Newton vs Union

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

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

Newton has the higher population (3,151 vs 2,289 in Union). Union has the higher median household income ($42,791 vs $34,286 in Newton). Union has the higher median home value ($105,600 vs $82,700 in Newton).

Population, income & housing

	Newton	Union
Population	3,151	2,289
Median age	36.9 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$34,286	$42,791
Median home value	$82,700	$105,600
Median gross rent	$709	$464
Housing units	1,374	961
Homeownership rate	54.7%	59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	13.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newton	Union
Population	3,220 → 3,151 (-2.1%)	2,349 → 2,289 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$26,530 → $34,286 (+29.2%)	$35,300 → $42,791 (+21.2%)
Median home value	$74,500 → $82,700 (+11.0%)	$80,900 → $105,600 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $709 (+5.8%)	$475 → $464 (-2.3%)

Newton

Population

3,2203,151

Median household income

$26,530$34,286

Median home value

$74,500$82,700

Median gross rent

$670$709

Union

Population

2,3492,289

Median household income

$35,300$42,791

Median home value

$80,900$105,600

Median gross rent

$475$464

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newton	Union
Under 5	5.0%	8.8%
5 to 17	17.7%	22.5%
18 to 24	11.5%	10.0%
25 to 34	11.2%	7.4%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.9%
45 to 54	13.1%	8.6%
55 to 64	12.0%	12.6%
65 to 74	11.9%	6.0%
75 and over	5.1%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newton	Union
White (non-Hispanic)	25.1%	48.4%
Black or African American	70.7%	44.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	1.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newton	Union
No high school diploma	16.2%	28.7%
High school graduate	32.5%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newton	Union
Drove alone	91.4%	81.2%
Carpooled	6.3%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newton	Union
1-unit, detached	65.8%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	15.1%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	4.0%
20 or more units	1.2%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	14.7%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Newton	Union
Poverty rate	32.3%	30.3%
Average household size	2.58	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1972	1971