Newton vs North Newton

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

Newton and North 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 2,150 in North Newton). North Newton has the higher median household income ($86,750 vs $67,015 in Newton). North Newton has the higher median home value ($202,700 vs $151,800 in Newton).

Population, income & housing

	Newton	North Newton
Population	18,443	2,150
Median age	39.9 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	$67,015	$86,750
Median home value	$151,800	$202,700
Median gross rent	$903	$798
Housing units	8,259	913
Homeownership rate	67.4%	67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.5%	46.8%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newton	North Newton
Population	18,877 → 18,443 (-2.3%)	1,778 → 2,150 (+20.9%)
Median household income	$55,405 → $67,015 (+21.0%)	$67,188 → $86,750 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$107,500 → $151,800 (+41.2%)	$158,000 → $202,700 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$747 → $903 (+20.9%)	$604 → $798 (+32.1%)

Newton

Population

18,87718,443

Median household income

$55,405$67,015

Median home value

$107,500$151,800

Median gross rent

$747$903

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)

	Newton	North Newton
Under 5	5.8%	3.3%
5 to 17	16.6%	8.3%
18 to 24	8.6%	20.0%
25 to 34	12.9%	9.1%
35 to 44	13.4%	6.1%
45 to 54	10.2%	10.4%
55 to 64	13.9%	9.0%
65 to 74	9.7%	14.7%
75 and over	8.9%	19.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newton	North Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	73.9%	83.7%
Black or African American	1.2%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	7.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.6%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	19.5%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newton	North Newton
No high school diploma	8.5%	1.8%
High school graduate	27.1%	23.4%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	20.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newton	North Newton
Drove alone	77.9%	65.3%
Carpooled	9.7%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	18.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	8.1%	10.6%
Other means	2.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newton	North Newton
1-unit, detached	78.6%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	2.8%
20 or more units	2.7%	10.7%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Newton	North Newton
Poverty rate	8.3%	4.2%
Average household size	2.40	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1965	1988