Newton

Population & Demographics

Newton, MA

Newton is home to 89,044 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 41,128 resident workers commute each day.

MassachusettsCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
89,044
people
Population

89,044 residents

Median age 42.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Newton population & demographics

Who lives in Newton — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
89,044
Median age
42.1yrs
Median household income
$190,304
Median home value
$1,264,900
Median gross rent
$2,370/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
81.1%
Poverty rate
4.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Newton

How Newton breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White68.4%
Asian17.4%
Two or more races5.5%
Hispanic or Latino4.5%
Black2.4%
Some other race1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Newton

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Newton.

Newton at a glance
Employed Residents
41,128
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
6.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
12.8%
Share working within the area
Work from home
32.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Boston
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Newton proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Newton commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

53 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Newton

41,128 commutes, one dot at a time

Newton

Where 41,128 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Newton, by worker count.

1Boston6.3 mi14,322
2Newton0.0 mi5,284
3Cambridge5.6 mi3,777
4Waltham3.4 mi1,966
5Brookline3.9 mi723
6Needham3.7 mi716
7Framingham11.3 mi656
8Watertown2.8 mi646

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Newton.

1Boston6.3 mi8,306
2Newton0.0 mi5,284
3Waltham3.4 mi1,860
4Framingham11.3 mi1,287
5Watertown2.8 mi1,094
6Needham3.7 mi998
7Brookline3.9 mi969
8Quincy11.6 mi897

Top industries

The sectors that employ Newton’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance21.0%
EDEducational Services19.0%
RTRetail Trade9.4%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services8.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.9%
INInformation4.8%
REReal Estate and Rental and Leasing4.8%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.6%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Newton

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Newton

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