Lake Norman of Catawba vs Newton

A side-by-side comparison of Lake Norman of Catawba and Newton: population, income, housing, and more.

Lake Norman of Catawba 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 9,308 in Lake Norman of Catawba). Lake Norman of Catawba has the higher median household income ($106,836 vs $56,869 in Newton). Lake Norman of Catawba has the higher median home value ($522,300 vs $169,300 in Newton).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Norman of Catawba	Newton
Population	9,308	13,223
Median age	50.5 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$106,836	$56,869
Median home value	$522,300	$169,300
Median gross rent	$1,246	$1,016
Housing units	4,725	5,491
Homeownership rate	88.7%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.6%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Norman of Catawba	Newton
Population	8,701 → 9,308 (+7.0%)	13,059 → 13,223 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$82,424 → $106,836 (+29.6%)	$46,063 → $56,869 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$422,000 → $522,300 (+23.8%)	$110,200 → $169,300 (+53.6%)
Median gross rent	$876 → $1,246 (+42.2%)	$754 → $1,016 (+34.7%)

Lake Norman of Catawba

Population

8,7019,308

Median household income

$82,424$106,836

Median home value

$422,000$522,300

Median gross rent

$876$1,246

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)

	Lake Norman of Catawba	Newton
Under 5	6.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	11.8%	15.6%
18 to 24	5.0%	9.5%
25 to 34	9.4%	12.2%
35 to 44	8.9%	12.2%
45 to 54	17.1%	12.5%
55 to 64	19.1%	11.6%
65 to 74	13.6%	10.6%
75 and over	9.1%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Norman of Catawba	Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	62.2%
Black or African American	1.4%	11.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.5%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	10.1%	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Norman of Catawba	Newton
No high school diploma	5.0%	12.9%
High school graduate	17.8%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	31.6%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Norman of Catawba	Newton
Drove alone	71.2%	79.2%
Carpooled	9.6%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	2.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.4%	6.6%
Other means	0.8%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Norman of Catawba	Newton
1-unit, detached	82.2%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	5.1%
20 or more units	1.2%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Lake Norman of Catawba	Newton
Poverty rate	5.2%	14.2%
Average household size	2.40	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	35	21
Median year structure built	1999	1976