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Total population: 82,139 (All urban)

Newton, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 32,112 (31,201 occupied: 21,703 owner occupied, 9,498 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	30%
State:	38%

Housing density: 1779 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $1,331 (lower quartile is $974, upper quartile is $1,754)

Housing units in Newton with a mortgage: 11,024 (683 second mortgage, 2,077 home equity loan, 38 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,483

Newton,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $696,400 (it was $416,600 in 2000)

Newton:	$696,400
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $512,000 - $984,900

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $831,627
Here: $831,627
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $619,520
Here: $619,520
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $594,652
Here: $594,652
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $472,416
Here: $472,416
State: $431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $602,928
Here: $602,928
State: $335,381

Median year house/condo built: 1939

Median year apartment built: 1939

Household type by relationship

Households: 78,276

In family households: 64,028 (15,812 male householders, 4,814 female householders)
17,863 spouses, 21,967 children (20,854 natural, 832 adopted, 281 stepchildren), 369 grandchildren, 631 brothers or sisters, 452 parents, 834 other relatives, 1,286 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 14,248 (3,344 male householders (2,233 living alone)), 7,251 female householders (5,722 living alone)), 3,653 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5,553 (525 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,586 2-persons, 4,736 3-persons, 4,773 4-persons, 1,833 5-persons, 591 6-persons, 107 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,955 1-person, 1,888 2-persons, 550 3-persons, 140 4-persons, 52 5-persons, 10 6-persons.

15,042 married couples with children.
2,086 single-parent households (393 men, 1,693 women).

78.8% of residents of Newton speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
11.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
5.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 15,116 (18.0%)
(57.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.2
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Newton, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 34 2 rooms: 184 3 rooms: 491 4 rooms: 1,123 5 rooms: 2,049 6 rooms: 3,810 7 rooms: 4,220 8 rooms: 3,698 9 or more rooms: 6,094

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newton, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 293 2 rooms: 965 3 rooms: 1,658 4 rooms: 2,224 5 rooms: 1,918 6 rooms: 1,442 7 rooms: 634 8 rooms: 187 9 or more rooms: 177

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 107
1995 to 1998: 629
1990 to 1994: 391
1980 to 1989: 1,877
1970 to 1979: 1,956
1960 to 1969: 2,535
1950 to 1959: 3,964
1940 to 1949: 3,707
1939 or earlier: 16,946

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Newton:
	no bedroom: 43 1 bedroom: 948 2 bedrooms: 3,181 3 bedrooms: 8,609 4 bedrooms: 5,656 5 or more bedrooms: 3,266

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newton:
	no bedroom: 405 1 bedroom: 2,772 2 bedrooms: 4,022 3 bedrooms: 1,780 4 bedrooms: 364 5 or more bedrooms: 155

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Newton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 653 1 vehicle: 6,413 2 vehicles: 11,429 3 vehicles: 2,590 4 vehicles: 489 5 or more vehicles: 129

Cars and other vehicles available in Newton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,433 1 vehicle: 4,203 2 vehicles: 3,003 3 vehicles: 664 4 vehicles: 122 5 or more vehicles: 73

Newton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Newton:

Less than $100: 65 people
$100 to $149: 41
$150 to $199: 58
$200 to $249: 276
$250 to $299: 173
$300 to $349: 116
$350 to $399: 104
$400 to $449: 130
$450 to $499: 76
$500 to $549: 72
$550 to $599: 111
$600 to $649: 79
$650 to $699: 147
$700 to $749: 169
$750 to $799: 156
$800 to $899: 378
$900 to $999: 386
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,580
$1,250 to $1,499: 1,543
$1,500 to $1,999: 2,223
$2,000 or more: 1,552
No cash rent: 525

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 3,018 1990 to 1994: 2,797 1985 to 1989: 2,200 1980 to 1984: 1,457 1975 to 1979: 1,251 1970 to 1974: 788 1970 to 1974: 831 1965 to 1969: 2,774

Newton, MA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 54.3%
Number of people working at home: 2,894 (6.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 851
5 to 9 minutes: 3151
10 to 14 minutes: 4659
15 to 19 minutes: 5477
20 to 24 minutes: 6889
25 to 29 minutes: 3277
30 to 34 minutes: 7167
35 to 39 minutes: 1802
40 to 44 minutes: 2138
45 to 59 minutes: 3787
60 to 89 minutes: 1595
90 or more minutes: 530

