Newton Grove vs Salemburg

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

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

Newton Grove has the higher population (574 vs 486 in Salemburg). Salemburg has the higher median household income ($74,375 vs $68,750 in Newton Grove). Salemburg has the higher median home value ($166,500 vs $155,000 in Newton Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Newton Grove	Salemburg
Population	574	486
Median age	56.2 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$74,375
Median home value	$155,000	$166,500
Median gross rent	$969	$1,108
Housing units	349	241
Homeownership rate	72.5%	82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.8%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newton Grove	Salemburg
Population	557 → 574 (+3.1%)	458 → 486 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$52,083 → $68,750 (+32.0%)	$40,938 → $74,375 (+81.7%)
Median home value	$167,500 → $155,000 (-7.5%)	$106,500 → $166,500 (+56.3%)
Median gross rent	$758 → $969 (+27.8%)	$694 → $1,108 (+59.7%)

Newton Grove

Population

557574

Median household income

$52,083$68,750

Median home value

$167,500$155,000

Median gross rent

$758$969

Salemburg

Population

458486

Median household income

$40,938$74,375

Median home value

$106,500$166,500

Median gross rent

$694$1,108

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newton Grove	Salemburg
Under 5	2.4%	6.0%
5 to 17	11.3%	15.6%
18 to 24	3.3%	5.3%
25 to 34	9.4%	14.6%
35 to 44	7.8%	7.6%
45 to 54	12.4%	18.5%
55 to 64	18.8%	10.3%
65 to 74	14.1%	12.1%
75 and over	20.4%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newton Grove	Salemburg
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	78.6%
Black or African American	3.3%	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newton Grove	Salemburg
No high school diploma	5.0%	7.0%
High school graduate	25.0%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	18.1%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newton Grove	Salemburg
Drove alone	89.6%	84.5%
Carpooled	2.1%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	8.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newton Grove	Salemburg
1-unit, detached	77.4%	94.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Newton Grove	Salemburg
Poverty rate	3.9%	9.8%
Average household size	1.81	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1972	1970