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Races in Newton, Massachusetts (MA) Detailed Stats: Ancestries, Foreign born residents, place of birth

 

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2009 2000

Races in Newton, MA (2009)

  • White alone - 69,123 (81.4%)
  • Asian alone - 8,543 (10.1%)
  • Hispanic - 2,995 (3.5%)
  • Black alone - 2,052 (2.4%)
  • Two or more races - 1,434 (1.7%)
  • Other race alone - 461 (0.5%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 153 (0.2%)
  • American Indian alone - 34 (0.04%)

Races in Newton, MA (2000)

  • White alone - 72,388 (86.4%)
  • Asian alone - 6,415 (7.7%)
  • Hispanic - 2,111 (2.5%)
  • Black alone - 1,584 (1.9%)
  • Two or more races - 1,057 (1.3%)
  • Other race alone - 213 (0.3%)
  • American Indian alone - 43 (0.05%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 18 (0.02%)

2009 2000

Races in Massachusetts (2009)

  • White alone - 5,154,939 (78.2%)
  • Hispanic - 582,234 (8.8%)
  • Black alone - 382,643 (5.8%)
  • Asian alone - 326,164 (4.9%)
  • Two or more races - 98,958 (1.5%)
  • Other race alone - 40,746 (0.6%)
  • American Indian alone - 6,344 (0.10%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 1,559 (0.02%)

Races in Massachusetts (2000)

  • White alone - 5,198,359 (81.9%)
  • Hispanic - 428,729 (6.8%)
  • Black alone - 318,329 (5.0%)
  • Asian alone - 236,786 (3.7%)
  • Two or more races - 110,338 (1.7%)
  • Other race alone - 43,586 (0.7%)
  • American Indian alone - 11,264 (0.2%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 1,706 (0.03%)


English speakers - Total:

75.9% of residents of Newton speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English less than very well).
20.5% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English less than very well).


English speakers - Born in the United States:

89.5% of residents of Newton speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
7.3% of residents speak other language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English less than very well).


English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:

61.9% of residents of Newton speak English at home.
15.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
22.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).


English speakers - Foreign born:

26.6% of residents of Newton speak English at home.
6.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English less than very well).
67.3% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English less than very well).


White - Speak only English
Native:

92.4% (51,859)
Foreign born:

33.6% (3,019)
White - Speak another language
Native:

7.6% (4,261)
Foreign born:

66.4% (5,956)

Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:

90.5% (1,472)
Foreign born:

41.3% (128)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:

8.0% (131)
Foreign born:

57.6% (179)

Asian - Speak only English
Native:

48.5% (1,660)
Foreign born:

17.3% (1,249)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:

51.5% (1,763)
Foreign born:

82.7% (5,969)

Other race - Speak only English
Native:

66.5% (417)
Foreign born:

19.7% (81)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:

36.8% (231)
Foreign born:

79.9% (328)

Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:

83.9% (893)
Foreign born:

50.3% (38)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:

16.0% (170)
Foreign born:

46.2% (35)

White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:

93.4% (51,272)
Foreign born:

34.6% (2,883)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:

6.6% (3,649)
Foreign born:

65.4% (5,455)

Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:

56.0% (929)
Foreign born:

16.8% (203)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:

45.0% (747)
Foreign born:

83.9% (1,014)

15,116 residents are foreign born (8.3% Europe, 6.3% Asia, 1.9% Latin America).

