Newark

Population: 1,152
Median household income: $129,688
Median home value: $234,800

Newark, a community in Kendall County, Illinois, has 1,152 residents. At $129,688, its median household income sits above Kendall County's $110,474.

From 2019 to 2023, Newark's population declined 12.3% from 1,314 to 1,152, while its median home value rose 21.9% from $192,600 to $234,800.

The largest age group is 45 to 54, 15.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 88.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,152
Median age: 45.1 yrs
Median household income: $129,688
Median home value: $234,800
Median gross rent: $1,018
Housing units: 442
Homeownership rate: 86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3141,152

Median household income

$89,107$129,688

Median home value

$192,600$234,800

Median gross rent

$675$1,018

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,314	$89,107	$192,600	$675
2020	1,325	$101,750	$194,100	$621
2021	1,213	$106,667	$195,600	$682
2022	1,156	$123,036	$208,400	$1,000
2023	1,152	$129,688	$234,800	$1,018

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1711.0%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5415.9%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7415.5%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	63	5.5%
5 to 17	127	11.0%
18 to 24	121	10.5%
25 to 34	117	10.2%
35 to 44	144	12.5%
45 to 54	183	15.9%
55 to 64	148	12.8%
65 to 74	178	15.5%
75 and over	71	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,023	88.8%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	27	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	98	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate33.1%

Some college or associate's37.7%

Bachelor's degree21.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	37	4.4%
High school graduate	278	33.1%
Some college or associate's	317	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	182	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	27	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone72.8%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	468	72.8%
Carpooled	74	11.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	92	14.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	109	19.8%
15 to 29 min	207	37.6%
30 to 44 min	150	27.2%
45 to 59 min	33	6.0%
60+ min	52	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 7.3% (83 of 1,143)

	Count	Share
Family households	328	78.3%
Nonfamily households	91	21.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	419	94.8%
Vacant	23	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	363	86.6%
Renter-occupied	56	13.4%

1-unit, detached91.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	402	91.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	1.1%
5 to 19 units	8	1.8%
20 or more units	27	6.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1752103
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.12 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.5366, -88.5806