North Newton vs Sedgwick

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

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

North Newton has the higher population (2,150 vs 1,702 in Sedgwick). North Newton has the higher median household income ($86,750 vs $81,912 in Sedgwick). North Newton has the higher median home value ($202,700 vs $170,900 in Sedgwick).

Population, income & housing

	North Newton	Sedgwick
Population	2,150	1,702
Median age	50.3 yrs	31.1 yrs
Median household income	$86,750	$81,912
Median home value	$202,700	$170,900
Median gross rent	$798	$933
Housing units	913	597
Homeownership rate	67.5%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.8%	27.8%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Newton	Sedgwick
Population	1,778 → 2,150 (+20.9%)	1,467 → 1,702 (+16.0%)
Median household income	$67,188 → $86,750 (+29.1%)	$50,000 → $81,912 (+63.8%)
Median home value	$158,000 → $202,700 (+28.3%)	$133,600 → $170,900 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	$604 → $798 (+32.1%)	$787 → $933 (+18.6%)

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

Sedgwick

Population

1,4671,702

Median household income

$50,000$81,912

Median home value

$133,600$170,900

Median gross rent

$787$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Newton	Sedgwick
Under 5	3.3%	5.3%
5 to 17	8.3%	30.6%
18 to 24	20.0%	4.9%
25 to 34	9.1%	17.5%
35 to 44	6.1%	10.9%
45 to 54	10.4%	7.8%
55 to 64	9.0%	6.5%
65 to 74	14.7%	7.9%
75 and over	19.1%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Newton	Sedgwick
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	82.1%
Black or African American	2.6%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Newton	Sedgwick
No high school diploma	1.8%	4.1%
High school graduate	23.4%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	43.1%
Bachelor's degree	26.4%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	20.4%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Newton	Sedgwick
Drove alone	65.3%	81.2%
Carpooled	4.7%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	18.3%	9.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	5.6%
Other means	0.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Newton	Sedgwick
1-unit, detached	69.4%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	2.7%
20 or more units	10.7%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	North Newton	Sedgwick
Poverty rate	4.2%	7.9%
Average household size	1.96	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	17	24
Median year structure built	1988	1977