Burrton vs North Newton

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

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

North Newton has the higher population (2,150 vs 874 in Burrton). North Newton has the higher median household income ($86,750 vs $65,313 in Burrton). North Newton has the higher median home value ($202,700 vs $86,500 in Burrton).

Population, income & housing

	Burrton	North Newton
Population	874	2,150
Median age	32.4 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	$65,313	$86,750
Median home value	$86,500	$202,700
Median gross rent	$850	$798
Housing units	391	913
Homeownership rate	79.1%	67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	46.8%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burrton	North Newton
Population	907 → 874 (-3.6%)	1,778 → 2,150 (+20.9%)
Median household income	$49,063 → $65,313 (+33.1%)	$67,188 → $86,750 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$70,800 → $86,500 (+22.2%)	$158,000 → $202,700 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$643 → $850 (+32.2%)	$604 → $798 (+32.1%)

Burrton

Population

907874

Median household income

$49,063$65,313

Median home value

$70,800$86,500

Median gross rent

$643$850

North Newton

Population

1,7782,150

Median household income

$67,188$86,750

Median home value

$158,000$202,700

Median gross rent

$604$798

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burrton	North Newton
Under 5	6.4%	3.3%
5 to 17	20.0%	8.3%
18 to 24	11.1%	20.0%
25 to 34	15.8%	9.1%
35 to 44	14.2%	6.1%
45 to 54	12.2%	10.4%
55 to 64	10.6%	9.0%
65 to 74	5.8%	14.7%
75 and over	3.8%	19.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burrton	North Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	83.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	7.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burrton	North Newton
No high school diploma	10.3%	1.8%
High school graduate	29.3%	23.4%
Some college or associate's	45.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	20.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burrton	North Newton
Drove alone	79.6%	65.3%
Carpooled	7.2%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	18.3%
Bicycle	3.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	3.3%	10.6%
Other means	0.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burrton	North Newton
1-unit, detached	81.8%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.7%
Mobile home & other	13.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Burrton	North Newton
Poverty rate	15.0%	4.2%
Average household size	2.50	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	22	17
Median year structure built	1971	1988