Hesston vs North Newton

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

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

Hesston has the higher population (3,747 vs 2,150 in North Newton). North Newton has the higher median household income ($86,750 vs $72,620 in Hesston). North Newton has the higher median home value ($202,700 vs $183,000 in Hesston).

Population, income & housing

	Hesston	North Newton
Population	3,747	2,150
Median age	40.8 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	$72,620	$86,750
Median home value	$183,000	$202,700
Median gross rent	$722	$798
Housing units	1,499	913
Homeownership rate	54.8%	67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.8%	46.8%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hesston	North Newton
Population	3,803 → 3,747 (-1.5%)	1,778 → 2,150 (+20.9%)
Median household income	$60,286 → $72,620 (+20.5%)	$67,188 → $86,750 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$138,200 → $183,000 (+32.4%)	$158,000 → $202,700 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $722 (+11.4%)	$604 → $798 (+32.1%)

Hesston

Population

3,8033,747

Median household income

$60,286$72,620

Median home value

$138,200$183,000

Median gross rent

$648$722

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)

	Hesston	North Newton
Under 5	5.9%	3.3%
5 to 17	20.6%	8.3%
18 to 24	10.3%	20.0%
25 to 34	5.3%	9.1%
35 to 44	11.3%	6.1%
45 to 54	9.9%	10.4%
55 to 64	9.4%	9.0%
65 to 74	11.3%	14.7%
75 and over	15.9%	19.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hesston	North Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	83.7%
Black or African American	0.4%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	7.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hesston	North Newton
No high school diploma	4.4%	1.8%
High school graduate	14.1%	23.4%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	28.7%	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	20.1%	20.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hesston	North Newton
Drove alone	84.1%	65.3%
Carpooled	4.9%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	18.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	5.6%	10.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hesston	North Newton
1-unit, detached	59.6%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	16.3%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	2.8%
20 or more units	14.9%	10.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hesston	North Newton
Poverty rate	6.3%	4.2%
Average household size	2.29	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	17	17
Median year structure built	1982	1988