploma	135	31.2
GED or alternative credential	37	8.6
Some college, less than 1 year	10	2.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	50	11.6
Associate's degree	26	6
Bachelor's degree	48	11.1
Master's degree	35	8.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	4	0.9

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.