Household Types in Newton, Massachusetts (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Newton
Newton
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family261.055732%46.901878%61.055732%61.1%18,86518.9k8.453622%12.492179%8.453622%8.5%2,6121.602045%4.195805%1.602045%1.6%49523.503139%28.639460%23.503139%23.5%7,2625.385462%7.770677%5.385462%5.4%1,664
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Newton
Newton
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%80%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads84.118641%69.306498%84.118641%84.1%8,96213.281397%24.387245%13.281397%13.3%1,4152.599962%6.306257%2.599962%2.6%277

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Newton
Newton
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children234.481196%27.334675%34.481196%34.5%10,65410.7k64.839148%72.182263%64.839148%64.8%20,03420.0k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Newton
Newton
Massachusetts
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Hispanic4White5Other3Black3Mixed3-7.577884%-3.255683%-8.419871%-1.038451%-8.243134%-4.153923%-19.357498%-9.232310%-20.291889%20%79.708111%59.013135%79.708111%80%3,563-10.610080%-4.376658%-14.323607%-2.254642%-28.270514%-6.723493%-22.186544%-8.816479%-31.564987%32%68.435013%34.002970%68.435013%68%754-7.485605%-1.339571%-26.051663%-5.934101%-9.439443%-3.502863%-29.882148%-7.809223%-40.810940%41%59.189060%49.366323%59.189060%59%25,00825.0k-22.877358%-0.000000%-15.566038%-15.094340%-31.539801%-8.937208%-23.011028%-6.490896%-53.537736%54%46.462264%30.021067%46.462264%46%424-27.662338%-1.428571%-24.935065%-0.000000%-29.451210%-7.190844%-29.400671%-5.327647%-54.025974%54%45.974026%28.629629%45.974026%46%770-21.108179%-0.000000%-21.372032%-16.358839%-21.340294%-8.288941%-24.854038%-10.564671%-58.839050%59%41.160950%34.952056%41.160950%41%379
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Newton

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
24%33%42%51%60%70%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
5.0%6.1%7.2%8.3%9.3%10.5%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.2%2.8%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
17.7%22.2%26.6%31.0%35.4%39.9%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%11%17%22%28%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
9%16%22%28%34%40%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Newton

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
42%51%59%68%76%85%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
3.9%6.0%8.1%10.2%12.3%14.5%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%0.9%1.8%2.8%3.7%4.6%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
11.3%15.8%20.4%24.9%29.5%34.1%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.2%4.4%6.5%8.7%10.9%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
26.7%29.5%32.2%34.8%37.5%40.3%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Newton

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
13%29%44%59%75%90%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%13%20%26%33%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.4%2.8%4.2%5.6%7.1%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
3%15%26%37%48%60%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.7%9.4%14.1%18.8%23.6%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Newton

There are 15 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Newton (4 fully and 11 partially). This section compares all 15 of those to each other, Newton, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Newton.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Newton, selected neighborhoods in Newton, and entities that contain Newton
0%20%40%60%Count#Newton HighlandsWabanOak HillNewtonvilleNewtown CentreAuburndaleNewtonNewtonThompsonvilleChestnut HillNewton Lower FallsWest NewtonNewton CornerNewton Upper FallsChestnut HillMiddlesexNonantumUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsBrighton69.384827%69.384827%69%2,2802,281169.357697%69.357697%69%1,110269.004429%69.004429%69%1,6061,607368.771879%68.771879%69%2,705467.165906%67.165906%67%438561.331667%61.331667%61%1,2791,280661.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k60.539230%60.539230%61%880759.393709%59.393709%59%1,9081,909858.894522%58.894522%59%295296958.300371%58.300371%58%2,0232,0241057.836512%57.836512%58%1,2331,2341155.253798%55.253798%55%1,6061,6071254.318090%54.318090%54%1,0081,0091351.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k48.887954%48.887954%49%1,8551,8561448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M24.249404%24.249404%24%4,80315
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 15 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Boston Area

