Conover vs Newton

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

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

Newton has the higher population (13,223 vs 8,491 in Conover). Conover has the higher median household income ($57,375 vs $56,869 in Newton). Conover has the higher median home value ($238,300 vs $169,300 in Newton).

Population, income & housing

	Conover	Newton
Population	8,491	13,223
Median age	36.1 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$57,375	$56,869
Median home value	$238,300	$169,300
Median gross rent	$811	$1,016
Housing units	3,646	5,491
Homeownership rate	70.5%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Conover	Newton
Population	8,452 → 8,491 (+0.5%)	13,059 → 13,223 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$52,237 → $57,375 (+9.8%)	$46,063 → $56,869 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$146,600 → $238,300 (+62.6%)	$110,200 → $169,300 (+53.6%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $811 (+10.3%)	$754 → $1,016 (+34.7%)

Conover

Population

8,4528,491

Median household income

$52,237$57,375

Median home value

$146,600$238,300

Median gross rent

$735$811

Newton

Population

13,05913,223

Median household income

$46,063$56,869

Median home value

$110,200$169,300

Median gross rent

$754$1,016

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Conover	Newton
Under 5	5.8%	6.4%
5 to 17	26.1%	15.6%
18 to 24	6.4%	9.5%
25 to 34	10.1%	12.2%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.5%
55 to 64	8.9%	11.6%
65 to 74	7.7%	10.6%
75 and over	10.7%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Conover	Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	75.1%	62.2%
Black or African American	2.3%	11.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.7%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.1%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	17.8%	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Conover	Newton
No high school diploma	13.0%	12.9%
High school graduate	32.3%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Conover	Newton
Drove alone	77.1%	79.2%
Carpooled	16.6%	11.7%
Public transit	0.1%	2.1%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	6.6%
Other means	0.2%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Conover	Newton
1-unit, detached	60.3%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	5.1%
20 or more units	5.6%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Conover	Newton
Poverty rate	12.4%	14.2%
Average household size	2.45	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1991	1976