Hamburg vs Newton

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

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

Newton has the higher population (8,336 vs 3,293 in Hamburg). Hamburg has the higher median household income ($90,655 vs $73,679 in Newton). Newton has the higher median home value ($282,300 vs $258,200 in Hamburg).

Population, income & housing

	Hamburg	Newton
Population	3,293	8,336
Median age	41.6 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$90,655	$73,679
Median home value	$258,200	$282,300
Median gross rent	$1,714	$1,383
Housing units	1,575	3,794
Homeownership rate	75.7%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.9%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamburg	Newton
Population	3,148 → 3,293 (+4.6%)	7,910 → 8,336 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$76,650 → $90,655 (+18.3%)	$68,365 → $73,679 (+7.8%)
Median home value	$182,500 → $258,200 (+41.5%)	$212,200 → $282,300 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,376 → $1,714 (+24.6%)	$1,175 → $1,383 (+17.7%)

Hamburg

Population

3,1483,293

Median household income

$76,650$90,655

Median home value

$182,500$258,200

Median gross rent

$1,376$1,714

Newton

Population

7,9108,336

Median household income

$68,365$73,679

Median home value

$212,200$282,300

Median gross rent

$1,175$1,383

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamburg	Newton
Under 5	6.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	8.7%	14.3%
18 to 24	8.3%	6.5%
25 to 34	17.6%	15.5%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.7%
45 to 54	13.6%	14.4%
55 to 64	18.4%	11.6%
65 to 74	9.5%	9.9%
75 and over	5.6%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamburg	Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	63.9%	75.3%
Black or African American	4.5%	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	25.5%	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamburg	Newton
No high school diploma	1.0%	7.4%
High school graduate	28.4%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamburg	Newton
Drove alone	71.8%	80.9%
Carpooled	9.3%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.9%	8.2%
Other means	5.9%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamburg	Newton
1-unit, detached	39.4%	53.4%
1-unit, attached	26.1%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	18.2%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	16.3%	8.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	23.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Hamburg	Newton
Poverty rate	7.6%	15.0%
Average household size	2.09	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	33	26
Median year structure built	1983	1960