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According to 2021 data, the most numerous races in Newton, MA are White alone (58,374 residents), Hispanic (4,127 residents), and Asian alone (12,473 residents). 74.8% of Newton residents speak English at home. 22.4% of Newton, MA residents are foreign-born (10.5% born in Asia, 7.0% born in Europe, 2.3% born in Latin America), which is 22.8% greater than the foreign-born rate of 17.3% across the entire state of Massachusetts.

Race distribution in Newton

2000 2021
  • Races in Newton, MA (2000)
    • 72,38886.4%White alone
    • 6,4157.7%Asian alone
    • 2,1112.5%Hispanic
    • 1,5841.9%Black alone
    • 1,0571.3%Two or more races
    • 2130.3%Other race alone
    • 430.05%American Indian alone
    • 180.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Newton, MA (2021)
    • 58,37466.7%White alone
    • 12,47314.3%Asian alone
    • 7,4598.5%Two or more races
    • 4,1274.7%Hispanic
    • 2,7663.2%Other race alone
    • 2,1852.5%Black alone
    • 710.08%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
2000 2021
  • Races in Massachusetts (2000)
    • 5,198,35981.9%White alone
    • 428,7296.8%Hispanic
    • 318,3295.0%Black alone
    • 236,7863.7%Asian alone
    • 110,3381.7%Two or more races
    • 43,5860.7%Other race alone
    • 11,2640.2%American Indian alone
    • 1,7060.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Massachusetts (2021)
    • 4,713,21367.5%White alone
    • 897,35012.8%Hispanic
    • 489,8087.0%Asian alone
    • 437,5896.3%Black alone
    • 347,9945.0%Two or more races
    • 92,1901.3%Other race alone
    • 5,1160.07%American Indian alone
    • 1,4630.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone

Income and house value in Newton

  • Median household income in 2021
  • $184,653White non-Hispanic householders
  • $70,080Black householders
  • $66,012American Indian and Alaska Native householders
  • $187,051Asian householders
  • $70,719Some other race householders
  • $177,206Two or more races householders
  • $169,583Hispanic or Latino race householders
  • Median 2021 house value
  • over $1,000,000White Non-Hispanic householders
  • over $1,000,000Black or African American householders
  • $447,518American Indian or Alaska Native householders
  • $980,134Asian householders
  • $619,641Some other race householders
  • over $1,000,000Two or more races householders
  • over $1,000,000Hispanic or Latino householders

Household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Distribution of median household income in Newton, MA in 2021

Household income for Black householders

Distribution of median household income in Newton, MA in 2021

Household income for Asian householders

Distribution of median household income in Newton, MA in 2021

Household income for Some other race householders

Distribution of median household income in Newton, MA in 2021

Household income for Two or more races householders

Distribution of median household income in Newton, MA in 2021

Household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Distribution of median household income in Newton, MA in 2021

Median age by race in Newton

  • 44.6Median age for White residents
  • 43.7Males
  • 45.6Females
  • 30.7Median age for Black or African American residents
  • 21.6Males
  • 30.9Females
  • 55.5Median age for American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • 39.3Males
  • 66.2Females
  • 37.8Median age for Asian residents
  • 37.7Males
  • 37.8Females
  • 16.4Median age for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
  • 31.2Median age for Other race residents
  • 34.8Males
  • 26.1Females
  • 20.6Median age for Two or more races residents
  • 17.8Males
  • 21.7Females
  • 44.9Median age for White alone residents
  • 43.9Males
  • 46.0Females
  • 30.0Median age for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 38.1Males
  • 26.8Females

Owner/renter occupied households by race in Newton

  • House owners and renters - White residents
  • 16,46473.9%Owner occupied
  • 5,81626.1%Renter occupied
  • 73.9%
    26.1%
  • House owners and renters - Black or African American residents
  • 28044.3%Owner occupied
  • 35355.7%Renter occupied
  • 44.3%
    55.7%
  • House owners and renters - American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • 8100.0%Owner occupied
  • House owners and renters - Asian residents
  • 3,33587.9%Owner occupied
  • 46112.1%Renter occupied
  • 87.9%
    12.1%
  • House owners and renters - Other race residents
  • 81376.3%Owner occupied
  • 25323.7%Renter occupied
  • 76.3%
    23.7%
  • House owners and renters - Two or more races residents
  • 1,20352.2%Owner occupied
  • 1,10247.8%Renter occupied
  • 52.2%
    47.8%
  • House owners and renters - White alone residents
  • 16,38473.8%Owner occupied
  • 5,81626.2%Renter occupied
  • 73.8%
    26.2%
  • House owners and renters - Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 56952.2%Owner occupied
  • 52047.8%Renter occupied
  • 52.2%
    47.8%

