Newton vs Ozark

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

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

Ozark has the higher population (14,348 vs 1,431 in Newton). Newton has the higher median household income ($59,915 vs $46,951 in Ozark). Ozark has the higher median home value ($138,600 vs $90,000 in Newton).

Population, income & housing

	Newton	Ozark
Population	1,431	14,348
Median age	41.0 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$59,915	$46,951
Median home value	$90,000	$138,600
Median gross rent	$685	$773
Housing units	735	6,583
Homeownership rate	78.1%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newton	Ozark
Population	1,869 → 1,431 (-23.4%)	14,413 → 14,348 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$54,931 → $59,915 (+9.1%)	$41,027 → $46,951 (+14.4%)
Median home value	$89,900 → $90,000 (+0.1%)	$115,500 → $138,600 (+20.0%)
Median gross rent	$809 → $685 (-15.3%)	$635 → $773 (+21.7%)

Newton

Population

1,8691,431

Median household income

$54,931$59,915

Median home value

$89,900$90,000

Median gross rent

$809$685

Ozark

Population

14,41314,348

Median household income

$41,027$46,951

Median home value

$115,500$138,600

Median gross rent

$635$773

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newton	Ozark
Under 5	4.4%	4.8%
5 to 17	17.4%	17.6%
18 to 24	11.0%	8.6%
25 to 34	11.1%	8.7%
35 to 44	9.1%	13.8%
45 to 54	9.9%	11.4%
55 to 64	15.6%	12.8%
65 to 74	12.2%	12.3%
75 and over	9.4%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newton	Ozark
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	57.0%
Black or African American	12.2%	32.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newton	Ozark
No high school diploma	17.7%	12.8%
High school graduate	32.0%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newton	Ozark
Drove alone	85.3%	83.4%
Carpooled	7.3%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newton	Ozark
1-unit, detached	79.7%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	6.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	16.6%	6.2%

Poverty & households

	Newton	Ozark
Poverty rate	13.9%	25.6%
Average household size	2.39	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1974	1976