This city:  18.0%
Massachusetts:  12.2%

Median age by place of birth - Newton

Place of birth - Newton
White

Place of birth - Newton
Black or African American

Place of birth - Newton
American Indian / Alaska Native

Place of birth - Newton
Asian

Place of birth - Newton
Other race

Place of birth - Newton
Two or more races

Place of birth - Newton
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino

Place of birth - Newton
Hispanic or Latino

Population born outside the United States - Newton

Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Newton

Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Newton

Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Newton

Place of birth by age - Newton

Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
  • Never married: 36.6%
  • Now married: 54.5%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 1.3%
  • Divorced: 7.6%
Females:
  • Never married: 34.0%
  • Now married: 47.9%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (971)
Unmarried:

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

37.0% (5,859)
Unmarried:

63.0% (9,983)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
  • Never married: 72.1%
  • Now married: 20.9%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 2.5%
  • Divorced: 1.7%
Females:
  • Never married: 57.2%
  • Now married: 20.6%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 6.2%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

0.0% (0)
Unmarried:

139.1% (16)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

25.8% (220)
Unmarried:

73.9% (631)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
  • Never married: 0.0%
  • Now married: 97.5%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
  • Never married: 0.0%
  • Now married: 91.6%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 0.0%

Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
  • Never married: 33.6%
  • Now married: 65.2%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 1.0%
Females:
  • Never married: 27.4%
  • Now married: 61.9%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 3.1%
  • Divorced: 4.4%

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (258)
Unmarried:

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

53.0% (1,796)
Unmarried:

47.0% (1,595)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
  • Never married: 77.7%
  • Now married: 24.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
  • Never married: 63.3%
  • Now married: 18.1%
  • Separated: 3.8%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 7.4%

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

112.0% (15)
Unmarried:

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

21.4% (105)
Unmarried:

74.5% (365)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
  • Never married: 52.7%
  • Now married: 45.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
  • Never married: 58.3%
  • Now married: 32.4%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 2.4%

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

36.5% (145)
Unmarried:

63.8% (253)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
  • Never married: 36.9%
  • Now married: 54.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 1.3%
  • Divorced: 7.6%
Females:
  • Never married: 33.9%
  • Now married: 47.8%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (971)
Unmarried:

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

36.1% (5,426)
Unmarried:

63.9% (9,597)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
  • Never married: 47.4%
  • Now married: 47.3%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 1.4%
  • Divorced: 3.1%
Females:
  • Never married: 47.6%
  • Now married: 36.8%
  • Separated: 3.8%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

81.1% (12)
Unmarried:

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

40.6% (509)
Unmarried:

59.2% (741)

Ancestries in Newton
(Other ancestries excluded from the graph)

  • Other - 22,783 (27.2%)
  • Irish - 13,995 (16.7%)
  • Italian - 10,256 (12.2%)
  • Russian - 8,055 (9.6%)
  • English - 7,441 (8.9%)
  • German - 6,276 (7.5%)
  • United States - 4,060 (4.8%)
  • Polish - 3,821 (4.6%)
  • French - 2,306 (2.8%)
  • Scottish - 1,650 (2.0%)
  • French Canadian - 1,548 (1.8%)
  • Greek - 1,244 (1.5%)
  • Swedish - 1,224 (1.5%)
  • Ukrainian - 939 (1.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish - 877 (1.0%)
  • Lithuanian - 853 (1.0%)
  • Arab - 669 (0.8%)
  • Dutch - 646 (0.8%)
  • Subsaharan African - 583 (0.7%)
  • Hungarian - 547 (0.7%)
  • Portuguese - 493 (0.6%)
  • Norwegian - 479 (0.6%)
  • West Indian - 448 (0.5%)
  • Welsh - 429 (0.5%)
  • Czech - 335 (0.4%)
  • Danish - 171 (0.2%)
  • Swiss - 151 (0.2%)
  • Slovak - 123 (0.1%)

Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)

  • White: 56,408 (83.0%)
  • Black or African American: 1,390 (66.5%)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 8 (23.7%)
  • Asian: 9,806 (86.8%)
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 87 (51.5%)
  • Other race: 730 (65.4%)
  • Two or more races: 1,235 (88.9%)
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 55,070 (83.4%)
  • Hispanic or Latino: 1,903 (68.5%)

Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)

  • White: 5,072 (7.5%)
  • Black or African American: 136 (6.5%)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 7 (20.7%)
  • Asian: 227 (2.0%)
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 32 (18.9%)
  • Other race: 188 (16.8%)
  • Two or more races: 32 (2.3%)
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 4,861 (7.4%)
  • Hispanic or Latino: 383 (13.8%)

Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)

  • White: 2,638 (3.9%)
  • Black or African American: 240 (11.5%)
  • Asian: 269 (2.4%)
  • Other race: 170 (15.2%)
  • Two or more races: 28 (2.0%)
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 2,638 (4.0%)

Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)

  • White: 3,183 (4.7%)
  • Black or African American: 265 (12.7%)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 20 (57.6%)
  • Asian: 615 (5.4%)
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 50 (29.6%)
  • Other race: 54 (4.8%)
  • Two or more races: 94 (6.7%)
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 3,011 (4.6%)
  • Hispanic or Latino: 268 (9.6%)

Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad (%)

  • White: 660 (1.0%)
  • Black or African American: 142 (6.8%)
  • Asian: 375 (3.3%)
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 434 (0.7%)
  • Hispanic or Latino: 226 (8.1%)
Children Nativity - Newton, MA
Under 6 years 6 to 17 years

Living with two parents:

Both parents native
( • Native: 3,851 • Foreign born: 0 )

Both parents foreign born
( • Native: 1,917 • Foreign born: 71 )

One native & one foreign-born parent
( • Native: 420 • Foreign born: 0 )

Living with one parent:

518 Native

Living with two parents:

Both parents native
( • Native: 5,819 • Foreign born: 57 )

Both parents foreign born
( • Native: 1,677 • Foreign born: 602 )

One native & one foreign-born parent
( • Native: 738 • Foreign born: 62 )

Living with one parent:

Native parent
( • Native: 1,960 • Foreign born: 0 )

Foreign-born parent
( • Native: 308 • Foreign born: 254 )


Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Regions

  • Asia: 6,621
  • Europe: 6,380
  • Eastern Asia: 3,489
  • Eastern Europe: 3,396
  • South Central Asia: 1,561
  • Northern Europe: 1,207
  • Southern Europe: 1,021
  • Western Europe: 708

Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Countries

  • China: 2,078
  • Russia: 1,707
  • India: 901
  • Italy: 723
  • Korea: 600
  • Ukraine: 546
  • Iran: 419
  • Hong Kong: 387
  • Other Eastern Europe: 350
  • England: 310
  • Germany: 310
  • Greece: 255
  • Ireland: 247
  • Japan: 195
  • Romania: 192
  • Taiwan: 162
  • Belarus: 139
  • Poland: 116
  • Netherlands: 115
  • France: 110
  • Belgium: 74
  • Czechoslovakia: 73
  • Yugoslavia: 66
  • Lithuania: 64
  • Austria: 53
  • Bulgaria: 44
  • Spain: 39
  • Denmark: 35
  • Sweden: 34
  • Switzerland: 32
  • Other Northern Europe: 30
  • Portugal: 30
  • Norway: 29
  • Hungary: 24
  • Latvia: 21
  • Albania: 21
  • Scotland: 18
  • Serbia: 10

Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren - White:
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
30 to 59 years :

33.7% (54)
60 years and over:

60.7% (98)
Grandparents not responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years:
30 to 59 years:

19.0% (58)
60 years and over:

78.9% (240)
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren - Black or African American:
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
30 to 59 years :

0.0% (0)
60 years and over:

118.5% (12)
Grandparents not responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years:
30 to 59 years:

0.0% (0)
60 years and over:

59.1% (8)
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren - Asian:
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
30 to 59 years :

0.0% (0)
60 years and over:

63.7% (62)
Grandparents not responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years:
30 to 59 years:

0.0% (0)
60 years and over:

109.4% (141)
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren - White alone, not Hispanic / Latino:
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
30 to 59 years :

32.4% (48)
60 years and over:

64.8% (97)
Grandparents not responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years:
30 to 59 years:

15.8% (45)
60 years and over:

83.5% (236)

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