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Newton MA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	83,829	317 (of 25,150) (99%)	11 (of 235) (95%)
Average Income	$86,052	667 (97%)	13 (94%)
Median House Value	$438,400	360 (99%)	7 (97%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	88.1%	16,613 (of 25,150) (34%)	194 (of 235) (17%)
% Black Population	2.0%	8,020 (68%)	66 (72%)
% Hispanic Population	2.5%	9,623 (62%)	63 (73%)
% Asian Population	7.7%	735 (97%)	12 (95%)
% American Indian Population	0.1%	17,382 (31%)	180 (23%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	94.5%	1,605 (of 25,150) (94%)	45 (of 235) (81%)
% College Graduates	68.0%	266 (99%)	8 (97%)
% Never Married	31.7%	2,794 (89%)	37 (84%)
% Married	55.3%	14,440 (43%)	116 (51%)
% Seperated	0.8%	18,213 (28%)	198 (16%)
% Divorced	6.0%	21,331 (15%)	206 (12%)
% Foreign Born	18.0%	1,515 (94%)	24 (90%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	32,112	337 (of 25,150) (99%)	12 (of 235) (95%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	52.8%	2,486 (90%)	39 (83%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	20.0%	1,399 (94%)	20 (91%)
Average Rooms in House	6.4	2,360 (91%)	36 (85%)
% Households with No Car	6.7%	12,265 (51%)	123 (48%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	13.0%	19,046 (24%)	117 (50%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	4.6%	497 (98%)	13 (94%)
Median House Value	$438,400	360 (99%)	7 (97%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	4.1%	11,402 (55%)	141 (40%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	20.7%	529 (98%)	12 (95%)
Average Monthly Rent	$1,083	678 (97%)	14 (94%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	68.1%	6,324 (of 25,150) (75%)	88 (of 235) (63%)
% Drive Alone to Work	68.4%	21,225 (16%)	209 (11%)
% Take Public Transportation	12.3%	484 (98%)	18 (92%)
% Walk to Work	4.8%	6,442 (74%)	48 (80%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	26.1	9,138 (64%)	130 (45%)
% Households making less than $10,000	4.2%	20,511 (18%)	189 (20%)
% Households making over $200,000	14.7%	482 (98%)	6 (97%)
Median Household Income	$86,052	667 (97%)	13 (94%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	1.4%	17,402 (31%)	147 (37%)
Per Capita Income	$45,708	548 (98%)	9 (96%)
Male Worker Income	$65,565	769 (97%)	16 (93%)
Female Worker Income	$46,885	404 (98%)	8 (97%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	2.6%	20,623 (18%)	156 (34%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	4.3%	20,967 (17%)	162 (31%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Boston, Massachusetts	10 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.95

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Pleasanton, California	0.86
Mission Viejo, California	0.85
Troy, Michigan	0.85
Carlsbad, California	0.84
Laguna Niguel, California	0.84
Livermore, California	0.84
Farmington Hills, Michigan	0.83
San Mateo, California	0.83
Redwood City, California	0.82
Rochester Hills, Michigan	0.82

Newton MA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Russian People	8,055	13
Houses Worth Between $500,000 and $999,999	5,492	21
Families Making Over than $200,000	4,039	24
Households Making Over than $200,000	4,596	25
Fuel oil or Kerosene Fueled Households	12,399	33

Newton MA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 235)
Families Making Over than $200,000	4,039	1
Houses Worth Between $300,000 and $499,999	6,853	1
Houses Worth Between $500,000 and $999,999	5,492	1
Houseowners with a Mortgage Over $2,000	6,710	1
Russian People	8,055	2

Newton MA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	12.1%	24,355
Percent of People Working in Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations	3.3%	24,185
Percent of People Working in Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance Occupations	2.5%	24,081
Percent of Families Making Between $35,000 and $49,999	7.0%	23,754
Percent of Houses Worth Between $50,000 and $99,999	0.2%	23,667

Newton MA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 235)
Percent of People who had Some College but no Degree	10.5%	225
Percent of People with Associate Degrees	3.9%	224
Percent French People	2.8%	223
Percent of People Working in Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance Occupations	2.5%	223
Percent of Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $1000 and $1499	9.3%	223

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Newton MA	Pleasanton, California
Total Population	63,654	83,829
Average Age	36.9	38.7
Average Income	$90,859	$86,052
Median House Value	$435,300	$438,400
% White Population	80.4%	88.1%
% Black Population	1.4%	2.0%
% Asian Population	11.7%	7.7%
% Hispanic Population	7.9%	2.5%

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