Newark

Population: 30,309
Median household income: $71,373
Median home value: $357,600

Newark, a community in New Castle County, Delaware, has 30,309 residents. At $71,373, its median household income sits below New Castle County's $89,901.

From 2019 to 2023, Newark's population declined 9.4% from 33,448 to 30,309, while its median home value rose 28.7% from $277,800 to $357,600.

27.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.56 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,309
Median age: 22.0 yrs
Median household income: $71,373
Median home value: $357,600
Median gross rent: $1,611
Housing units: 10,002
Homeownership rate: 50.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,44830,309

Median household income

$58,434$71,373

Median home value

$277,800$357,600

Median gross rent

$1,308$1,611

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,448	$58,434	$277,800	$1,308
2020	33,822	$60,767	$277,700	$1,282
2021	31,393	$61,646	$283,900	$1,330
2022	30,655	$67,738	$334,400	$1,482
2023	30,309	$71,373	$357,600	$1,611

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 179.1%

18 to 2445.9%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 447.0%

45 to 546.3%

55 to 646.9%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	752	2.5%
5 to 17	2,768	9.1%
18 to 24	13,912	45.9%
25 to 34	3,292	10.9%
35 to 44	2,135	7.0%
45 to 54	1,902	6.3%
55 to 64	2,099	6.9%
65 to 74	1,920	6.3%
75 and over	1,529	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,963	65.9%
Black or African American	3,258	10.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.1%
Asian	2,426	8.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	93	0.3%
Two or more races	1,502	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,034	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.1%

High school graduate16.0%

Some college or associate's23.4%

Bachelor's degree30.2%

Graduate or professional degree27.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	395	3.1%
High school graduate	2,062	16.0%
Some college or associate's	3,015	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	3,891	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,514	27.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone58.0%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit2.4%

Walked13.5%

Bicycle2.1%

Worked from home17.1%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,524	58.0%
Carpooled	849	6.5%
Public transit	315	2.4%
Walked	1,750	13.5%
Bicycle	279	2.1%
Worked from home	2,214	17.1%
Other means	49	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,488	41.7%
15 to 29 min	3,641	33.8%
30 to 44 min	1,980	18.4%
45 to 59 min	266	2.5%
60+ min	391	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 27.1% (6,071 of 22,409)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,102	47.3%
Nonfamily households	4,573	52.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,675	86.7%
Vacant	1,327	13.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,360	50.3%
Renter-occupied	4,315	49.7%

1-unit, detached41.6%

1-unit, attached15.1%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units20.0%

20 or more units17.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,165	41.6%
1-unit, attached	1,508	15.1%
2 to 4 units	575	5.7%
5 to 19 units	1,997	20.0%
20 or more units	1,757	17.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1050670
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.47 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.6776, -75.7575