Newton vs St. Stephens

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

Newton and St. Stephens 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 9,409 in St. Stephens). St. Stephens has the higher median household income ($57,882 vs $56,869 in Newton). St. Stephens has the higher median home value ($187,500 vs $169,300 in Newton).

Population, income & housing

	Newton	St. Stephens
Population	13,223	9,409
Median age	39.2 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,869	$57,882
Median home value	$169,300	$187,500
Median gross rent	$1,016	$864
Housing units	5,491	4,092
Homeownership rate	69.4%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newton	St. Stephens
Population	13,059 → 13,223 (+1.3%)	9,408 → 9,409 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$46,063 → $56,869 (+23.5%)	$48,231 → $57,882 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$110,200 → $169,300 (+53.6%)	$132,100 → $187,500 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $1,016 (+34.7%)	$736 → $864 (+17.4%)

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

St. Stephens

Population

9,4089,409

Median household income

$48,231$57,882

Median home value

$132,100$187,500

Median gross rent

$736$864

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newton	St. Stephens
Under 5	6.4%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.6%	16.6%
18 to 24	9.5%	6.7%
25 to 34	12.2%	12.3%
35 to 44	12.2%	15.5%
45 to 54	12.5%	11.4%
55 to 64	11.6%	13.0%
65 to 74	10.6%	10.2%
75 and over	9.3%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newton	St. Stephens
White (non-Hispanic)	62.2%	68.6%
Black or African American	11.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	5.9%	5.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newton	St. Stephens
No high school diploma	12.9%	14.0%
High school graduate	33.0%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newton	St. Stephens
Drove alone	79.2%	84.9%
Carpooled	11.7%	9.0%
Public transit	2.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	4.5%
Other means	0.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newton	St. Stephens
1-unit, detached	75.2%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	1.8%
20 or more units	4.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Newton	St. Stephens
Poverty rate	14.2%	16.7%
Average household size	2.48	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1976	1975