Language usage in Newton

  • English speakers - Total
  • 74.8% of residents of Newton speak English at home.
  • 3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 2,04781.4%Speak English very well
  • 46818.6%Speak English less than very well
  • 81.4%
    18.6%
  • 22.2% of residents speak other language at home
  • 13,92173.8%Speak English very well
  • 4,94826.2%Speak English less than very well
  • 73.8%
    26.2%
  • English speakers - Born in the United States
  • 91.4% of residents of Newton speak English at home.
  • 2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 54781.2%Speak English very well
  • 12718.8%Speak English less than very well
  • 81.2%
    18.8%
  • 6.2% of residents speak other language at home
  • 1,57491.0%Speak English very well
  • 1559.0%Speak English less than very well
  • 91.0%
    9.0%
  • English speakers - Native, born elsewhere
  • 67.2% of residents of Newton speak English at home.
  • 10.4% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 13892.0%Speak English very well
  • 128.0%Speak English less than very well
  • 92.0%
    8.0%
  • 22.4% of residents speak other language at home
  • 26582.0%Speak English very well
  • 5818.0%Speak English less than very well
  • 82.0%
    18.0%
  • English speakers - Foreign-born
  • 23.8% of residents of Newton speak English at home.
  • 4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 69776.8%Speak English very well
  • 21023.2%Speak English less than very well
  • 76.8%
    23.2%
  • 71.5% of residents speak other language at home
  • 9,30967.6%Speak English very well
  • 4,47132.4%Speak English less than very well
  • 67.6%
    32.4%
White (Caucasian) - Speak only English
Native:

94.5% (45,544)
Foreign-born:

34.7% (3,079)
White (Caucasian) - Speak another language
Native:

5.5% (2,672)
Foreign-born:

65.3% (5,789)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:

91.0% (1,278)
Foreign-born:

30.3% (254)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:

9.3% (131)
Foreign-born:

68.9% (578)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak only English
Native:

63.8% (13)
Foreign-born:

32.6% (8)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak another language
Native:

32.1% (7)
Foreign-born:

54.4% (13)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:

56.3% (2,316)
Foreign-born:

22.7% (1,737)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:

43.7% (1,797)
Foreign-born:

77.3% (5,904)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:

84.7% (1,567)
Foreign-born:

16.1% (120)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:

29.8% (551)
Foreign-born:

85.6% (637)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:

80.3% (5,471)
Foreign-born:

22.0% (473)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:

19.7% (1,342)
Foreign-born:

78.0% (1,676)
White alone - Speak only English
Native:

94.8% (45,303)
Foreign-born:

34.7% (3,079)
White alone - Speak another language
Native:

5.2% (2,491)
Foreign-born:

65.3% (5,789)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:

58.4% (1,446)
Foreign-born:

13.9% (186)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:

41.6% (1,029)
Foreign-born:

86.1% (1,153)

Foreign-born residents in Newton

19,753 residents are foreign born (10.5% Asia, 7.0% Europe, 2.3% Latin America).

This city:

22.4%
Massachusetts:

17.3%

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Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Newton
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Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Newton
Place of birth by age - Newton

Marital status for residents in Newton

Marital status - White (Caucasian) population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 31.7%Never married
  • 61.5%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.9%Widowed
  • 5.9%Divorced
  • Females
  • 34.0%Never married
  • 51.5%Now married
  • 0.9%Separated
  • 7.0%Widowed
  • 6.7%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (706)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

37.7% (4,941)
Unmarried:

62.3% (8,181)
Marital status - Black or African American population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 58.4%Never married
  • 38.9%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.4%Widowed
  • 2.3%Divorced
  • Females
  • 49.5%Never married
  • 43.5%Now married
  • 1.0%Separated
  • 4.5%Widowed
  • 1.4%Divorced
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

35.3% (226)
Unmarried:

64.7% (414)
Marital status - American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 100.0%Never married
  • 0.0%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 0.0%Never married
  • 100.0%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (16)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Marital status - Asian population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 26.0%Never married
  • 72.5%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 1.6%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 24.0%Never married
  • 66.8%Now married
  • 0.8%Separated
  • 2.8%Widowed
  • 5.6%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (89)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

