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People QuickFacts |
Newton |
Massachusetts |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
82,819 | 6,437,193 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-1.2% | 1.4% |
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Population, 2000 |
83,829 | 6,349,097 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
5.2% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
21.2% | 23.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
15.1% | 13.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
53.5% | 51.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
88.1% | 84.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
2.0% | 5.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
7.7% | 3.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.5% | 2.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
2.5% | 6.8% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
60.1% | 58.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
18.0% | 12.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
21.2% | 18.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
94.5% | 84.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
68.0% | 33.2% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
26.1 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
32,112 | 2,621,989 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
69.5% | 61.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$438,400 | $185,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
31,201 | 2,443,580 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.51 | 2.51 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$86,052 | $50,502 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$45,708 | $25,952 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
4.3% | 9.3% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Newton |
Massachusetts |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,437,432 | 127,129,789 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,150,231 | 73,903,837 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$13,782 | $11,527 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
189,418 | 11,789,582 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
13,988 | 563,539 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.5% | 2.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
4.5% | 3.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.4% | 2.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
33.1% | 28.7% |
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