Monroe vs Newton

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

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

Newton has the higher population (15,696 vs 2,074 in Monroe). Monroe has the higher median household income ($81,488 vs $56,321 in Newton). Monroe has the higher median home value ($173,500 vs $151,600 in Newton).

Population, income & housing

	Monroe	Newton
Population	2,074	15,696
Median age	35.5 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$81,488	$56,321
Median home value	$173,500	$151,600
Median gross rent	$780	$828
Housing units	882	7,472
Homeownership rate	75.7%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monroe	Newton
Population	1,733 → 2,074 (+19.7%)	15,164 → 15,696 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$57,917 → $81,488 (+40.7%)	$48,481 → $56,321 (+16.2%)
Median home value	$122,700 → $173,500 (+41.4%)	$114,200 → $151,600 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	$634 → $780 (+23.0%)	$736 → $828 (+12.5%)

Monroe

Population

1,7332,074

Median household income

$57,917$81,488

Median home value

$122,700$173,500

Median gross rent

$634$780

Newton

Population

15,16415,696

Median household income

$48,481$56,321

Median home value

$114,200$151,600

Median gross rent

$736$828

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monroe	Newton
Under 5	4.7%	4.6%
5 to 17	19.7%	15.2%
18 to 24	6.6%	9.0%
25 to 34	17.4%	11.5%
35 to 44	17.1%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.4%
55 to 64	8.3%	13.0%
65 to 74	8.7%	10.9%
75 and over	5.5%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monroe	Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monroe	Newton
No high school diploma	1.5%	7.7%
High school graduate	38.2%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monroe	Newton
Drove alone	90.6%	78.4%
Carpooled	4.8%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	7.4%
Other means	0.3%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monroe	Newton
1-unit, detached	81.7%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	9.7%
20 or more units	3.2%	6.7%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Monroe	Newton
Poverty rate	4.3%	11.2%
Average household size	2.37	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1965	1964