Newton, MA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	83,829	100.0

Male	38,951	46.5
Female	44,878	53.5

Under 5 years	4,401	5.2
5 to 9 years	5,014	6.0
10 to 14 years	5,267	6.3
15 to 19 years	6,653	7.9
20 to 24 years	5,133	6.1
25 to 34 years	10,809	12.9
35 to 44 years	12,823	15.3
45 to 54 years	13,400	16.0
55 to 59 years	4,408	5.3
60 to 64 years	3,281	3.9
65 to 74 years	5,918	7.1
75 to 84 years	4,667	5.6
85 years and over	2,055	2.5

Median age (years)	38.7	(X)

18 years and over	66,018	78.8
Male	29,889	35.7
Female	36,129	43.1
21 years and over	61,286	73.1
62 years and over	14,549	17.4
65 years and over	12,640	15.1
Male	5,073	6.1
Female	7,567	9.0

RACE
One race	82,606	98.5
White	73,831	88.1
Black or African American	1,653	2.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	61	0.1
Asian	6,434	7.7
Asian Indian	769	0.9
Chinese	4,047	4.8
Filipino	161	0.2
Japanese	352	0.4
Korean	530	0.6
Vietnamese	181	0.2
Other Asian ¹	394	0.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	29	0.0
Native Hawaiian	4	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	11	0.0
Samoan	2	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	12	0.0
Some other race	598	0.7
Two or more races	1,223	1.5

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	74,862	89.3
Black or African American	1,997	2.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	268	0.3
Asian	6,965	8.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	106	0.1
Some other race	979	1.2

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	83,829	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	2,111	2.5
Mexican	305	0.4
Puerto Rican	334	0.4
Cuban	167	0.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,305	1.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	81,718	97.5
White alone	72,388	86.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	83,829	100.0
In households	78,251	93.3
Householder	31,201	37.2
Spouse	17,209	20.5
Child	21,971	26.2
Own child under 18 years	17,128	20.4
Other relatives	2,524	3.0
Under 18 years	509	0.6
Nonrelatives	5,346	6.4
Unmarried partner	1,165	1.4
In group quarters	5,578	6.7
Institutionalized population	621	0.7
Noninstitutionalized population	4,957	5.9

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	31,201	100.0
Family households (families)	20,485	65.7
With own children under 18 years	9,696	31.1
Married-couple family	17,209	55.2
With own children under 18 years	8,286	26.6
Female householder, no husband present	2,500	8.0
With own children under 18 years	1,159	3.7
Nonfamily households	10,716	34.3
Householder living alone	7,958	25.5
Householder 65 years and over	3,468	11.1

Households with individuals under 18 years	10,076	32.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	8,748	28.0

Average household size	2.51	(X)
Average family size	3.04	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	32,112	100.0
Occupied housing units	31,201	97.2
Vacant housing units	911	2.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	255	0.8

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	2.1	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	31,201	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	21,692	69.5
Renter-occupied housing units	9,509	30.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.70	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.08	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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