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02464

Newton Upper Falls, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
3,833
Median household income
$105,729
People below poverty
9.3%
Median home value
$940,200

Income

The median income of households in 02464 was $105,729. An estimated 13.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 25.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 02464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 13.3
$10,000 to $14,999 0
$15,000 to $24,999 1.1
$25,000 to $34,999 2.7
$35,000 to $49,999 3.9
$50,000 to $74,999 14.9
$75,000 to $99,999 11.8
$100,000 to $149,999 19.4
$150,000 to $199,999 7.2
$200,000 or more 25.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 02464 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 78750
Female 87604

An estimated 83.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 18.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 13.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,328. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 02464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 83.7
Social Security 18.1
Retirement income 13.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.5
Cash public assistance income 1.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 9.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 2.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 02464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 9.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 2.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.3

In 2020-2024, 2.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 0% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 63.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 25% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 02464 in 2020-2024, 97.9% had health insurance coverage and 2.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 87.1% and public coverage was 22%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 02464 had a total population of 3,833 - 1,749 (45.6%) females and 2,084 (54.4%) males. The median age was 41 years. An estimated 16.9% of the population was under 18 years, 39.8% was 19 to 44 years, 28.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 02464 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 86 72
5 to 9 43 130
10 to 14 64 112
15 to 19 78 105
20 to 24 113 119
25 to 29 467 21
30 to 34 116 198
35 to 39 94 63
40 to 44 172 160
45 to 49 187 110
50 to 54 178 142
55 to 59 78 148
60 to 64 136 110
65 to 69 153 82
70 to 74 77 102
75 to 79 19 17
80 to 84 11 19
85 and over 12 39

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 51.3% were White; 5% were Black or African American; 1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 35.7% were Asian; 5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.8% of the people in 02464 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 51.3% of the people in 02464 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,496 households in 02464. The average household size was 2.52 people.

Married-couple households made up 56.8% of the households in 02464 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 13.6% of all households, while 25.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 28% of all households.

In 02464, 26.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 23.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 02464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 56.8
Cohabiting Couples 4.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 47.2% of males and 62.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 45.3 28.5
Now married, except separated 47.2 62.6
Separated 0.8 0.7
Widowed 0 4.7
Divorced 6.6 3.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 02464, 43 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 59.2% of the people living in 02464 were U.S. natives. 37.2% of the 02464 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 40.8% of 02464 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 60.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 59.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 02464 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 02464.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 02464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 8.6
Asia 63.5
Europe 21.2
Africa 4.7
Northern America 2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 02464 in 2020-2024, 42 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.4% of people at least five years old; 16.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 02464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.4
Other Indo-European languages 12.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 22.5
Other languages 6.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 02464 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 02464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.1
Different house, same county 5.1
Different county, same state 1.8
Different state 3.4
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 97 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 74.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 02464 was 713 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 20 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 496. College or graduate school enrollment was 197.

Educational Attainment of People in 02464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3
High school diploma or equivalency 7.9
Some college, no degree 4.5
Associate's degree 10
Bachelor's degree 34.3
Graduate or professional degree 40.3

Disability

In 02464, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 7.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 18.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 02464, 67.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 29.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 87.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 5.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,960 87.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 122 5.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 149 6.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 02464 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 02464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.4
Construction 2.6
Manufacturing 6
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 6.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 0.5
Information 2.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 23.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 35.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.3
Other Services, except public administration 5.5
Public administration 1.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 02464 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,615 72.4
Service occupations 294 13.2
Sales and office occupations 213 9.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 109 4.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 0 0

Commuting to Work

An estimated 46.5% of 02464 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 3.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 02464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 46.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 3.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 13.5
Walked 0.1
Other means 0
Worked from home 36.6

In 2020-2024, 02464 had a total of 1,581 housing units. Of these housing units, 52.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 47.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 02464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 52.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 47.8
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 44.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 02464 was 5.1 rooms, and of these housing units 56.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 02464 had 1,496 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 85 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 60.6% while renters occupied 39.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.85 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.01.

7.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.5% and another 20.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 02464:

House Heating Fuel Used in 02464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 67.5
Electricity 20.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 10.8
All other fuels 1.1
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 02464 was $940,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 48.6 % had a mortgage. 51.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $4,000+ and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,317.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 02464 was $2,271. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.