Hidalgo vs Newton

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

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

Newton has the higher population (2,852 vs 75 in Hidalgo). Newton has the higher median household income ($58,564 vs $54,375 in Hidalgo). Newton has the higher median home value ($98,900 vs $58,300 in Hidalgo).

Population, income & housing

	Hidalgo	Newton
Population	75	2,852
Median age	49.8 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$54,375	$58,564
Median home value	$58,300	$98,900
Median gross rent	—	$745
Housing units	44	1,460
Homeownership rate	90.2%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	12.5%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hidalgo	Newton
Population	156 → 75 (-51.9%)	2,810 → 2,852 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$44,750 → $54,375 (+21.5%)	$36,835 → $58,564 (+59.0%)
Median home value	$59,400 → $58,300 (-1.9%)	$73,300 → $98,900 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$515 → $745 (+44.7%)

Hidalgo

Population

15675

Median household income

$44,750$54,375

Median home value

$59,400$58,300

Newton

Population

2,8102,852

Median household income

$36,835$58,564

Median home value

$73,300$98,900

Median gross rent

$515$745

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hidalgo	Newton
Under 5	1.3%	5.8%
5 to 17	10.7%	13.1%
18 to 24	5.3%	8.5%
25 to 34	14.7%	13.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	10.3%
45 to 54	13.3%	13.6%
55 to 64	13.3%	13.5%
65 to 74	21.3%	9.7%
75 and over	8.0%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hidalgo	Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	96.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hidalgo	Newton
No high school diploma	8.1%	11.1%
High school graduate	30.6%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	43.5%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hidalgo	Newton
Drove alone	80.0%	78.6%
Carpooled	8.6%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	2.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	10.5%
Other means	5.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hidalgo	Newton
1-unit, detached	84.1%	84.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	15.9%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Hidalgo	Newton
Poverty rate	9.3%	13.1%
Average household size	1.83	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1953	1959