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1000 Commonwealth Ave
Newton Centre, MA 02459
617-796-1000
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8:30am-5:00pm
Tuesday
8:30am- 8:00pm
Selected Demographic Information from the 2000 Census
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Demographic, Socioeconomic &
Housing Data
General Housing Characteristics
OCCUPANCY STATUS
Total housing units
32,112
100.0
Occupied housing units 31,201 97.2 Vacant housing units 911 2.8 TENURE
Occupied housing units
31,201
100.0
Owner-occupied housing units 21,692 69.5 Renter-occupied housing units 9,509 30.5 VACANCY STATUS
Vacant housing units
911
100.0
For rent 207 22.7 For sale only 116 12.7 Rented or sold, not occupied 90 9.9 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 255 28.0 For migratory workers 0 0.0 Other vacant 243 26.7 RACE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units
31,201
100.0
One race 30,943 99.2 White
28,499 91.3 Black or African American
425 1.4 American Indian and Alaska Native
20 0.1 Asian
1,883 6.0 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
4 0.0 Some other race
112 0.4 Two or more races 258 0.8 HISPANIC OR LATINO HOUSEHOLDER AND RACE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units
31,201
100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 485 1.6 Not Hispanic or Latino 30,716 98.4 White alone
28,130 90.2 AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units
31,201
100.0
15 to 24 years 610 2.0 25 to 34 years 4,513 14.5 35 to 44 years 6,461 20.7 45 to 54 years 7,284 23.3 55 to 64 years 4,385 14.1 65 years and over 7,948 25.5 65 to 74 years
3,521 11.3 75 to 84 years
3,078 9.9 85 years and over
1,349 4.3
Subject
Race
RACE
Total population
83,829
100.0
One race 82,606 98.5 White
73,831 88.1 Black or African American
1,653 2.0 American Indian and Alaska Native
61 0.1 American Indian
41 0.0 Alaska Native
0 0.0 Both American Indian and Alaska Native
0 0.0 American Indian or Alaska Native, not specified
20 0.0 Asian
6,434 7.7 Asian Indian
769 0.9 Chinese
4,047 4.8 Filipino
161 0.2 Japanese
352 0.4 Korean
530 0.6 Vietnamese
181 0.2 Other Asian category
275 0.3 Two or more Asian categories
119 0.1 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
29 0.0 Native Hawaiian
4 0.0 Samoan
2 0.0 Guamanian or Chamorro
11 0.0 Other Pacific Islander category
12 0.0 Two or more Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander categories
0 0.0 Some other race
598 0.7 Two or more races 1,223 1.5 Two races including Some other race
346 0.4 Two races excluding Some other race, and three or more races
877 1.0 Two races excluding Some other race
780 0.9 Three or more races
97 0.1 HISPANIC OR LATINO
Total population
83,829
100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,111 2.5 Mexican
305 0.4 Puerto Rican
334 0.4 Cuban
167 0.2 Other Hispanic or Latino
1,305 1.6 Not Hispanic or Latino 81,718 97.5 RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO
Total population
83,829
100.0
One race 82,606 98.5 Hispanic or Latino
1,945 2.3 Not Hispanic or Latino
80,661 96.2 Two or more races 1,223 1.5 Hispanic or Latino
166 0.2 Not Hispanic or Latino
1,057 1.3
source: 2000 U.S. Census