Newberry vs Switz City

A side-by-side comparison of Newberry and Switz City: population, income, housing, and more.

Newberry and Switz City are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Switz City has the higher population (281 vs 118 in Newberry). Newberry has the higher median household income ($50,313 vs $44,375 in Switz City). Newberry has the higher median home value ($83,600 vs $81,700 in Switz City).

Population, income & housing

	Newberry	Switz City
Population	118	281
Median age	33.5 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$50,313	$44,375
Median home value	$83,600	$81,700
Median gross rent	—	$825
Housing units	57	116
Homeownership rate	89.8%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.5%	3.8%
Unemployment rate	16.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newberry	Switz City
Population	199 → 118 (-40.7%)	343 → 281 (-18.1%)
Median household income	$48,125 → $50,313 (+4.5%)	$29,125 → $44,375 (+52.4%)
Median home value	$60,000 → $83,600 (+39.3%)	$79,000 → $81,700 (+3.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$556 → $825 (+48.4%)

Newberry

Population

199118

Median household income

$48,125$50,313

Median home value

$60,000$83,600

Switz City

Population

343281

Median household income

$29,125$44,375

Median home value

$79,000$81,700

Median gross rent

$556$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newberry	Switz City
Under 5	11.9%	2.5%
5 to 17	14.4%	15.3%
18 to 24	0.8%	25.3%
25 to 34	22.9%	8.9%
35 to 44	1.7%	13.9%
45 to 54	8.5%	10.7%
55 to 64	20.3%	10.0%
65 to 74	11.9%	7.5%
75 and over	7.6%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newberry	Switz City
White (non-Hispanic)	99.2%	98.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newberry	Switz City
No high school diploma	1.2%	11.3%
High school graduate	40.7%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	47.7%	42.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	1.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newberry	Switz City
Drove alone	85.7%	93.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.3%	1.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newberry	Switz City
1-unit, detached	91.2%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	22.4%

Poverty & households

	Newberry	Switz City
Poverty rate	22.8%	28.5%
Average household size	2.41	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1948	1972