Hesston vs Newton

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

Hesston 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 3,747 in Hesston). Hesston has the higher median household income ($72,620 vs $67,015 in Newton). Hesston has the higher median home value ($183,000 vs $151,800 in Newton).

Population, income & housing

	Hesston	Newton
Population	3,747	18,443
Median age	40.8 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,620	$67,015
Median home value	$183,000	$151,800
Median gross rent	$722	$903
Housing units	1,499	8,259
Homeownership rate	54.8%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.8%	29.5%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hesston	Newton
Population	3,803 → 3,747 (-1.5%)	18,877 → 18,443 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$60,286 → $72,620 (+20.5%)	$55,405 → $67,015 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$138,200 → $183,000 (+32.4%)	$107,500 → $151,800 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $722 (+11.4%)	$747 → $903 (+20.9%)

Hesston

Population

3,8033,747

Median household income

$60,286$72,620

Median home value

$138,200$183,000

Median gross rent

$648$722

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)

	Hesston	Newton
Under 5	5.9%	5.8%
5 to 17	20.6%	16.6%
18 to 24	10.3%	8.6%
25 to 34	5.3%	12.9%
35 to 44	11.3%	13.4%
45 to 54	9.9%	10.2%
55 to 64	9.4%	13.9%
65 to 74	11.3%	9.7%
75 and over	15.9%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hesston	Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	73.9%
Black or African American	0.4%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.2%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	19.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hesston	Newton
No high school diploma	4.4%	8.5%
High school graduate	14.1%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	28.7%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	20.1%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hesston	Newton
Drove alone	84.1%	77.9%
Carpooled	4.9%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hesston	Newton
1-unit, detached	59.6%	78.6%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	16.3%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	3.6%
20 or more units	14.9%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Hesston	Newton
Poverty rate	6.3%	8.3%
Average household size	2.29	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	1982	1965