Newton Grove vs Turkey

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

Newton Grove and Turkey 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 446 in Turkey). Newton Grove has the higher median home value ($155,000 vs $49,200 in Turkey). Since 2019, Turkey's population has grown faster (+81.3% vs +3.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Newton Grove	Turkey
Population	574	446
Median age	56.2 yrs	26.1 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	—
Median home value	$155,000	$49,200
Median gross rent	$969	—
Housing units	349	143
Homeownership rate	72.5%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.8%	2.2%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newton Grove	Turkey
Population	557 → 574 (+3.1%)	246 → 446 (+81.3%)
Median household income	$52,083 → $68,750 (+32.0%)	—
Median home value	$167,500 → $155,000 (-7.5%)	$85,600 → $49,200 (-42.5%)
Median gross rent	$758 → $969 (+27.8%)	—

Newton Grove

Population

557574

Median household income

$52,083$68,750

Median home value

$167,500$155,000

Median gross rent

$758$969

Turkey

Population

246446

Median home value

$85,600$49,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newton Grove	Turkey
Under 5	2.4%	37.0%
5 to 17	11.3%	5.4%
18 to 24	3.3%	6.7%
25 to 34	9.4%	20.9%
35 to 44	7.8%	3.1%
45 to 54	12.4%	6.1%
55 to 64	18.8%	4.7%
65 to 74	14.1%	14.8%
75 and over	20.4%	1.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newton Grove	Turkey
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	52.5%
Black or African American	3.3%	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	39.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newton Grove	Turkey
No high school diploma	5.0%	0.9%
High school graduate	25.0%	54.6%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	1.3%
Graduate or professional degree	18.1%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newton Grove	Turkey
Drove alone	89.6%	93.5%
Carpooled	2.1%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	0.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newton Grove	Turkey
1-unit, detached	77.4%	86.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Newton Grove	Turkey
Poverty rate	3.9%	5.2%
Average household size	1.81	3.54
Mean commute (minutes)	30	33
Median year structure built	1972	1976