Delmont vs West Newton

A side-by-side comparison of Delmont and West Newton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Newton has the higher population (2,630 vs 2,604 in Delmont). Delmont has the higher median household income ($65,291 vs $47,250 in West Newton). Delmont has the higher median home value ($247,000 vs $130,300 in West Newton).

Population, income & housing

	Delmont	West Newton
Population	2,604	2,630
Median age	50.1 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,291	$47,250
Median home value	$247,000	$130,300
Median gross rent	$773	$639
Housing units	1,411	1,414
Homeownership rate	56.6%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.3%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delmont	West Newton
Population	2,563 → 2,604 (+1.6%)	2,646 → 2,630 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$66,838 → $65,291 (-2.3%)	$40,878 → $47,250 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$181,800 → $247,000 (+35.9%)	$108,100 → $130,300 (+20.5%)
Median gross rent	$717 → $773 (+7.8%)	$450 → $639 (+42.0%)

Delmont

Population

2,5632,604

Median household income

$66,838$65,291

Median home value

$181,800$247,000

Median gross rent

$717$773

West Newton

Population

2,6462,630

Median household income

$40,878$47,250

Median home value

$108,100$130,300

Median gross rent

$450$639

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delmont	West Newton
Under 5	1.6%	5.2%
5 to 17	11.8%	11.3%
18 to 24	7.3%	4.2%
25 to 34	12.7%	14.5%
35 to 44	10.1%	10.4%
45 to 54	17.2%	10.4%
55 to 64	12.7%	17.9%
65 to 74	22.0%	16.9%
75 and over	4.5%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delmont	West Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delmont	West Newton
No high school diploma	4.0%	9.4%
High school graduate	26.3%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	28.8%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delmont	West Newton
Drove alone	68.8%	84.4%
Carpooled	6.1%	5.7%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.8%	5.8%
Other means	2.7%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delmont	West Newton
1-unit, detached	58.9%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	14.2%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	16.2%	5.1%
20 or more units	6.8%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Delmont	West Newton
Poverty rate	8.6%	18.6%
Average household size	1.92	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	34	31
Median year structure built	1976	1948