Newton vs Yale

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

Newton and Yale 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 54 in Yale). Newton has the higher median household income ($58,564 vs $38,750 in Yale). Newton has the higher median home value ($98,900 vs $57,500 in Yale).

Population, income & housing

	Newton	Yale
Population	2,852	54
Median age	44.1 yrs	56.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,564	$38,750
Median home value	$98,900	$57,500
Median gross rent	$745	—
Housing units	1,460	35
Homeownership rate	72.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newton	Yale
Population	2,810 → 2,852 (+1.5%)	113 → 54 (-52.2%)
Median household income	$36,835 → $58,564 (+59.0%)	$30,417 → $38,750 (+27.4%)
Median home value	$73,300 → $98,900 (+34.9%)	$50,600 → $57,500 (+13.6%)
Median gross rent	$515 → $745 (+44.7%)	—

Newton

Population

2,8102,852

Median household income

$36,835$58,564

Median home value

$73,300$98,900

Median gross rent

$515$745

Yale

Population

11354

Median household income

$30,417$38,750

Median home value

$50,600$57,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newton	Yale
Under 5	5.8%	1.9%
5 to 17	13.1%	3.7%
18 to 24	8.5%	7.4%
25 to 34	13.1%	5.6%
35 to 44	10.3%	5.6%
45 to 54	13.6%	14.8%
55 to 64	13.5%	27.8%
65 to 74	9.7%	20.4%
75 and over	12.4%	13.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newton	Yale
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newton	Yale
No high school diploma	11.1%	2.1%
High school graduate	41.1%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	61.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newton	Yale
Drove alone	78.6%	90.5%
Carpooled	8.7%	9.5%
Public transit	2.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newton	Yale
1-unit, detached	84.4%	68.6%
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%	31.4%

Poverty & households

	Newton	Yale
Poverty rate	13.1%	27.8%
Average household size	2.10	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1959	1972