Newton is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States.

[4] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 13,148 people, 5,076 households, and 3,332 families residing in the city.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 12,560 people, 5,007 households, and 3,314 families living in the city.

28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Out of the total population, 19.1% of those under the age of 18 and 13.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.