Newton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 30,252 (68%)
Carpooled: 3,046 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,916 (4%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 764 (2%)
Subway or elevated: 1,793 (4%)
Railroad: 918 (2%)
Taxi: 54 (0%)
Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
Bicycle: 158 (0%)
Walked: 2,117 (5%)
Other means: 295 (1%)
Worked at home: 2,894 (7%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1314
$10,000 to $14,999: 1105
$15,000 to $19,999: 777
$20,000 to $24,999: 812
$25,000 to $29,999: 841
$30,000 to $34,999: 1017
$35,000 to $39,999: 1063
$40,000 to $44,999: 934
$45,000 to $49,999: 900
$50,000 to $59,999: 2052
$60,000 to $74,999: 2818
$75,000 to $99,999: 4226
$100,000 to $124,999: 3241
$125,000 to $149,999: 2419
$150,000 to $199,999: 3106
$200,000 or more: 4596

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 14058

Irish: 10222

Italian: 8729

Russian: 7032

English: 4827

United States or American: 4060

German: 3674

Polish: 2214

Eastern European: 1811

French (except Basque): 1211

Greek: 1122

French Canadian: 1039

European: 933

Scottish: 866

Ukrainian: 860

Swedish: 776

British: 580

Scotch-Irish: 562

Armenian: 550

Subsaharan African:: 545

Canadian: 541

Arab:: 527

Lithuanian: 506

Israeli: 461

Hungarian: 432

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 394

Portuguese: 352

Iranian: 328

Dutch: 318

Norwegian: 300

Austrian: 281

Romanian: 265

Welsh: 229

Lebanese: 206

Haitian: 200

South African: 184

Cape Verdean: 148

Latvian: 129

Albanian: 122

Finnish: 120

Czech: 116

African: 108

Brazilian: 102

Scandinavian: 100

Danish: 97

Turkish: 82

Northern European: 73

Bulgarian: 72

Other Arab: 70

Syrian: 65

Egyptian: 64

Other Subsaharan African: 63

Swiss: 63

Czechoslovakian: 57

Australian: 56

Arab/Arabic: 51

Iraqi: 46

Celtic: 46

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 41

Belgian: 40

Slovak: 40

British West Indian: 39

Jamaican: 36

West Indian: 28

Palestinian: 25

Guyanese: 23

Dutch West Indian: 23

New Zealander: 19

Slovene: 19

Bahamian: 15

Basque: 14

Croatian: 13

Ethiopian: 13

Liberian: 10

Slavic: 9

Acadian/Cajun: 8

Cypriot: 7

Zimbabwean: 7

Yugoslavian: 7

Bermudan: 7

Ugandan: 7

Alsatian: 6

Somalian: 5

Afghan: 5

Barbadian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (11%)
Russia (10%)
Italy (8%)
Ukraine (5%)
Canada (5%)
Other Eastern Europe (4%)
United Kingdom (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 41627
Northeast: 16209
Midwest: 4202
South: 3420
West: 2018

63% of Newton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 132
Nursery to 4th grade: 71
5th and 6th grade: 200
7th and 8th grade: 154
9th grade: 176
10th grade: 176
11th grade: 150
12th grade, no diploma: 321
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,688
Less than 1 year of college: 690
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,766
Associate degree: 726
Bachelor's degree: 7,418
Master's degree: 4,948
Professional school degree: 3,977
Doctorate degree: 2,543

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 179
Nursery to 4th grade: 97
5th and 6th grade: 201
7th and 8th grade: 285
9th grade: 167
10th grade: 265
11th grade: 168
12th grade, no diploma: 402
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,317
Less than 1 year of college: 1,002
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,595
Associate degree: 1,511
Bachelor's degree: 9,373
Master's degree: 7,163
Professional school degree: 2,381
Doctorate degree: 1,445

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.3%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 4.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $117,883
Black householders: $80,201
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $1,167
Asian householders: $109,139
Some other race householders: $56,362
Two or more races householders: $86,163
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $118,601

Newton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Newton household income for Black householders

Newton household income for Asian householders

Newton household income for Some other race householders

Newton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Newton marital status for males

Newton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $745,211
Black or African American householders: $693,391
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $271,639
Asian householders: $594,932
Some other race householders: $376,116
Two or more races householders: $724,316
Hispanic or Latino householders: $632,878

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 17,808
One, attached: 1,584
Two: 5,887
3 or 4: 2,031
5 to 9: 895
10 to 19: 998
20 to 49: 912
50 or more: 1,988
Mobile homes: 9

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Newton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (55%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%) Electricity (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (42%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (39%) Electricity (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,268

Here:	15.3%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 803

Here:	19.6%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5,630

Here:	80.5%
Massachusetts:	48.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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