There are 132 places in the Boston Area. This section compares Newton to all of the places in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Newton.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Newton, selected other places in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Newton
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Hanscom AFBDoverHansonTopsfieldBoxfordSouth DuxburyWinchesterSharonLynnfieldWellesleyDuxburyLexingtonHinghamNeedhamPinehurstNewfieldsThe PinehillsFranklin TownEssexCochituateS HooksettWilmingtonMarshfield HlsN ScituateReadingMedfieldNewtonNewtonBurlingtonMiltonGrn Hbr-Cedar CrstKingstonHolbrookMiddlesexGrotonFarmingtonUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsRochesterWatertown TownWeweanticRevereBrocktonLowellPlymouthCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceWareham CtrBostonDevens81.712062%81.712062%82%420179.518072%79.518072%80%660279.264214%79.264214%79%474378.089395%78.089395%78%891478.027466%78.027466%78%625577.900085%77.900085%78%920672.497093%72.497093%72%5,612771.536524%71.536524%72%1,420870.354482%70.354482%70%3,116969.973284%69.973284%70%6,0241069.346734%69.346734%69%4141169.324254%69.324254%69%8,0431268.621554%68.621554%69%1,3691368.545141%68.545141%69%7,1521467.769963%67.769963%68%1,6381567.768595%67.768595%68%821666.715758%66.715758%67%4531766.481994%66.481994%66%7,4401866.199650%66.199650%66%3781965.536062%65.536062%66%1,6812065.285789%65.285789%65%1,2452165.247235%65.247235%65%5,1332264.961068%64.961068%65%5842364.389457%64.389457%64%1,1972463.822051%63.822051%64%5,9682563.605150%63.605150%64%1,4822661.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k2760.921152%60.921152%61%5,6482860.890869%60.890869%61%5,4682960.856269%60.856269%61%5973057.224959%57.224959%57%1,3943853.387991%53.387991%53%2,2144751.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k51.224490%51.224490%51%2515649.506101%49.506101%50%8526648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.437686%47.437686%47%10,20110.2k7547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M44.561106%44.561106%45%5,7728442.944452%42.944452%43%6,3249340.871935%40.871935%41%30010338.587386%38.587386%39%7,80711237.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k11434.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k11934.144838%34.144838%34%1,10812132.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k12330.246052%30.246052%30%9,74812729.678947%29.678947%30%7,64512829.198473%29.198473%29%45912926.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k13020.425532%20.425532%20%48131
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 131 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in Massachusetts

