Grimes vs Newton

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

Grimes 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 515 in Grimes). Newton has the higher median household income ($59,915 vs $32,500 in Grimes). Newton has the higher median home value ($90,000 vs $80,700 in Grimes).

Population, income & housing

	Grimes	Newton
Population	515	1,431
Median age	51.5 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$32,500	$59,915
Median home value	$80,700	$90,000
Median gross rent	$783	$685
Housing units	270	735
Homeownership rate	72.3%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	19.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grimes	Newton
Population	717 → 515 (-28.2%)	1,869 → 1,431 (-23.4%)
Median household income	$40,595 → $32,500 (-19.9%)	$54,931 → $59,915 (+9.1%)
Median home value	$66,000 → $80,700 (+22.3%)	$89,900 → $90,000 (+0.1%)
Median gross rent	$933 → $783 (-16.1%)	$809 → $685 (-15.3%)

Grimes

Population

717515

Median household income

$40,595$32,500

Median home value

$66,000$80,700

Median gross rent

$933$783

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)

	Grimes	Newton
Under 5	6.4%	4.4%
5 to 17	9.7%	17.4%
18 to 24	7.0%	11.0%
25 to 34	5.4%	11.1%
35 to 44	14.4%	9.1%
45 to 54	12.2%	9.9%
55 to 64	13.8%	15.6%
65 to 74	15.5%	12.2%
75 and over	15.5%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grimes	Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	51.3%	83.8%
Black or African American	46.6%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grimes	Newton
No high school diploma	23.5%	17.7%
High school graduate	41.2%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grimes	Newton
Drove alone	98.0%	85.3%
Carpooled	0.5%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.5%	4.8%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grimes	Newton
1-unit, detached	68.1%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.7%	16.6%

Poverty & households

	Grimes	Newton
Poverty rate	27.4%	13.9%
Average household size	2.34	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1985	1974