Amalga vs Newton

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

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

Newton has the higher population (899 vs 486 in Amalga). Amalga has the higher median household income ($98,438 vs $80,000 in Newton). Amalga has the higher median home value ($401,600 vs $347,800 in Newton).

Population, income & housing

	Amalga	Newton
Population	486	899
Median age	33.4 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$98,438	$80,000
Median home value	$401,600	$347,800
Median gross rent	$2,125	—
Housing units	162	250
Homeownership rate	75.2%	90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.5%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Amalga	Newton
Population	530 → 486 (-8.3%)	780 → 899 (+15.3%)
Median household income	$64,375 → $98,438 (+52.9%)	$70,000 → $80,000 (+14.3%)
Median home value	$252,300 → $401,600 (+59.2%)	$215,000 → $347,800 (+61.8%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $2,125 (+214.8%)	$638 → $628 (-1.6%)

Amalga

Population

530486

Median household income

$64,375$98,438

Median home value

$252,300$401,600

Median gross rent

$675$2,125

Newton

Population

780899

Median household income

$70,000$80,000

Median home value

$215,000$347,800

Median gross rent

$638$628

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Amalga	Newton
Under 5	9.1%	7.2%
5 to 17	21.2%	28.6%
18 to 24	11.5%	9.1%
25 to 34	12.1%	8.8%
35 to 44	10.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	10.3%	9.6%
55 to 64	11.1%	7.5%
65 to 74	9.3%	13.1%
75 and over	4.7%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Amalga	Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Amalga	Newton
No high school diploma	3.2%	5.9%
High school graduate	20.5%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	31.1%	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Amalga	Newton
Drove alone	69.8%	73.9%
Carpooled	9.9%	13.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	14.2%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	7.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Amalga	Newton
1-unit, detached	88.9%	97.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Amalga	Newton
Poverty rate	0.8%	3.3%
Average household size	3.35	3.60
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1976	1975