Grindstone vs Newell

A side-by-side comparison of Grindstone and Newell: population, income, housing, and more.

Grindstone and Newell are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Grindstone has the higher population (592 vs 589 in Newell). Newell has the higher median home value ($104,100 vs $97,300 in Grindstone). Since 2019, Newell's population has grown faster (+0.5% vs -1.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Grindstone	Newell
Population	592	589
Median age	32.8 yrs	47.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$55,682
Median home value	$97,300	$104,100
Median gross rent	$1,064	—
Housing units	325	274
Homeownership rate	50.4%	89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grindstone	Newell
Population	599 → 592 (-1.2%)	586 → 589 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$33,860 → $42,955 (+26.9%)	$68,676 → $55,682 (-18.9%)
Median home value	$69,700 → $97,300 (+39.6%)	$83,500 → $104,100 (+24.7%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $1,064 (+44.2%)	$1,097 → $1,000 (-8.8%)

Grindstone

Population

599592

Median household income

$33,860$42,955

Median home value

$69,700$97,300

Median gross rent

$738$1,064

Newell

Population

586589

Median household income

$68,676$55,682

Median home value

$83,500$104,100

Median gross rent

$1,097$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grindstone	Newell
Under 5	9.5%	5.9%
5 to 17	8.6%	13.8%
18 to 24	11.5%	7.1%
25 to 34	24.2%	13.1%
35 to 44	9.1%	3.7%
45 to 54	5.7%	16.8%
55 to 64	7.4%	22.6%
65 to 74	18.4%	10.0%
75 and over	5.6%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grindstone	Newell
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	97.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grindstone	Newell
No high school diploma	14.1%	9.0%
High school graduate	45.8%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.5%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grindstone	Newell
Drove alone	100.0%	84.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	1.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	7.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grindstone	Newell
1-unit, detached	68.0%	96.4%
1-unit, attached	19.4%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Grindstone	Newell
Poverty rate	19.6%	14.4%
Average household size	2.14	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1938	1938