Newton, Massachusetts Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 83,829. Estimated population in July 2024: 83,158 (-0.8% change)
Males: 38,951 (46.5%), Females: 44,878 (53.5%)
Middlesex County
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $86,052
Median house value: $438,400
Population by Race
Races in Newton:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.4%)
- Chinese (4.8%)
- Hispanic (2.5%)
- Black (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Asian Indian (0.9%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- Korean (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (16.7%), Italian (12.2%), Russian (9.6%), English (8.9%), German (7.5%), United States (4.8%).
Elevation: 100 feet
Land area: 18.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Newton
- High school or higher: 94.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 68.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 38.9%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Newton city
- Never married: 31.7%
- Now married: 55.3%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 6.2%
- Divorced: 6.0%
18.0% Foreign born (8.3% Europe, 6.3% Asia, 1.9% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,252 (+1.5%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Newton:
- NEWTON-WELLESLEY HOSPITAL (2014 WASHINGTON ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Newton:
- CHESTNUT HILL BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION (about 3 miles; BOSTON COLLEGE, MA)
- DEACONESS-WALTHAM HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; WALTHAM, MA)
- DEACONESS-GLOVER HOSPITAL CORP (about 4 miles; NEEDHAM, MA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Newton:
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 11 miles; BEDFORD, MA; Abbreviation: BED)
- GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 15 miles; BOSTON, MA; Abbreviation: BOS)
- MANCHESTER (about 44 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; Abbreviation: MHT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Newton:
- NORWOOD MEMORIAL (about 12 miles; NORWOOD, MA; Abbreviation: OWD)
- NORFOLK (about 19 miles; NORFOLK, MA; Abbreviation: 32M)
- MARLBORO (about 21 miles; MARLBORO, MA; Abbreviation: 9B1)
Amtrak stations near Newton:
- 10 miles: BACK BAY (BOSTON, 145 DARTMOUTH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 10 miles: ROUTE 128 (WESTWOOD, UNIVERSITY AVE. & RTE. 128). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 11 miles: BOSTON, NORTH STATION (BOSTON, 126 CAUSEWAY ST.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area.
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Newton:
- LASELL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 802; Location: 1844 COMMONWEALTH AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.lasell.edu)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Newton:
- BOSTON COLLEGE (about 3 miles; CHESTNUT HILL, MA; Full-time enrollment: 13,341)
- BENTLEY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; WALTHAM, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,651)
- WELLESLEY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,241)
- MASSACHUSETTS BAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; WELLESLEY HILLS, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,938)
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Full-time enrollment: 20,531)
- LESLEY UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,700)
- BOSTON UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; BOSTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 25,110)
Private high schools in Newton:
- NEWTON COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 269; Location: 785 CENTRE STREET; Grades: 5 – 12; Girls only)
- TRINITY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 240; Location: 575 WASHINGTON ST; Grades: 9 – 12)
- MT ALVERNIA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 231; Location: 790 CENTRE STREET; Grades: 7 – 12; Girls only)
Public primary/middle schools in Newton:
- OAK HILL MIDDLE (Students: 598; Location: 130 WHEELER RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- BIGELOW MIDDLE (Students: 519; Location: 42 VERNON STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
- UNDERWOOD (Students: 276; Location: 101 VERNON STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
- LINCOLN-ELIOT (Students: 242; Location: 191 PEARL STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Newton:
- WALNUT PARK MONTESSORI (Students: 137; Location: 47 WALNUT PARK; Grades: PK – KG)
- GOLDEN DAYS CHILDREN’ CENTER (Students: 56; Location: 66 NEEDHAM ST; Grades: PK – KG)
- CLARKE SCHOOL EAST (Students: 10; Location: 1844 COMMONWEALTH AVE; Grades: PK – KG)