Napier Field vs Newton

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

Napier Field 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 505 in Napier Field). Newton has the higher median household income ($59,915 vs $43,393 in Napier Field). Newton has the higher median home value ($90,000 vs $81,900 in Napier Field).

Population, income & housing

	Napier Field	Newton
Population	505	1,431
Median age	32.3 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$43,393	$59,915
Median home value	$81,900	$90,000
Median gross rent	$783	$685
Housing units	224	735
Homeownership rate	65.0%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.8%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Napier Field	Newton
Population	532 → 505 (-5.1%)	1,869 → 1,431 (-23.4%)
Median household income	$32,500 → $43,393 (+33.5%)	$54,931 → $59,915 (+9.1%)
Median home value	$60,500 → $81,900 (+35.4%)	$89,900 → $90,000 (+0.1%)
Median gross rent	$626 → $783 (+25.1%)	$809 → $685 (-15.3%)

Napier Field

Population

532505

Median household income

$32,500$43,393

Median home value

$60,500$81,900

Median gross rent

$626$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)

	Napier Field	Newton
Under 5	8.1%	4.4%
5 to 17	27.1%	17.4%
18 to 24	6.7%	11.0%
25 to 34	12.5%	11.1%
35 to 44	9.9%	9.1%
45 to 54	7.9%	9.9%
55 to 64	13.3%	15.6%
65 to 74	8.7%	12.2%
75 and over	5.7%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Napier Field	Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	75.8%	83.8%
Black or African American	8.7%	12.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	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	4.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Napier Field	Newton
No high school diploma	17.7%	17.7%
High school graduate	32.4%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	46.1%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	1.7%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Napier Field	Newton
Drove alone	89.8%	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	3.4%	4.8%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Napier Field	Newton
1-unit, detached	40.6%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	26.8%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	12.9%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.6%	16.6%

Poverty & households

	Napier Field	Newton
Poverty rate	18.0%	13.9%
Average household size	2.76	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1956	1974