There are 246 places in Massachusetts. This section compares Newton to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Newton. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 28,575.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Newton, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Newton
0%20%40%60%Count#WellesleyLexingtonNeedhamFranklin TownNewtonNewtonMethuen TownGloucesterMiddlesexBraintree TownArlingtonWoburnAttleboroBarnstable TownAgawam TownWestfieldMarlboroughUnited StatesFraminghamNew EnglandBoston AreaPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsNorwoodBeverlyMaldenMedfordWeymouth TownLeominsterWatertown TownTauntonBrooklineFitchburgHaverhillWalthamRandolphEverettW Springfield TownChicopeeQuincyRevereLynnBrocktonPittsfieldSalemLowellWorcesterHolyokeFall RiverNew BedfordCambridgeChelseaSomervilleLawrenceSpringfieldBoston69.973284%69.973284%70%6,024169.324254%69.324254%69%8,043268.545141%68.545141%69%7,152366.481994%66.481994%66%7,440461.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k553.271243%53.271243%53%9,266651.335288%51.335288%51%6,478751.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k50.897073%50.897073%51%7,007850.884624%50.884624%51%9,491950.254147%50.254147%50%7,5141049.997024%49.997024%50%8,4001149.364217%49.364217%49%9,3561249.014715%49.014715%49%5,6961348.636845%48.636845%49%7,3501448.484652%48.484652%48%7,4871548.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.020803%48.020803%48%13,29613.3k1647.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.437686%47.437686%47%10,20110.2k1747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.817563%46.817563%47%5,5021845.504960%45.504960%46%7,3851943.933816%43.933816%44%10,14310.1k2043.680749%43.680749%44%9,6982143.313966%43.313966%43%9,9152243.269921%43.269921%43%7,2332342.944452%42.944452%43%6,3242442.887883%42.887883%43%9,5672542.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k2641.987223%41.987223%42%6,1782741.667718%41.667718%42%9,9092841.030195%41.030195%41%9,7022940.721440%40.721440%41%5,0013040.670640%40.670640%41%6,2103139.716251%39.716251%40%4,6193239.220463%39.220463%39%9,0163338.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k3438.587386%38.587386%39%7,8073537.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k3637.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k3735.938641%35.938641%36%6,8883835.677919%35.677919%36%6,4473934.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k4033.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k4133.008997%33.008997%33%4,9534232.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k4332.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k4432.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k4530.508748%30.508748%31%3,7844630.246052%30.246052%30%9,7484729.678947%29.678947%30%7,6454829.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k4926.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Newton to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Newton. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Newton, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Newton
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonNewtonToms RiverMiddlesexCliftonNew RochelleUnited StatesStamfordNew EnglandBoston AreaNorwalkDanburyNortheastWarwickMassachusettsNashuaCranstonYonkersCheektowagaManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityLynnBrocktonBethlehemNew YorkScrantonPawtucketLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyFall RiverAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordNew BritainCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceProvidenceSpringfieldTrentonReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaBostonNewarkNew HavenSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochesterCamden61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k153.901821%53.901821%54%17,87617.9k251.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k50.893041%50.893041%51%14,81714.8k348.744377%48.744377%49%13,76213.8k448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k547.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.634402%47.634402%48%15,80715.8k647.566778%47.566778%48%13,99714.0k747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.976890%46.976890%47%16,52616.5k846.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M45.851128%45.851128%46%15,99716.0k945.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k1040.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k1139.485995%39.485995%39%13,16713.2k1239.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k1338.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k1438.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k1537.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k1637.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k1737.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k1836.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k1936.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2036.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k2135.596424%35.596424%36%9,7942234.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2334.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2433.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k2533.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k2632.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k2732.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k2832.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k2932.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3032.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3132.143111%32.143111%32%9,0383232.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3330.246052%30.246052%30%9,7483429.678947%29.678947%30%7,6453529.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3629.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3728.883081%28.883081%29%7,9573828.315931%28.315931%28%8,2173928.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k4027.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4126.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4226.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4325.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4424.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4523.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4622.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444721.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234819.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k4919.774764%19.774764%20%4,89950
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Newton to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Newton. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Newton, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Newton
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonNewtonSan JoseMiddlesexVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesNew EnglandColorado SpgsBoston AreaMesaNortheastMassachusettsArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k151.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k50.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Newton. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Middlesex
Metro Area:
Boston Area
ZIP Codes:
02458, 02459, 02460, 02461, 02462, 02464, 02465, 02466, 02467, 02468, 02472
Unified School District:
Newton
Neighborhoods:
Auburndale, Brighton, Chestnut Hill, Chestnut Hill, Newton Corner, Newton Highlands, Newton Lower Falls, Newton Upper Falls, Newtonville, Newtown Centre, Nonantum, Oak Hill, Thompsonville, Waban, West Newton
Congressional District:
MA-4
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-1st Middlesex and Norfolk
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-10th Middlesex, MA-11th Middlesex, MA-12th Middlesex
Neighboring Cities:
Boston, Waltham, Watertown Town
Neighboring Towns:
Weston
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Brookline, Needham, Wellesley
Nearby Cities:
Cambridge, Medford, Somerville
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Arlington, Belmont, Cochituate, Dedham, Dover, Lexington, Milton