Demographics of Newton city, Massachusetts

Newton city, Massachusetts had 90,741 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,935 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Newton city, in four figures

90,741
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 89,044 ±48.; +2.2%
Change since July 2020: +1,935 people.; 42.1 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $190,304 ±$8,593
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Newton city, Massachusetts's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Newton city, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Newton city, Massachusetts's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Newton city, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	88,806	100.0	100.0
2021	87,965	99.1	100.2
2022	88,170	99.3	100.7
2023	89,007	100.2	101.6
2024	89,999	101.3	102.5
2025	90,741	102.2	103.1

Population of Newton city, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	88,806	—
2021	87,965	−841
2022	88,170	+205
2023	89,007	+837
2024	89,999	+992
2025	90,741	+742

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.1 ±0.9: for men 41.0 ±1.0 and for women 43.0 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Newton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	3,362 ±391	3.8% ±0.4	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	14,917 ±787	16.8% ±0.9	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	10,676 ±767	12.0% ±0.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	19,410 ±1,074	21.8% ±1.2	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	23,633 ±986	26.5% ±1.1	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	17,046 ±808	19.1% ±0.9	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $190,304 ±$8,593, and income per person $97,547 ±$3,778, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Newton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	2,885 ±444	9.0% ±1.4	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,812 ±311	5.6% ±1.0	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,925 ±285	6.0% ±0.9	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,472 ±348	7.7% ±1.1	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,230 ±436	13.1% ±1.3	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,408 ±377	10.6% ±1.2	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	15,462 ±561	48.0% ±1.5	22.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Newton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	3,750 ±574	4.5% ±0.7	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	336 ±152	1.9% ±0.8	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,917 ±478	4.5% ±1.1	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,497 ±288	6.8% ±1.3	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Newton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Newton city	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	33,959 ±593	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.8% ±0.5	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.2% ±1.1	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.0% ±1.3	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.0% ±1.8	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,264,900 ±$43,175	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,370 ±$81	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1942 ±3	1964 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Newton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,971 ±601	4.5% ±0.7	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	60,940 ±1,365	68.4% ±1.5	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,108 ±557	2.4% ±0.6	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	15,454 ±1,121	17.4% ±1.3	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 69	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 47	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,582 ±642	1.8% ±0.7	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,934 ±630	5.5% ±0.7	5.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Newton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	37,476 ±1,216	42.1% ±1.4	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	28,322 ±1,148	31.8% ±1.3	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,601 ±367	1.8% ±0.4	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	21,645 ±1,082	24.3% ±1.2	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	14,114 ±903	15.9% ±1.0	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	7,531 ±809	8.5% ±0.9	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Newton city among the places and towns of Massachusetts

11th of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Newton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Brockton city	105,386 ±39
Quincy city	102,114 ±45
Lynn city	101,709 ±39
New Bedford city	100,998 ±45
Fall River city	94,082 ±120
Newton city	89,044 ±48
Lawrence city	88,736 ±36
Somerville city	81,036 ±33
Framingham city	72,399 ±45
Haverhill city	67,698 ±63
Malden city	65,906 ±67

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Reported crime in Newton city, Massachusetts

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026