Halstead vs North Newton

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

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

Halstead has the higher population (2,435 vs 2,150 in North Newton). North Newton has the higher median household income ($86,750 vs $68,750 in Halstead). North Newton has the higher median home value ($202,700 vs $165,000 in Halstead).

Population, income & housing

	Halstead	North Newton
Population	2,435	2,150
Median age	35.7 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$86,750
Median home value	$165,000	$202,700
Median gross rent	$909	$798
Housing units	952	913
Homeownership rate	70.5%	67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	46.8%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Halstead	North Newton
Population	2,277 → 2,435 (+6.9%)	1,778 → 2,150 (+20.9%)
Median household income	$49,250 → $68,750 (+39.6%)	$67,188 → $86,750 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$107,700 → $165,000 (+53.2%)	$158,000 → $202,700 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $909 (+42.5%)	$604 → $798 (+32.1%)

Halstead

Population

2,2772,435

Median household income

$49,250$68,750

Median home value

$107,700$165,000

Median gross rent

$638$909

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)

	Halstead	North Newton
Under 5	7.1%	3.3%
5 to 17	22.6%	8.3%
18 to 24	8.2%	20.0%
25 to 34	10.9%	9.1%
35 to 44	11.4%	6.1%
45 to 54	11.1%	10.4%
55 to 64	9.0%	9.0%
65 to 74	11.1%	14.7%
75 and over	8.5%	19.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Halstead	North Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	83.7%
Black or African American	3.2%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	7.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.9%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Halstead	North Newton
No high school diploma	16.0%	1.8%
High school graduate	23.5%	23.4%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	20.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Halstead	North Newton
Drove alone	85.5%	65.3%
Carpooled	7.0%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	18.3%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.4%
Worked from home	3.8%	10.6%
Other means	1.1%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Halstead	North Newton
1-unit, detached	87.7%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.7%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Halstead	North Newton
Poverty rate	14.8%	4.2%
Average household size	2.74	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	22	17
Median year structure built	1967	1988