Newton

Population: 88,504
Median household income: $184,989
Median home value: $1,202,500

Newton, a community in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, has 88,504 residents. At $184,989, its median household income sits above Middlesex County's $126,779.

From 2019 to 2023, Newton's population held roughly steady from 88,593 to 88,504, while its median home value rose 31.5% from $914,700 to $1,202,500.

Households average 2.59 people. The median gross rent is $2,388.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 88,504
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $184,989
Median home value: $1,202,500
Median gross rent: $2,388
Housing units: 33,531
Homeownership rate: 71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 80.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

88,59388,504

Median household income

$151,068$184,989

Median home value

$914,700$1,202,500

Median gross rent

$1,940$2,388

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	88,593	$151,068	$914,700	$1,940
2020	88,322	$154,398	$952,100	$1,897
2021	88,647	$164,607	$992,800	$2,066
2022	88,453	$176,373	$1,136,200	$2,252
2023	88,504	$184,989	$1,202,500	$2,388

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 2411.8%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,655	4.1%
5 to 17	14,790	16.7%
18 to 24	10,405	11.8%
25 to 34	8,759	9.9%
35 to 44	10,285	11.6%
45 to 54	12,427	14.0%
55 to 64	11,244	12.7%
65 to 74	9,830	11.1%
75 and over	7,109	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	61,733	69.8%
Black or African American	1,893	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	111	0.1%
Asian	14,599	16.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	15	0.0%
Some other race	1,532	1.7%
Two or more races	4,334	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,287	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.7%

High school graduate6.6%

Some college or associate's10.1%

Bachelor's degree28.2%

Graduate or professional degree52.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,582	2.7%
High school graduate	3,961	6.6%
Some college or associate's	6,000	10.1%
Bachelor's degree	16,828	28.2%
Graduate or professional degree	31,283	52.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone49.6%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit8.7%

Walked5.4%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home28.7%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	22,691	49.6%
Carpooled	2,581	5.6%
Public transit	3,999	8.7%
Walked	2,451	5.4%
Bicycle	382	0.8%
Worked from home	13,129	28.7%
Other means	484	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,279	22.3%
15 to 29 min	11,304	34.7%
30 to 44 min	8,285	25.4%
45 to 59 min	3,501	10.7%
60+ min	2,219	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 4.7% (3,872 of 82,417)

	Count	Share
Family households	22,798	71.8%
Nonfamily households	8,932	28.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1940

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	31,730	94.6%
Vacant	1,801	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	22,530	71.0%
Renter-occupied	9,200	29.0%

1-unit, detached56.2%

1-unit, attached7.3%

2 to 4 units20.6%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units9.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,858	56.2%
1-unit, attached	2,460	7.3%
2 to 4 units	6,912	20.6%
5 to 19 units	1,968	5.9%
20 or more units	3,323	9.9%
Mobile home & other	10	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2545560
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 0.33 sq mi
Center point: 42.3318, -71.2084