East Newark vs Harrison

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

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

Harrison has the higher population (19,599 vs 2,529 in East Newark). Harrison has the higher median household income ($82,290 vs $65,272 in East Newark). Harrison has the higher median home value ($450,800 vs $277,700 in East Newark).

Population, income & housing

	East Newark	Harrison
Population	2,529	19,599
Median age	42.1 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,272	$82,290
Median home value	$277,700	$450,800
Median gross rent	$1,696	$2,073
Housing units	860	9,625
Homeownership rate	25.6%	18.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.2%	49.2%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Newark	Harrison
Population	2,644 → 2,529 (-4.3%)	17,213 → 19,599 (+13.9%)
Median household income	$63,750 → $65,272 (+2.4%)	$69,604 → $82,290 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$299,700 → $277,700 (-7.3%)	$333,700 → $450,800 (+35.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,312 → $1,696 (+29.3%)	$1,504 → $2,073 (+37.8%)

East Newark

Population

2,6442,529

Median household income

$63,750$65,272

Median home value

$299,700$277,700

Median gross rent

$1,312$1,696

Harrison

Population

17,21319,599

Median household income

$69,604$82,290

Median home value

$333,700$450,800

Median gross rent

$1,504$2,073

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Newark	Harrison
Under 5	4.3%	4.9%
5 to 17	18.2%	12.9%
18 to 24	7.1%	5.4%
25 to 34	9.5%	30.7%
35 to 44	17.5%	13.0%
45 to 54	13.4%	9.9%
55 to 64	18.3%	11.9%
65 to 74	9.1%	7.2%
75 and over	2.7%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Newark	Harrison
White (non-Hispanic)	19.1%	24.7%
Black or African American	1.5%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	9.2%	22.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.6%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	63.1%	43.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Newark	Harrison
No high school diploma	23.0%	11.3%
High school graduate	33.4%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	17.3%	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	27.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Newark	Harrison
Drove alone	38.2%	30.5%
Carpooled	23.5%	7.6%
Public transit	10.8%	29.6%
Walked	10.9%	8.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	13.6%	18.6%
Other means	3.0%	4.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Newark	Harrison
1-unit, detached	10.9%	5.3%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	74.8%	37.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.8%
20 or more units	9.5%	39.2%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	East Newark	Harrison
Poverty rate	25.2%	13.9%
Average household size	3.05	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	33	37
Median year structure built	1949	1984