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As of 2010, the per capita income of Newton is $57,238, which is much higher than the state average of $33,203 and is much higher than the national average of $26,059. Newton median household income is $107,696, which has grown by 25.15% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 22.91% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Newton residents spend 25.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 25.6 minutes and is higher than the national average of 23.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #15

Newton, MA	57,238 USD
Massachusetts	33,203 USD
U.S.	26,059 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Newton, MA	50,131 USD
Massachusetts	35,547 USD
U.S.	28,899 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Newton, MA	66,577 USD
Massachusetts	41,587 USD
U.S.	33,276 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Newton, MA	33,471 USD
Massachusetts	30,274 USD
U.S.	24,157 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #12

Newton, MA	104,486 USD
Massachusetts	62,072 USD
U.S.	50,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Newton, MA	156,266 USD
Massachusetts	84,005 USD
U.S.	68,259 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #129

Newton, MA	25.15%
Massachusetts	22.91%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Newton, MA		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	49.37%	$33,071, see rank	26.82%	$16,186	21.82%	$14,452
Social Security Income	26.30%	$17,804, see rank	27.32%	$15,870	28.42%	$16,236
Public Assistance Income	1.68%	$5,954, see rank	3.02%	$4,849	2.86%	$3,936
Retirement Income	12.61%	$31,503, see rank	15.69%	$22,960	17.45%	$22,006

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Newton, MA	138,852 USD
Massachusetts	78,653 USD
U.S.	60,609 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Newton, MA	192,788 USD
Massachusetts	100,712 USD
U.S.	79,338 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Newton, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$102,975, see rank	$65,594	$52,480
Black	$72,601, see rank	$41,057	$33,578
Hispanic	$100,175, see rank	$31,036	$40,165
Asian	$116,507, see rank	$70,132	$67,022
Two or More Races	$87,414, see rank	$44,749	$43,597

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Newton, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
less than 25	$4,582, see rank	$25,235	$24,143
25 to 44	$107,113, see rank	$70,691	$54,024
45 to 64	$142,261, see rank	$76,886	$60,683
65 or over	$48,362, see rank	$35,683	$34,381

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Newton, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	68,693	see rank	5,313,877	243,832,923
Male¹	31,819	46.32%, see rank	47.71%	48.62%
Male, In Labor Force:²	23,194	72.89%, see rank	72.77%	69.78%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.76%
Male, Civilian²	23,194	72.89%, see rank	72.62%	69.03%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	21,964	94.70%, see rank	88.55%	88.43%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,230	5.30%, see rank	11.45%	11.57%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	8,625	27.11%, see rank	27.23%	30.22%
Female¹	36,874	53.68%, see rank	52.29%	51.38%
Female, In Labor Force:²	21,607	58.60%, see rank	63.00%	59.26%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.12%
Female, Civilian²	21,607	58.60%, see rank	62.97%	59.13%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	19,428	89.92%, see rank	91.14%	89.99%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,179	10.08%, see rank	8.86%	10.01%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	15,267	41.40%, see rank	37.00%	40.74%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Newton, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	40,089	100%	3,151,546	136,941,010
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	25,328	63.18%, see rank	72.82%	76.57%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,908	9.75%, see rank	7.82%	9.69%
Public Transportation	4,431	11.05%, see rank	9.05%	4.94%
Walked	2,195	5.48%, see rank	4.67%	2.77%
Other Means	396	0.99%, see rank	1.40%	1.70%
Worked at Home	3,831	9.56%, see rank	4.23%	4.33%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Newton, MA	25.7 minutes
Massachusetts	25.6 minutes
U.S.	23.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Newton, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	41,392	-	3,225,103	139,033,928
Male¹	21,964	53.06%, see rank	50.56%	52.06%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	16,081	73.22%, see rank	40.68%	32.77%
Service Occupations²	1,170	5.33%, see rank	14.95%	14.98%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,766	12.59%, see rank	17.94%	17.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.32%	1.17%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	629	2.86%, see rank	8.14%	9.50%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,180	5.37%, see rank	13.40%	17.70%
Female¹	19,428	46.94%, see rank	49.44%	47.94%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	13,296	68.44%, see rank	46.37%	39.40%
Service Occupations²	1,983	10.21%, see rank	19.81%	21.33%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,754	19.32%, see rank	29.12%	32.73%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	345	1.78%, see rank	4.22%	5.67%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Newton, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,767	7.40%, see rank	11.45%	15.33%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical poverty level data.