Newark vs San Lorenzo

A side-by-side comparison of Newark and San Lorenzo: population, income, housing, and more.

Newark and San Lorenzo are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Newark has the higher population (47,145 vs 29,453 in San Lorenzo). Newark has the higher median household income ($164,909 vs $110,495 in San Lorenzo). Newark has the higher median home value ($1,094,200 vs $833,800 in San Lorenzo).

Population, income & housing

	Newark	San Lorenzo
Population	47,145	29,453
Median age	37.3 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$164,909	$110,495
Median home value	$1,094,200	$833,800
Median gross rent	$2,730	$2,193
Housing units	15,897	8,926
Homeownership rate	69.7%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.1%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newark	San Lorenzo
Population	47,171 → 47,145 (-0.1%)	25,569 → 29,453 (+15.2%)
Median household income	$116,856 → $164,909 (+41.1%)	$97,286 → $110,495 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$742,100 → $1,094,200 (+47.4%)	$586,400 → $833,800 (+42.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,277 → $2,730 (+19.9%)	$1,848 → $2,193 (+18.7%)

Newark

Population

47,17147,145

Median household income

$116,856$164,909

Median home value

$742,100$1,094,200

Median gross rent

$2,277$2,730

San Lorenzo

Population

25,56929,453

Median household income

$97,286$110,495

Median home value

$586,400$833,800

Median gross rent

$1,848$2,193

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newark	San Lorenzo
Under 5	6.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	12.5%	14.7%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.3%
25 to 34	18.7%	14.1%
35 to 44	16.7%	14.5%
45 to 54	12.9%	13.5%
55 to 64	12.8%	14.1%
65 to 74	7.3%	10.4%
75 and over	5.7%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newark	San Lorenzo
White (non-Hispanic)	18.7%	19.7%
Black or African American	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	42.7%	29.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.5%	1.3%
Some other race	0.6%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	28.6%	41.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newark	San Lorenzo
No high school diploma	10.5%	17.7%
High school graduate	19.8%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	24.7%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	22.4%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newark	San Lorenzo
Drove alone	60.5%	71.6%
Carpooled	10.6%	12.8%
Public transit	3.0%	3.9%
Walked	1.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.5%
Worked from home	22.5%	8.4%
Other means	1.4%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newark	San Lorenzo
1-unit, detached	68.2%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	12.6%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	6.1%
20 or more units	7.9%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Newark	San Lorenzo
Poverty rate	4.2%	5.6%
Average household size	3.10	3.36
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1975	1955