What is the population of Newton, Massachusetts?

The population of Newton, Massachusetts is 88,216.

What is the median household income in Newton, Massachusetts?

The median household income in Newton, Massachusetts is $186,194, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Newton, Massachusetts is $953,362, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Newton, Massachusetts is 3.3%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A+

Income A+

Education A+

Metric	Newton	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Population	88,216	6,906,117	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	4858.2	654.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.01%	0.50%	0.57%
Median age	42.9	40.0	37.1
Households	31,730	2,760,541	128,459,983

Year	Newton

Group	Share

Newton has a the economy index of A+, which means it is exceptionally prosperous.

Metric	Newton	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$186,194	$101,501	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.53%	5.21%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.1%	5.2%

Metric	Newton	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$953,362	$478,681	$242,182
Median rent	$2,387	$1,687	$1,342
Homeownership rate	71.0%	62.6%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Newton	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	25.3	25.7	22.5
Work from home	28.7%	16.7%	13.4%

Newton has a education index of A+, which means it is exceptionally educated.

Metric	Newton	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.7%	42.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.59	2.45	2.54

Newton has a health index of A+, which means it is exceptionally healthy.

Metric	Newton	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	84.7	80.5	78.3
Self-rated poor health	6.7%	11.8%	16.3%
Smokers	7.0%	13.9%	19.0%