CITY · 1990 CENSUS

North Newton

Kansas · 1,262 residents · 0.91 sq mi

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With 1,262 people, North Newton is a city in Kansas. 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Renters pay $196 a month at the median. The median age is 29.8, younger than the US median of 33.0. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

44% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,262

−17%vs 2000

vs 1,522 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.8

−39%vs 2000

vs 48.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.91 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 52.8%(35)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 92.6%(33)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.9%(49)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1915.1%(191)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2420.9%(264)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 349.4%(119)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 447.3%(92)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.4%(81)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(93)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.4%(157)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.8%(111)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.9%(37)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,375

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,974 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,865

−42%vs 2000

vs $18,869 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.7%

+4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$65,700

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $94,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$196

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $324 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.3%

−11.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.1% in 2000

44.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.4%(1,421)

Black2%(31)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(43)

Asian0.3%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.3%(1,203)

Black3.3%(42)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(2)

Asian1.2%(15)

Other0.2%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.7%(58)

Central American0.2%(5)

Guatemalan0.2%(5)

Puerto Rican0.2%(4)

South American0.2%(4)

Uruguayan0.2%(4)

Asian origin

Cambodian7.1%(153)

Vietnamese2%(43)

Chinese1%(21)

Filipino0.5%(11)

Ancestry

German36.2%(781)

English10.2%(219)

Irish8.2%(176)

Swiss3.4%(73)

American2.7%(58)

Dutch2.5%(53)

Russian1.3%(28)

Polish1.3%(27)

Italian1.2%(25)

Swedish1.1%(23)

Scottish1%(21)

French0.9%(20)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian0.6%(14)

Austrian0.6%(13)

Czech0.6%(12)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(11)

Norwegian0.5%(10)

Subsaharan African0.5%(10)

British0.4%(9)

Danish0.4%(9)

Nigerian0.4%(9)

Welsh0.2%(4)

Hungarian0.1%(3)

Latvian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Cambodian population · Largest Swiss population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

43.8%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.8%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

20.7%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.3 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 10.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.5%(403)

Married52.8%(513)

Widowed1.3%(13)

Divorced4.4%(43)

Women 15+

Never married28%(276)

Married46.2%(455)

Widowed15%(148)

Divorced10.7%(105)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.3%

−0.3 ptssince 2013

from 4.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.8%

−12.4 ptssince 2020

from 62.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

30.9%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 26.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.6%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.4%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 9.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.5%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 82.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.6%

+8.6 ptssince 2020

from 34.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)8.7%(4)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.7%(4)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era15.2%(7)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War15.2%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.2%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 46 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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