New Philadelphia vs Newcomerstown

A side-by-side comparison of New Philadelphia and Newcomerstown: population, income, housing, and more.

New Philadelphia and Newcomerstown are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Philadelphia has the higher population (17,563 vs 3,585 in Newcomerstown). New Philadelphia has the higher median household income ($60,932 vs $35,125 in Newcomerstown). New Philadelphia has the higher median home value ($164,600 vs $89,700 in Newcomerstown).

Population, income & housing

	New Philadelphia	Newcomerstown
Population	17,563	3,585
Median age	41.9 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,932	$35,125
Median home value	$164,600	$89,700
Median gross rent	$866	$812
Housing units	8,373	1,837
Homeownership rate	61.3%	49.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	27.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Philadelphia	Newcomerstown
Population	17,446 → 17,563 (+0.7%)	3,949 → 3,585 (-9.2%)
Median household income	$44,603 → $60,932 (+36.6%)	$34,236 → $35,125 (+2.6%)
Median home value	$126,100 → $164,600 (+30.5%)	$78,800 → $89,700 (+13.8%)
Median gross rent	$792 → $866 (+9.3%)	$713 → $812 (+13.9%)

New Philadelphia

Population

17,44617,563

Median household income

$44,603$60,932

Median home value

$126,100$164,600

Median gross rent

$792$866

Newcomerstown

Population

3,9493,585

Median household income

$34,236$35,125

Median home value

$78,800$89,700

Median gross rent

$713$812

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Philadelphia	Newcomerstown
Under 5	6.7%	7.4%
5 to 17	13.9%	11.4%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.3%
25 to 34	12.6%	11.5%
35 to 44	13.9%	10.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	19.7%
55 to 64	13.9%	13.1%
65 to 74	11.4%	12.2%
75 and over	8.3%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Philadelphia	Newcomerstown
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	95.3%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Philadelphia	Newcomerstown
No high school diploma	9.2%	15.4%
High school graduate	40.3%	51.5%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Philadelphia	Newcomerstown
Drove alone	85.9%	82.4%
Carpooled	2.9%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	4.5%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Philadelphia	Newcomerstown
1-unit, detached	68.7%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.8%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.5%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	18.1%

Poverty & households

	New Philadelphia	Newcomerstown
Poverty rate	15.6%	34.4%
Average household size	2.15	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1962	1952