Maiden vs Newton

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

Maiden 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 3,777 in Maiden). Newton has the higher median household income ($56,869 vs $52,102 in Maiden). Maiden has the higher median home value ($219,300 vs $169,300 in Newton).

Population, income & housing

	Maiden	Newton
Population	3,777	13,223
Median age	41.4 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,102	$56,869
Median home value	$219,300	$169,300
Median gross rent	$780	$1,016
Housing units	1,470	5,491
Homeownership rate	71.0%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Maiden	Newton
Population	3,410 → 3,777 (+10.8%)	13,059 → 13,223 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$53,407 → $52,102 (-2.4%)	$46,063 → $56,869 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$124,200 → $219,300 (+76.6%)	$110,200 → $169,300 (+53.6%)
Median gross rent	$831 → $780 (-6.1%)	$754 → $1,016 (+34.7%)

Maiden

Population

3,4103,777

Median household income

$53,407$52,102

Median home value

$124,200$219,300

Median gross rent

$831$780

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)

	Maiden	Newton
Under 5	4.1%	6.4%
5 to 17	17.5%	15.6%
18 to 24	3.9%	9.5%
25 to 34	12.1%	12.2%
35 to 44	21.8%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.0%	12.5%
55 to 64	16.2%	11.6%
65 to 74	7.8%	10.6%
75 and over	5.5%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Maiden	Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	71.9%	62.2%
Black or African American	5.8%	11.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	6.1%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.0%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	15.2%	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Maiden	Newton
No high school diploma	13.8%	12.9%
High school graduate	43.8%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Maiden	Newton
Drove alone	87.3%	79.2%
Carpooled	4.9%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	2.1%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	6.6%
Other means	2.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Maiden	Newton
1-unit, detached	76.1%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Maiden	Newton
Poverty rate	12.8%	14.2%
Average household size	2.48	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1985	1976