Ariton vs Newton

A side-by-side comparison of Ariton and Newton: population, income, housing, and more.

Ariton and Newton are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Newton has the higher population (1,431 vs 706 in Ariton). Newton has the higher median household income ($59,915 vs $34,943 in Ariton). Ariton has the higher median home value ($116,900 vs $90,000 in Newton).

Population, income & housing

	Ariton	Newton
Population	706	1,431
Median age	33.5 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$34,943	$59,915
Median home value	$116,900	$90,000
Median gross rent	$804	$685
Housing units	268	735
Homeownership rate	81.6%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ariton	Newton
Population	837 → 706 (-15.7%)	1,869 → 1,431 (-23.4%)
Median household income	$33,000 → $34,943 (+5.9%)	$54,931 → $59,915 (+9.1%)
Median home value	$117,200 → $116,900 (-0.3%)	$89,900 → $90,000 (+0.1%)
Median gross rent	$408 → $804 (+97.1%)	$809 → $685 (-15.3%)

Ariton

Population

837706

Median household income

$33,000$34,943

Median home value

$117,200$116,900

Median gross rent

$408$804

Newton

Population

1,8691,431

Median household income

$54,931$59,915

Median home value

$89,900$90,000

Median gross rent

$809$685

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ariton	Newton
Under 5	7.2%	4.4%
5 to 17	15.3%	17.4%
18 to 24	11.3%	11.0%
25 to 34	18.4%	11.1%
35 to 44	6.7%	9.1%
45 to 54	15.9%	9.9%
55 to 64	15.3%	15.6%
65 to 74	4.0%	12.2%
75 and over	5.9%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ariton	Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	83.8%
Black or African American	11.9%	12.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ariton	Newton
No high school diploma	16.7%	17.7%
High school graduate	42.8%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ariton	Newton
Drove alone	87.6%	85.3%
Carpooled	6.2%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	4.8%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ariton	Newton
1-unit, detached	75.0%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.5%	16.6%

Poverty & households

	Ariton	Newton
Poverty rate	27.9%	13.9%
Average household size	3.17	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1976	1974