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Newton city, Harvey County, KS

18,397 Population
14.8 square miles 1,239.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Harvey County: 40.5 ±0.5
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Kansas: 37.4 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,604 ±$2,494 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Harvey County: $35,470 ±$1,535
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Kansas: $40,978 ±$367
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$68,885 ±$5,064 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Harvey County: $74,368 ±$3,934
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Kansas: $74,275 ±$475
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9.7% ±2.9% (1,742  ±523) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Harvey County: 8.2% † 2,675 (±1.9% / ±602)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kansas: 11.3% 322,842 (±0.2% / ±6,298)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.5 minutes ±2.1 (176,205  ±21,583) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Harvey County: 20.8 309,765 (±1.3 / ±24,106)
  • a little higher than the figure in Kansas: 19.7 25,281,270 (±0.1 / ±223,485)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

7,595 ±310 Number of households
  • Harvey County: 13,700 ±254
  • Kansas: 1,174,060 ±4,246
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (17,935  ±89) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Harvey County: 2.4 32,463 (±0 / ±19)
  • a little less than the figure in Kansas: 2.4 2,860,505
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.8% ±4.2% (224  ±163) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Harvey County: 6.8% † 474 (±2.5% / ±176)
  • a little less than the rate in Kansas: 6% 40,213 (±0.2% / ±1,603)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

8,254 ±251 Number of housing units
  • Harvey County: 14,656 ±39
  • Kansas: 1,293,635 ±880
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$156,400 ±$16,619 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Harvey County: $180,300 ±$11,188
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Kansas: $217,200 ±$1,343
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.5% ±3.3% (2,806  ±589) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Harvey County: 15.9% † 5,287 (±2.4% / ±789.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Kansas: 14.3% 415,368 (±0.3% / ±7,805.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.4% ±6.9% (11,862  ±928.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Harvey County: 92.6% 21,276 (±4.5% / ±1,051.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Kansas: 92% 1,789,971 (±0.5% / ±9,582.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
26.2% ±3.6% (3,358  ±471.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Harvey County: 30.1% 6,916 (±2.4% / ±563)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Kansas: 35.6% 693,081 (±0.3% / ±5,952.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.4% ±1.9% (810  ±353) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Harvey County: 3.9% 1,312
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Kansas: 7.4% 216,817
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.7% ±1.7% (1,103  ±240) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Harvey County: 6.4% † 1,658 (±1.1% / ±288)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Kansas: 6.8% 151,597 (±0.1% / ±2,605)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,103 Total veterans ±240 1,059 Male ±224 44 Female ±59

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