Newark

Population: 1,221
Median household income: $57,000
Median home value: $105,900

Newark is a community in Wise County, Texas, home to 1,221 residents. At $57,000, its median household income sits below Wise County's $89,897.

From 2019 to 2023, Newark's population declined 5.3% from 1,290 to 1,221, while its median home value rose 22.6% from $86,400 to $105,900.

13.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 76.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,221
Median age: 33.1 yrs
Median household income: $57,000
Median home value: $105,900
Median gross rent: $1,144
Housing units: 470
Homeownership rate: 76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2901,221

Median household income

$54,792$57,000

Median home value

$86,400$105,900

Median gross rent

$868$1,144

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,290	$54,792	$86,400	$868
2020	1,180	$50,521	—	$876
2021	1,100	$45,313	$84,100	$915
2022	1,232	$51,607	$95,000	$992
2023	1,221	$57,000	$105,900	$1,144

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1721.5%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 547.9%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	98	8.0%
5 to 17	262	21.5%
18 to 24	139	11.4%
25 to 34	121	9.9%
35 to 44	166	13.6%
45 to 54	97	7.9%
55 to 64	199	16.3%
65 to 74	74	6.1%
75 and over	65	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	734	60.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	7	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1	0.1%
Two or more races	46	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	432	35.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.6%

High school graduate47.0%

Some college or associate's20.9%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	134	18.6%
High school graduate	339	47.0%
Some college or associate's	151	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	63	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	35	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone69.0%

Carpooled17.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.9%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	348	69.0%
Carpooled	87	17.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	65	12.9%
Other means	4	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	68	15.5%
15 to 29 min	124	28.2%
30 to 44 min	121	27.6%
45 to 59 min	76	17.3%
60+ min	50	11.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.13
Poverty rate: 26.6% (325 of 1,221)

	Count	Share
Family households	312	80.0%
Nonfamily households	78	20.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	390	83.0%
Vacant	80	17.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	297	76.2%
Renter-occupied	93	23.8%

1-unit, detached45.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units5.1%

Mobile home & other46.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	212	45.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8	1.7%
5 to 19 units	8	1.7%
20 or more units	24	5.1%
Mobile home & other	218	46.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4850772
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.89 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.0135, -97.4884