Newman vs Waterford

A side-by-side comparison of Newman and Waterford: population, income, housing, and more.

Newman and Waterford are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Newman has the higher population (12,299 vs 9,177 in Waterford). Newman has the higher median household income ($75,344 vs $73,092 in Waterford). Newman has the higher median home value ($381,900 vs $372,900 in Waterford).

Population, income & housing

	Newman	Waterford
Population	12,299	9,177
Median age	35.3 yrs	28.9 yrs
Median household income	$75,344	$73,092
Median home value	$381,900	$372,900
Median gross rent	$1,227	$1,567
Housing units	3,963	2,626
Homeownership rate	74.9%	53.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	12.5%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newman	Waterford
Population	11,317 → 12,299 (+8.7%)	8,877 → 9,177 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$62,877 → $75,344 (+19.8%)	$58,904 → $73,092 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$263,000 → $381,900 (+45.2%)	$247,200 → $372,900 (+50.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,067 → $1,227 (+15.0%)	$1,112 → $1,567 (+40.9%)

Newman

Population

11,31712,299

Median household income

$62,877$75,344

Median home value

$263,000$381,900

Median gross rent

$1,067$1,227

Waterford

Population

8,8779,177

Median household income

$58,904$73,092

Median home value

$247,200$372,900

Median gross rent

$1,112$1,567

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newman	Waterford
Under 5	7.5%	6.5%
5 to 17	17.1%	23.8%
18 to 24	11.5%	11.4%
25 to 34	12.9%	14.8%
35 to 44	13.2%	10.1%
45 to 54	11.7%	15.1%
55 to 64	15.5%	11.0%
65 to 74	7.1%	5.1%
75 and over	3.5%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newman	Waterford
White (non-Hispanic)	24.5%	38.5%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	4.3%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.5%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	69.8%	54.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newman	Waterford
No high school diploma	24.3%	29.8%
High school graduate	38.4%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newman	Waterford
Drove alone	81.6%	73.1%
Carpooled	8.9%	20.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newman	Waterford
1-unit, detached	85.1%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	2.4%
20 or more units	4.3%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Newman	Waterford
Poverty rate	13.3%	13.8%
Average household size	3.28	3.83
Mean commute (minutes)	37	29
Median year structure built	1997	1988