Clayhatchee vs Newton

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

Clayhatchee 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 490 in Clayhatchee). Newton has the higher median household income ($59,915 vs $53,095 in Clayhatchee). Clayhatchee has the higher median home value ($98,300 vs $90,000 in Newton).

Population, income & housing

	Clayhatchee	Newton
Population	490	1,431
Median age	53.8 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$53,095	$59,915
Median home value	$98,300	$90,000
Median gross rent	$799	$685
Housing units	289	735
Homeownership rate	79.7%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayhatchee	Newton
Population	644 → 490 (-23.9%)	1,869 → 1,431 (-23.4%)
Median household income	$52,279 → $53,095 (+1.6%)	$54,931 → $59,915 (+9.1%)
Median home value	$98,600 → $98,300 (-0.3%)	$89,900 → $90,000 (+0.1%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $799 (+23.3%)	$809 → $685 (-15.3%)

Clayhatchee

Population

644490

Median household income

$52,279$53,095

Median home value

$98,600$98,300

Median gross rent

$648$799

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)

	Clayhatchee	Newton
Under 5	3.1%	4.4%
5 to 17	12.7%	17.4%
18 to 24	8.2%	11.0%
25 to 34	6.7%	11.1%
35 to 44	8.0%	9.1%
45 to 54	13.5%	9.9%
55 to 64	21.2%	15.6%
65 to 74	13.7%	12.2%
75 and over	13.1%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayhatchee	Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	83.8%
Black or African American	2.0%	12.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayhatchee	Newton
No high school diploma	8.8%	17.7%
High school graduate	39.1%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayhatchee	Newton
Drove alone	90.7%	85.3%
Carpooled	6.3%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.8%
Other means	2.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayhatchee	Newton
1-unit, detached	64.4%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33.9%	16.6%

Poverty & households

	Clayhatchee	Newton
Poverty rate	7.1%	13.9%
Average household size	1.99	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1980	1974