Newell is a city of 944 people in Iowa. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. The typical home is worth $122,600, having more than doubled since 2000. The poverty rate is 2.0%, under the national 12.5%. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. Renters pay $825 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,667, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 42%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Newell
What changed most since 1990
Median age44.7 → 36.1(−8.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population1,091 → 944(−13%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.2% → 19.8%(+6.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)16%(4)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48%(12)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 25 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Newell, decade by decade
Newell population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,091
$52,835
$72,962
13.2%
0.5
2000
887
$56,843
$86,529
14.7%
9.5
2010
876
$57,921
$97,823
18.1%
11.7
2020
906
$63,740
$102,054
17.1%
35.4
2024
944
$66,667
$122,600
19.8%
36.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
