Long View vs Newton

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

Long View 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 4,967 in Long View). Newton has the higher median household income ($56,869 vs $44,156 in Long View). Newton has the higher median home value ($169,300 vs $142,900 in Long View).

Population, income & housing

	Long View	Newton
Population	4,967	13,223
Median age	42.9 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$44,156	$56,869
Median home value	$142,900	$169,300
Median gross rent	$744	$1,016
Housing units	2,535	5,491
Homeownership rate	56.1%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Long View	Newton
Population	4,959 → 4,967 (+0.2%)	13,059 → 13,223 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$39,750 → $44,156 (+11.1%)	$46,063 → $56,869 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$89,400 → $142,900 (+59.8%)	$110,200 → $169,300 (+53.6%)
Median gross rent	$662 → $744 (+12.4%)	$754 → $1,016 (+34.7%)

Long View

Population

4,9594,967

Median household income

$39,750$44,156

Median home value

$89,400$142,900

Median gross rent

$662$744

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)

	Long View	Newton
Under 5	5.1%	6.4%
5 to 17	11.7%	15.6%
18 to 24	8.9%	9.5%
25 to 34	17.1%	12.2%
35 to 44	8.4%	12.2%
45 to 54	17.6%	12.5%
55 to 64	12.5%	11.6%
65 to 74	14.1%	10.6%
75 and over	4.6%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Long View	Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	49.7%	62.2%
Black or African American	18.2%	11.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	8.8%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	5.8%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	17.4%	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Long View	Newton
No high school diploma	15.1%	12.9%
High school graduate	36.1%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Long View	Newton
Drove alone	83.5%	79.2%
Carpooled	12.5%	11.7%
Public transit	0.9%	2.1%
Walked	0.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	6.6%
Other means	1.4%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Long View	Newton
1-unit, detached	61.9%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	16.8%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Long View	Newton
Poverty rate	10.8%	14.2%
Average household size	2.29	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1971	1976