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Newark Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Newark Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

46,929

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.5%
5 - 17:
12.5%
18 - 24:
6.9%
25 - 34:
18.7%
35 - 54:
29.6%
55 - 64:
12.8%
Over 65 Years:
13.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.1%
5.1%
89.5%
89.5%
47.1%
47.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Newark
USA
$68,775
$68,775
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Newark
USA
$164,909
$164,909
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

4.2%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Healthcare
Retail
Education
Information Technology
Construction
Transportation
Administration
Accommodation
Finance
Public Service
Other
Wholesale
17.2%
17.2%
16.6%
16.6%
12.8%
12.8%
8.6%
8.6%
6.2%
6.2%
5.2%
5.2%
5.0%
5.0%
4.1%
4.1%
4.0%
4.0%
3.9%
3.9%
3.7%
3.7%
3.3%
3.3%
3.2%
3.2%
3.1%
3.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
42.7%
42.7%
28.6%
28.6%
18.7%
18.7%
4.6%
4.6%
3.5%
3.5%
1.5%
1.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Portuguese
Italian
Afghan
French
British
Dutch
Scottish
Swedish
Polish
Norwegian
Nigerian
Finnish
Ukrainian
Iranian
Russian
Scots-Irish
Hungarian
3.7%
3.7%
3.4%
3.4%
3.2%
3.2%
2.1%
2.1%
1.4%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Chinese
Langs. of India
Tagalog
Vietnamese
Korean
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Portuguese
Other Indo-European
French
Urdu
Japanese
Russian
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
African languages
Arabic
Slavic languages
Persian
42.8%
42.8%
19.1%
19.1%
12.4%
12.4%
6.4%
6.4%
4.7%
4.7%
1.8%
1.8%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Newark Residents

43.0%