Newark vs Ontario

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

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

Newark has the higher population (9,040 vs 2,176 in Ontario). Newark has the higher median household income ($58,096 vs $52,625 in Ontario). Ontario has the higher median home value ($189,400 vs $122,600 in Newark).

Population, income & housing

	Newark	Ontario
Population	9,040	2,176
Median age	41.0 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,096	$52,625
Median home value	$122,600	$189,400
Median gross rent	$1,012	$688
Housing units	4,174	1,122
Homeownership rate	57.0%	56.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newark	Ontario
Population	8,914 → 9,040 (+1.4%)	1,942 → 2,176 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$44,949 → $58,096 (+29.2%)	$46,161 → $52,625 (+14.0%)
Median home value	$94,400 → $122,600 (+29.9%)	$145,200 → $189,400 (+30.4%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $1,012 (+28.4%)	$751 → $688 (-8.4%)

Newark

Population

8,9149,040

Median household income

$44,949$58,096

Median home value

$94,400$122,600

Median gross rent

$788$1,012

Ontario

Population

1,9422,176

Median household income

$46,161$52,625

Median home value

$145,200$189,400

Median gross rent

$751$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newark	Ontario
Under 5	5.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.0%	14.8%
18 to 24	7.2%	12.1%
25 to 34	15.1%	8.6%
35 to 44	8.7%	13.7%
45 to 54	9.7%	18.2%
55 to 64	16.1%	9.8%
65 to 74	12.8%	9.8%
75 and over	7.7%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newark	Ontario
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	89.9%
Black or African American	3.6%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	12.6%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newark	Ontario
No high school diploma	13.5%	6.0%
High school graduate	32.8%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newark	Ontario
Drove alone	73.3%	88.0%
Carpooled	14.7%	3.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	6.3%
Other means	3.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newark	Ontario
1-unit, detached	55.5%	54.0%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	26.5%	19.3%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	8.6%
20 or more units	2.8%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Newark	Ontario
Poverty rate	17.1%	4.3%
Average household size	2.24	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1952	1958