65.2% (2,431)
Unmarried:

34.8% (1,299)
Marital status - Other race population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 35.6%Never married
  • 25.1%Now married
  • 22.2%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 17.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 56.5%Never married
  • 38.5%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 2.6%Widowed
  • 2.4%Divorced
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

33.3% (195)
Unmarried:

66.7% (390)
Marital status - Two or more races population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 48.4%Never married
  • 44.6%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 7.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 56.3%Never married
  • 37.8%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 1.0%Widowed
  • 4.9%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

98.1% (255)
Unmarried:

1.9% (5)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

31.2% (903)
Unmarried:

68.8% (1,988)
Marital status - White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 31.7%Never married
  • 61.4%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.9%Widowed
  • 5.9%Divorced
  • Females
  • 33.4%Never married
  • 51.9%Now married
  • 0.9%Separated
  • 7.0%Widowed
  • 6.8%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (706)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

38.2% (4,901)
Unmarried:

61.8% (7,925)
Marital status - Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 54.7%Never married
  • 38.5%Now married
  • 0.1%Separated
  • 0.1%Widowed
  • 6.7%Divorced
  • Females
  • 57.4%Never married
  • 30.3%Now married
  • 0.7%Separated
  • 0.7%Widowed
  • 10.9%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

95.4% (103)
Unmarried:

4.6% (5)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

29.0% (362)
Unmarried:

71.0% (886)

Ancestries in Newton

  • Ancestries in Newton, MA
    • 3,4258.0%Irish
    • 3,0947.2%Italian
    • 2,0544.8%Russian
    • 2,0224.7%Eastern European
    • 1,6693.9%English
    • 1,6143.8%American
    • 1,4123.3%European
    • 1,2602.9%German
    • 8432.0%Polish
    • 7791.8%Brazilian
    • 4501.1%French
    • 4381.0%Ukrainian
    • 3960.9%Romanian
    • 3730.9%Israeli
    • 3380.8%Greek
    • 3310.8%Scottish
    • 3130.7%Lithuanian
    • 2820.7%British
    • 2500.6%Iranian
    • 2110.5%French Canadian
    • 1990.5%Canadian
    • 1680.4%Haitian
    • 1520.4%Albanian
    • 1510.4%Scotch-Irish
    • 1490.3%African
    • 1360.3%Swedish
    • 1170.3%Norwegian
    • 1150.3%Armenian
    • 1140.3%Swiss
    • 1000.2%Afghan
    • 930.2%Northern European
    • 910.2%Dutch
    • 860.2%Ugandan
    • 780.2%Turkish
    • 770.2%Austrian
    • 740.2%Latvian
    • 730.2%Kenyan
    • 650.2%Nigerian
    • 580.1%Serbian
    • 580.1%Belgian
    • 560.1%South African
    • 530.1%Australian
    • 500.1%Barbadian
    • 470.1%Ghanaian
    • 450.1%Portuguese
    • 380.09%Bulgarian
    • 360.08%Hungarian
    • 340.08%Slovak
    • 310.07%Ethiopian
    • 290.07%Liberian
    • 280.07%Danish
    • 270.06%Scandinavian
    • 270.06%Egyptian
    • 250.06%Moroccan
    • 210.05%Jamaican
    • 200.05%Finnish
    • 200.05%Croatian
    • 170.04%Macedonian
    • 160.04%Sudanese
    • 140.03%Lebanese
    • 110.03%Czech
    • 90.02%Iraqi
    • 60.01%New Zealander
    • 60.01%Cape Verdean
    • 40.01%Estonian
    • 40.01%Welsh
    • 30.01%Icelander
    • 30.01%British West Indian

Geographical mobility in Newton

  • Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago
    • 50,74287.3%White (Caucasian)
    • 2,08687.1%Black or African American
    • 3771.1%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 10,32883.1%Asian
    • 965.4%Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
    • 2,16787.2%Other race
    • 4,12982.1%Two or more races
    • 56,47189.0%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 2,84779.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same county
    • 4,0917.0%White / Caucasian
    • 923.9%Black or African American
    • 1,2309.9%Asian
    • 562.3%Other race
    • 53010.5%Two or more races
    • 3,0404.8%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 1574.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same state
    • 1,2092.1%White / Caucasian
    • 1385.8%Black or African American
    • 2922.4%Asian
    • 1375.5%Other race
    • 1482.9%Two or more races
    • 1,5342.4%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 1865.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from different state
    • 1,6112.8%White / Caucasian
    • 1004.2%Black or African American
    • 611.4%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 3122.5%Asian
    • 430.8%Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
    • 451.8%Other race
    • 1212.4%Two or more races
    • 2,0013.2%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 2476.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad
    • 4530.8%White
    • 190.8%Black or African American
    • 815.6%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 2632.1%Asian
    • 381.5%Other race
    • 1022.0%Two or more races
    • 4400.7%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 1454.0%Hispanic or Latino

