Halstead vs Newton

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

Halstead 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 2,435 in Halstead). Halstead has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $67,015 in Newton). Halstead has the higher median home value ($165,000 vs $151,800 in Newton).

Population, income & housing

	Halstead	Newton
Population	2,435	18,443
Median age	35.7 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$67,015
Median home value	$165,000	$151,800
Median gross rent	$909	$903
Housing units	952	8,259
Homeownership rate	70.5%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	29.5%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Halstead	Newton
Population	2,277 → 2,435 (+6.9%)	18,877 → 18,443 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$49,250 → $68,750 (+39.6%)	$55,405 → $67,015 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$107,700 → $165,000 (+53.2%)	$107,500 → $151,800 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $909 (+42.5%)	$747 → $903 (+20.9%)

Halstead

Population

2,2772,435

Median household income

$49,250$68,750

Median home value

$107,700$165,000

Median gross rent

$638$909

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)

	Halstead	Newton
Under 5	7.1%	5.8%
5 to 17	22.6%	16.6%
18 to 24	8.2%	8.6%
25 to 34	10.9%	12.9%
35 to 44	11.4%	13.4%
45 to 54	11.1%	10.2%
55 to 64	9.0%	13.9%
65 to 74	11.1%	9.7%
75 and over	8.5%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Halstead	Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	73.9%
Black or African American	3.2%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	2.3%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.9%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	19.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Halstead	Newton
No high school diploma	16.0%	8.5%
High school graduate	23.5%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Halstead	Newton
Drove alone	85.5%	77.9%
Carpooled	7.0%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	1.7%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	8.1%
Other means	1.1%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Halstead	Newton
1-unit, detached	87.7%	78.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Halstead	Newton
Poverty rate	14.8%	8.3%
Average household size	2.74	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1967	1965