East Newark

Population: 2,529
Median household income: $65,272
Median home value: $277,700

Located in Hudson County, New Jersey, East Newark is a community with a population of 2,529. Its median household income of $65,272 runs below the Hudson County figure of $90,032.

Between 2019 and 2023, East Newark's population declined 4.3% from 2,644 to 2,529, while its median home value fell 7.3% from $299,700 to $277,700.

The median resident is 42.1 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 18.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,529
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $65,272
Median home value: $277,700
Median gross rent: $1,696
Housing units: 860
Homeownership rate: 25.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.2%
Unemployment rate: 12.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,644	$63,750	$299,700	$1,312
2020	2,634	$60,833	$317,300	$1,255
2021	3,021	$60,048	$303,400	$1,321
2022	2,718	$63,594	$314,600	$1,618
2023	2,529	$65,272	$277,700	$1,696

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4417.5%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6418.3%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	109	4.3%
5 to 17	461	18.2%
18 to 24	179	7.1%
25 to 34	239	9.5%
35 to 44	443	17.5%
45 to 54	338	13.4%
55 to 64	462	18.3%
65 to 74	229	9.1%
75 and over	69	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	484	19.1%
Black or African American	39	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	233	9.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	61	2.4%
Two or more races	116	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,596	63.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.0%

High school graduate33.4%

Some college or associate's17.3%

Bachelor's degree22.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	410	23.0%
High school graduate	595	33.4%
Some college or associate's	308	17.3%
Bachelor's degree	393	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	74	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone38.2%

Carpooled23.5%

Public transit10.8%

Walked10.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.6%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	459	38.2%
Carpooled	283	23.5%
Public transit	130	10.8%
Walked	131	10.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	163	13.6%
Other means	36	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	185	17.8%
15 to 29 min	311	29.9%
30 to 44 min	262	25.2%
45 to 59 min	128	12.3%
60+ min	153	14.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.05
Poverty rate: 25.2% (613 of 2,437)

	Count	Share
Family households	683	82.4%
Nonfamily households	146	17.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	829	96.4%
Vacant	31	3.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	212	25.6%
Renter-occupied	617	74.4%

1-unit, detached10.9%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units74.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units9.5%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	94	10.9%
1-unit, attached	35	4.1%
2 to 4 units	643	74.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	82	9.5%
Mobile home & other	6	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3419360
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.1 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 40.7520, -74.1622