Garrett vs Newman

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

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

Newman has the higher population (796 vs 92 in Garrett). Newman has the higher median household income ($73,526 vs $68,214 in Garrett). Newman has the higher median home value ($106,700 vs $95,000 in Garrett).

Population, income & housing

	Garrett	Newman
Population	92	796
Median age	51.5 yrs	56.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,214	$73,526
Median home value	$95,000	$106,700
Median gross rent	$770	$768
Housing units	79	455
Homeownership rate	86.7%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.4%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garrett	Newman
Population	128 → 92 (-28.1%)	704 → 796 (+13.1%)
Median household income	$44,167 → $68,214 (+54.4%)	$42,500 → $73,526 (+73.0%)
Median home value	$47,500 → $95,000 (+100.0%)	$65,000 → $106,700 (+64.2%)
Median gross rent	$488 → $770 (+57.8%)	$653 → $768 (+17.6%)

Garrett

Population

12892

Median household income

$44,167$68,214

Median home value

$47,500$95,000

Median gross rent

$488$770

Newman

Population

704796

Median household income

$42,500$73,526

Median home value

$65,000$106,700

Median gross rent

$653$768

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garrett	Newman
Under 5	2.2%	3.1%
5 to 17	4.3%	10.8%
18 to 24	3.3%	2.3%
25 to 34	20.7%	10.8%
35 to 44	6.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	14.1%	9.3%
55 to 64	22.8%	12.9%
65 to 74	14.1%	12.9%
75 and over	12.0%	25.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garrett	Newman
White (non-Hispanic)	76.1%	95.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	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	2.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	20.7%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garrett	Newman
No high school diploma	6.0%	5.5%
High school graduate	53.0%	49.9%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	2.4%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garrett	Newman
Drove alone	85.2%	79.3%
Carpooled	9.8%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.1%
Other means	1.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garrett	Newman
1-unit, detached	77.2%	90.8%
1-unit, attached	16.5%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Garrett	Newman
Poverty rate	15.2%	7.8%
Average household size	1.53	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	17	31
Median year structure built	1945	1959