Leighton vs New Sharon

A side-by-side comparison of Leighton and New Sharon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Sharon has the higher population (1,147 vs 159 in Leighton). Leighton has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $60,000 in New Sharon). New Sharon has the higher median home value ($125,000 vs $117,000 in Leighton).

Population, income & housing

	Leighton	New Sharon
Population	159	1,147
Median age	45.3 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$75,000	$60,000
Median home value	$117,000	$125,000
Median gross rent	$770	$564
Housing units	62	637
Homeownership rate	75.8%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leighton	New Sharon
Population	221 → 159 (-28.1%)	1,144 → 1,147 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$59,167 → $75,000 (+26.8%)	$65,341 → $60,000 (-8.2%)
Median home value	$107,600 → $117,000 (+8.7%)	$111,600 → $125,000 (+12.0%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $770 (+28.3%)	$488 → $564 (+15.6%)

Leighton

Population

221159

Median household income

$59,167$75,000

Median home value

$107,600$117,000

Median gross rent

$600$770

New Sharon

Population

1,1441,147

Median household income

$65,341$60,000

Median home value

$111,600$125,000

Median gross rent

$488$564

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leighton	New Sharon
Under 5	4.4%	4.4%
5 to 17	15.1%	17.0%
18 to 24	13.8%	7.9%
25 to 34	6.3%	12.6%
35 to 44	9.4%	17.6%
45 to 54	15.1%	9.6%
55 to 64	12.6%	12.6%
65 to 74	13.2%	11.2%
75 and over	10.1%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leighton	New Sharon
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	96.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leighton	New Sharon
No high school diploma	4.7%	4.7%
High school graduate	28.3%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	49.1%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leighton	New Sharon
Drove alone	73.7%	80.9%
Carpooled	7.4%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	9.6%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leighton	New Sharon
1-unit, detached	91.9%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	12.2%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Leighton	New Sharon
Poverty rate	0.6%	11.2%
Average household size	2.56	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1950	1957