Brookdale vs Newark

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

Brookdale and Newark are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Newark has the higher population (307,188 vs 10,044 in Brookdale). Brookdale has the higher median household income ($150,489 vs $48,416 in Newark). Brookdale has the higher median home value ($527,200 vs $337,800 in Newark).

Population, income & housing

	Brookdale	Newark
Population	10,044	307,188
Median age	38.1 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$150,489	$48,416
Median home value	$527,200	$337,800
Median gross rent	$1,698	$1,330
Housing units	3,611	121,604
Homeownership rate	88.1%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.5%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brookdale	Newark
Population	9,801 → 10,044 (+2.5%)	281,054 → 307,188 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$112,214 → $150,489 (+34.1%)	$35,199 → $48,416 (+37.5%)
Median home value	$378,600 → $527,200 (+39.2%)	$245,200 → $337,800 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,469 → $1,698 (+15.6%)	$1,085 → $1,330 (+22.6%)

Brookdale

Population

9,80110,044

Median household income

$112,214$150,489

Median home value

$378,600$527,200

Median gross rent

$1,469$1,698

Newark

Population

281,054307,188

Median household income

$35,199$48,416

Median home value

$245,200$337,800

Median gross rent

$1,085$1,330

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brookdale	Newark
Under 5	11.3%	6.6%
5 to 17	14.3%	18.0%
18 to 24	8.1%	10.4%
25 to 34	12.2%	15.3%
35 to 44	15.6%	14.5%
45 to 54	13.1%	13.0%
55 to 64	8.8%	11.4%
65 to 74	8.7%	6.8%
75 and over	7.9%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brookdale	Newark
White (non-Hispanic)	52.4%	9.3%
Black or African American	7.0%	45.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	11.6%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	2.5%
Two or more races	6.6%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	37.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brookdale	Newark
No high school diploma	3.8%	22.8%
High school graduate	19.9%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	14.7%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	39.0%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brookdale	Newark
Drove alone	53.4%	50.4%
Carpooled	10.7%	11.0%
Public transit	11.6%	18.6%
Walked	1.0%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	22.4%	6.1%
Other means	0.6%	8.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brookdale	Newark
1-unit, detached	87.7%	11.5%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	11.6%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	40.9%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	14.5%
20 or more units	0.6%	21.1%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Brookdale	Newark
Poverty rate	2.8%	24.7%
Average household size	2.83	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	34	33
Median year structure built	1951	1966