Newark

Population: 307,188
Median household income: $48,416
Median home value: $337,800

Newark, a community in Essex County, New Jersey, has 307,188 residents. The median household income of $48,416 is below the Essex County median ($76,712).

From 2019 to 2023, Newark's population grew 9.3% from 281,054 to 307,188, while its median home value rose 37.8% from $245,200 to $337,800.

The typical home was built around 1966. 24.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 307,188
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $48,416
Median home value: $337,800
Median gross rent: $1,330
Housing units: 121,604
Homeownership rate: 24.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Unemployment rate: 10.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	281,054	$35,199	$245,200	$1,085
2020	281,917	$37,476	$254,900	$1,116
2021	306,247	$41,335	$271,700	$1,167
2022	307,355	$46,460	$312,300	$1,273
2023	307,188	$48,416	$337,800	$1,330

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20,256	6.6%
5 to 17	55,161	18.0%
18 to 24	31,845	10.4%
25 to 34	47,106	15.3%
35 to 44	44,533	14.5%
45 to 54	39,879	13.0%
55 to 64	34,915	11.4%
65 to 74	20,847	6.8%
75 and over	12,646	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	28,628	9.3%
Black or African American	139,641	45.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	626	0.2%
Asian	5,582	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	73	0.0%
Some other race	7,743	2.5%
Two or more races	10,615	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	114,280	37.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.8%

High school graduate37.4%

Some college or associate's22.4%

Bachelor's degree12.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	45,529	22.8%
High school graduate	74,705	37.4%
Some college or associate's	44,816	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	24,446	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10,430	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone50.4%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit18.6%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means8.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	63,860	50.4%
Carpooled	13,991	11.0%
Public transit	23,586	18.6%
Walked	6,234	4.9%
Bicycle	371	0.3%
Worked from home	7,740	6.1%
Other means	10,907	8.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,448	13.0%
15 to 29 min	40,868	34.4%
30 to 44 min	32,724	27.5%
45 to 59 min	11,095	9.3%
60+ min	18,814	15.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 24.7% (72,937 of 295,715)

	Count	Share
Family households	68,670	60.4%
Nonfamily households	45,078	39.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	113,748	93.5%
Vacant	7,856	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	27,434	24.1%
Renter-occupied	86,314	75.9%

1-unit, detached11.5%

1-unit, attached11.6%

2 to 4 units40.9%

5 to 19 units14.5%

20 or more units21.1%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,041	11.5%
1-unit, attached	14,161	11.6%
2 to 4 units	49,777	40.9%
5 to 19 units	17,669	14.5%
20 or more units	25,653	21.1%
Mobile home & other	303	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3451000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 24 sq mi
Water area: 1.74 sq mi
Center point: 40.7242, -74.1726