| Newman | |
| Official Name: | Newman Illinois |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 39.7969°N -87.9878°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Douglas |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Newman |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.59 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.61 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.59 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.61 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 646 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 763 |
| Population Density Km2: | 489.82 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1269.17 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 61942 |
| Area Code: | 217 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-52623 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2395226 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Newman, Illinois |
Newman is a city in Douglas County, Illinois, United States. The population was 778 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the 2010 census, Newman has a total area of 0.63sqmi, all land.[3]
As of the 2020 census there were 778 people, 364 households, and 240 families residing in the city. The population density was 1269.17PD/sqmi. There were 387 housing units at an average density of 631.32/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 93.44% White, 0.77% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 4.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.57% of the population.
There were 364 households, out of which 15.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.99% were married couples living together, 3.02% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.07% were non-families. 27.75% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.81% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.01.
The city's age distribution consisted of 13.9% under the age of 18, 2.4% from 18 to 24, 16.3% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 44.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 61.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $58,125, and the median income for a family was $63,956. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $28,393 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,455. About 5.4% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.
Dial-A-Ride Public Transportation provides dial-a-ride bus transit service to the city. The nearest passenger rail service is at either Mattoon station or Champaign station, where Amtrak operates to Chicago, Carbondale, New Orleans, and other destinations.