Children Nativity (place of birth) in Newton

  • Children under 6 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 1,83197.3%Native
  • 512.7%Foreign-born
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 2,01897.0%Native
  • 623.0%Foreign-born
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 589100.0%Native
  • Children under 6 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 58100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 117100.0%Native
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 5,90695.7%Native
  • 2634.3%Foreign-born
  • 95.7%
    4.3%
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 2,47070.8%Native
  • 1,01929.2%Foreign-born
  • 70.8%
    29.2%
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 2,298100.0%Native
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 1,029100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 50250.0%Native
  • 50250.0%Foreign-born
  • 50.0%
    50.0%

    • Place of birth for residents in Newton

    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Regions
      • 9,469Asia
      • 6,301Europe
      • 5,716Eastern Asia
      • 4,555China
      • 3,199Eastern Europe
      • 2,735Americas
      • 2,117Latin America
      • 2,038South Central Asia
      • 1,306South America
      • 1,272Northern Europe
      • 1,109Africa
      • 883Western Europe
      • 879Western Asia
      • 856Southern Europe
      • 835South Eastern Asia
      • 618Northern America
      • 460Central America
      • 350Caribbean
      • 294Western Africa
      • 283Northern Africa
      • 265Eastern Africa
      • 208Southern Africa
      • 136Oceania
      • 136Australia and New Zealand Subregion
      • 44Middle Africa
    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Countries
      • 3,494China
      • 1,385India
      • 1,332Russia
      • 897Korea
      • 896Brazil
      • 655Ukraine
      • 618Canada
      • 604Italy
      • 578Hong Kong
      • 522Israel
      • 487United Kingdom
      • 482Taiwan
      • 388Germany
      • 332England
      • 263Japan
      • 251Ireland
      • 237France
      • 225Iran
      • 225Thailand
      • 220Philippines
      • 215Vietnam
      • 208South Africa
      • 180Haiti
      • 165Guatemala
      • 155Poland
      • 146Egypt
      • 142Colombia
      • 136Ghana
      • 131Saudi Arabia
      • 130Spain
      • 123Australia
      • 122Uganda
      • 121Moldova
      • 117Sudan
      • 115Romania
      • 115Greece
      • 110Mexico
      • 107Turkey
      • 107Bulgaria
      • 104Bangladesh
      • 99Switzerland
      • 95Belarus
      • 83Afghanistan
      • 83Kenya
      • 80Sweden
      • 77Albania
      • 76Chile
      • 75Austria
      • 72Panama
      • 68Netherlands
      • 67Nigeria
      • 64Honduras
      • 62Venezuela
      • 58Liberia
      • 57Serbia
      • 57Burma
      • 54Indonesia
      • 53Nepal
      • 51Ethiopia
      • 51Peru
      • 51Syria
      • 49Scotland
      • 49Singapore
      • 47El Salvador
      • 47Dominican Republic
      • 44Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
      • 43Argentina
      • 40Jamaica
      • 38Denmark
      • 35Iraq
      • 34Uzbekistan
      • 33Ecuador
      • 30Trinidad and Tobago
      • 26Hungary
      • 21Lithuania
      • 20Sri Lanka
      • 20Kazakhstan
      • 19Latvia
      • 17Bahamas
      • 14Norway
      • 13Cambodia
      • 13Belgium
      • 13New Zealand
      • 12Morocco
      • 11Lebanon
      • 9Cuba
      • 8Zimbabwe
      • 8Czechoslovakia
      • 7Cabo Verde
      • 6Portugal
      • 5Armenia

    Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren in Newton

  • Grandparents (30 to 59 years)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 821.0%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 3179.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 21.0%
    79.0%
  • Asian
  • 28100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Two or more races
  • 7100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 929.9%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 2170.1%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 29.9%
    70.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • 21100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Grandparents (60 years and over)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 8825.1%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 26374.9%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 25.1%
    74.9%
  • Asian
  • 320100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Two or more races
  • 17100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 9024.4%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 27975.6%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 24.4%
    75.6%

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