Newton vs Willow Hill

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

Newton and Willow Hill 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 266 in Willow Hill). Newton has the higher median household income ($58,564 vs $34,464 in Willow Hill). Since 2019, Willow Hill's population has grown faster (+51.1% vs +1.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Newton	Willow Hill
Population	2,852	266
Median age	44.1 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,564	$34,464
Median home value	$98,900	—
Median gross rent	$745	—
Housing units	1,460	93
Homeownership rate	72.3%	97.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	2.1%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	16.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newton	Willow Hill
Population	2,810 → 2,852 (+1.5%)	176 → 266 (+51.1%)
Median household income	$36,835 → $58,564 (+59.0%)	$32,125 → $34,464 (+7.3%)
Median home value	$73,300 → $98,900 (+34.9%)	$33,800 → $55,000 (+62.7%)
Median gross rent	$515 → $745 (+44.7%)	$625 → $775 (+24.0%)

Newton

Population

2,8102,852

Median household income

$36,835$58,564

Median home value

$73,300$98,900

Median gross rent

$515$745

Willow Hill

Population

176266

Median household income

$32,125$34,464

Median home value

$33,800$55,000

Median gross rent

$625$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newton	Willow Hill
Under 5	5.8%	9.8%
5 to 17	13.1%	28.6%
18 to 24	8.5%	8.6%
25 to 34	13.1%	14.7%
35 to 44	10.3%	5.3%
45 to 54	13.6%	6.0%
55 to 64	13.5%	15.0%
65 to 74	9.7%	7.1%
75 and over	12.4%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newton	Willow Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	98.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	2.3%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newton	Willow Hill
No high school diploma	11.1%	10.6%
High school graduate	41.1%	54.6%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	2.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newton	Willow Hill
Drove alone	78.6%	72.9%
Carpooled	8.7%	9.4%
Public transit	2.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	14.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newton	Willow Hill
1-unit, detached	84.4%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	29.0%

Poverty & households

	Newton	Willow Hill
Poverty rate	13.1%	45.5%
Average household size	2.10	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	21	35
Median year structure built	1959	1976