Burrton vs Newton

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

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

Newton has the higher population (18,443 vs 874 in Burrton). Newton has the higher median household income ($67,015 vs $65,313 in Burrton). Newton has the higher median home value ($151,800 vs $86,500 in Burrton).

Population, income & housing

	Burrton	Newton
Population	874	18,443
Median age	32.4 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$65,313	$67,015
Median home value	$86,500	$151,800
Median gross rent	$850	$903
Housing units	391	8,259
Homeownership rate	79.1%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	29.5%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burrton	Newton
Population	907 → 874 (-3.6%)	18,877 → 18,443 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$49,063 → $65,313 (+33.1%)	$55,405 → $67,015 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$70,800 → $86,500 (+22.2%)	$107,500 → $151,800 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$643 → $850 (+32.2%)	$747 → $903 (+20.9%)

Burrton

Population

907874

Median household income

$49,063$65,313

Median home value

$70,800$86,500

Median gross rent

$643$850

Newton

Population

18,87718,443

Median household income

$55,405$67,015

Median home value

$107,500$151,800

Median gross rent

$747$903

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burrton	Newton
Under 5	6.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	20.0%	16.6%
18 to 24	11.1%	8.6%
25 to 34	15.8%	12.9%
35 to 44	14.2%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.2%	10.2%
55 to 64	10.6%	13.9%
65 to 74	5.8%	9.7%
75 and over	3.8%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burrton	Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	73.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.3%
Asian	0.7%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.9%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	19.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burrton	Newton
No high school diploma	10.3%	8.5%
High school graduate	29.3%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	45.8%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burrton	Newton
Drove alone	79.6%	77.9%
Carpooled	7.2%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	1.7%
Bicycle	3.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	8.1%
Other means	0.7%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burrton	Newton
1-unit, detached	81.8%	78.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	13.8%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Burrton	Newton
Poverty rate	15.0%	8.3%
Average household size	2.50	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1971	1965