Newton vs Trenton

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

Newton and Trenton 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 534 in Trenton). Trenton has the higher median household income ($83,000 vs $80,000 in Newton). Newton has the higher median home value ($347,800 vs $316,700 in Trenton).

Population, income & housing

	Newton	Trenton
Population	899	534
Median age	32.5 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$80,000	$83,000
Median home value	$347,800	$316,700
Median gross rent	—	$650
Housing units	250	202
Homeownership rate	90.8%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newton	Trenton
Population	780 → 899 (+15.3%)	508 → 534 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$70,000 → $80,000 (+14.3%)	$53,333 → $83,000 (+55.6%)
Median home value	$215,000 → $347,800 (+61.8%)	$196,600 → $316,700 (+61.1%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $628 (-1.6%)	$621 → $650 (+4.7%)

Newton

Population

780899

Median household income

$70,000$80,000

Median home value

$215,000$347,800

Median gross rent

$638$628

Trenton

Population

508534

Median household income

$53,333$83,000

Median home value

$196,600$316,700

Median gross rent

$621$650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newton	Trenton
Under 5	7.2%	6.0%
5 to 17	28.6%	20.4%
18 to 24	9.1%	12.9%
25 to 34	8.8%	8.2%
35 to 44	11.3%	12.0%
45 to 54	9.6%	15.4%
55 to 64	7.5%	13.1%
65 to 74	13.1%	6.9%
75 and over	4.8%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newton	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	85.6%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newton	Trenton
No high school diploma	5.9%	5.2%
High school graduate	30.7%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.0%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newton	Trenton
Drove alone	73.9%	70.7%
Carpooled	13.3%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	11.0%
Other means	0.8%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newton	Trenton
1-unit, detached	97.6%	94.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Newton	Trenton
Poverty rate	3.3%	6.9%
Average household size	3.60	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1975	1958