Population: 310,178
Households: 113,384
Average household size: 2.62
Median age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $52,060
Housing units: 121,546

Population comparison

2020 Census311,549

2024 estimate310,178

Change−0.4%

Population: 310,178
Median age: 34.7 years
Male: 152,909
Female: 157,269

Median age by sex

Male median age: 33.6 years
Female median age: 35.9 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

10,117Under 510,406

28,7205–1727,640

16,98918–2415,253

23,92425–3423,432

22,69035–4422,024

19,10045–5421,147

17,46355–6417,766

13,90665+19,601

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5–17

Male

5–9: 11,430
10–14: 11,070
15–17: 6,220

Female

5–9: 9,786
10–14: 11,945
15–17: 5,909

18–24

Male

18–19: 4,751
20: 2,176
21: 2,820
22–24: 7,242

Female

18–19: 4,322
20: 2,198
21: 2,829
22–24: 5,904

25–34

Male

25–29: 11,453
30–34: 12,471

Female

25–29: 11,312
30–34: 12,120

35–44

Male

35–39: 11,559
40–44: 11,131

Female

35–39: 11,099
40–44: 10,925

45–54

Male

45–49: 9,702
50–54: 9,398

Female

45–49: 10,278
50–54: 10,869

55–64

Male

55–59: 9,436
60–61: 4,016
62–64: 4,011

Female

55–59: 8,911
60–61: 3,336
62–64: 5,519

65+

Male

65–66: 2,349
67–69: 3,250
70–74: 3,507
75–79: 2,408
80–84: 1,188
85+: 1,204

Female

65–66: 2,675
67–69: 3,505
70–74: 5,502
75–79: 3,810
80–84: 1,874
85+: 2,235

RaceMutually exclusive counts

Black alone: 141,69345.7%
Some other race: 69,49022.4%
Two or more races: 50,86716.4%
White alone: 38,94312.6%
Asian alone: 6,1372.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 2,8940.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 1540.0%

Derived from published counts

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 116,594
White, not Hispanic: 27,605

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 69,452
Married-couple share: 44.4%
With children: 56.4%

Household sizeShare of households

37,70333.3%

1 person

27,85324.6%

2 people

18,77516.6%

3 people

16,40014.5%

4 people

12,65311.2%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 7,884
6 People: 2,584
7 Plus People: 2,185

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households69,452

Married-couple families30,85244.4% of family households

With children: 14,65947.5%
Without children: 16,19352.5%

Other families38,60055.6% of family households

Male householder: 9,91325.7%
Female householder: 28,68774.3%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	69,452	Not applicable
Married-couple families	30,852	44.4%
With children	14,659	47.5%
Without children	16,193	52.5%
Other families	38,600	55.6%
Male householder	9,913	25.7%
Female householder	28,687	74.3%

Median household: $52,060
Median family: $61,441
Per capita: $27,193

Household incomeShare of households

30,87427.2%

Under $25k

23,55620.8%

$25–49k

20,27117.9%

$50–74k

12,09210.7%

$75–99k

15,17413.4%

$100–149k

5,7075.0%

$150–199k

5,7105.0%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 12,098
$10,000–$14,999: 8,202
$15,000–$19,999: 4,958
$20,000–$24,999: 5,616

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 4,465
$30,000–$34,999: 4,751
$35,000–$39,999: 4,590
$40,000–$44,999: 5,376
$45,000–$49,999: 4,374

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 8,434
$60,000–$74,999: 11,837

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 8,764
$125,000–$149,999: 6,410

Education universe: 201,053
High school or higher: 78.3%
Bachelor’s or higher: 19.7%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

24,40112.1%

Less than 9th grade

19,2919.6%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

74,60737.1%

High school or equivalent

31,63915.7%

Some college, no degree

11,4365.7%

Associate degree

26,84213.4%

Bachelor’s degree

12,8376.4%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 7,670
Nursery School: 131
Kindergarten: 43
First Grade: 441
Second Grade: 390
Third Grade: 774
Fourth Grade: 1,695
Fifth Grade: 1,088
Sixth Grade: 4,662
Seventh Grade: 1,347
Eighth Grade: 6,160

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 2,611
Tenth Grade: 3,810
Eleventh Grade: 5,367
Twelfth No Diploma: 7,503

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 65,445
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 9,162

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 8,951
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 22,688

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 9,664
Professional School Degree: 1,528
Doctorate Degree: 1,645

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	24,401
Grades 9–12, no diploma	19,291
High school or equivalent	74,607
Some college, no degree	31,639
Associate degree	11,436
Bachelor’s degree	26,842
Graduate or professional	12,837

Marital status by sexMale and Female

2,6279,019

Widowed

9,16812,327

Divorced

4,0054,682

Separated

42,49039,555

Now Married

66,00764,231

Never Married

9,9888,646

Married Spouse Absent

32,50230,909

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	2,627	9,019
Divorced	9,168	12,327
Separated	4,005	4,682
Now Married	42,490	39,555
Never Married	66,007	64,231
Married Spouse Absent	9,988	8,646
Married Spouse Present	32,502	30,909

Median home value: $373,700
Median gross rent: $1,392

Housing tenure

Owner: 27,66424.4%
Renter: 85,72075.6%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 113,38493.3%
Vacant: 8,1626.7%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 18,916
Owners without mortgage: 8,748

Vacancy reason

For rent2,793

34.2%

For sale375

4.6%

Rented, not occupied381

4.7%

Sold, not occupied168

2.1%

Seasonal122

1.5%

Migrant workers0

0.0%

Other4,323

53.0%

Structure type

Detached15,303

12.6%

Attached12,869

10.6%

2–4 units49,334

40.6%

5–19 units17,487

14.4%

20+ units26,249

21.6%

Mobile or other304

0.3%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 22,366
Structure 3–4 Units: 26,968

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 10,367
Structure 10–19 Units: 7,120

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 9,114
Structure 50 Plus Units: 17,135

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 276
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 28

Year builtHousing units by period

52,09042.9%

Before 1960

27,65522.8%

1960–79

19,70816.2%

1980–99

21,56917.7%

2000–19

5240.4%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 28,833
1940–1949: 10,042
1950–1959: 13,215

1960–79

1960–1969: 15,261
1970–1979: 12,394

1980–99

1980–1989: 8,384
1990–1999: 11,324

2000–19

2000–2009: 13,709
2010–2019: 7,860

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

5,798

1,975

1990s

4,123

3,846

2000s

6,964

10,763

2010s

7,472

44,717

2020–22

2,970

19,421

2023+

337

4,998

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

2,4558.9%

Under $100k

4,34815.7%

$100–249k

14,53652.5%

$250–499k

4,62016.7%

$500–749k

1,1354.1%

$750–999k

3041.1%

$1–1.49m

2661.0%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 1,627
10000–14999: 33
15000–19999: 26
20000–24999: 96
25000–29999: 44
30000–34999: 43
35000–39999: 100
40000–49999: 138
50000–59999: 29
60000–69999: 57
70000–79999: 66
80000–89999: 61
90000–99999: 135

$100–249k

100000–124999: 297
125000–149999: 419
150000–174999: 504
175000–199999: 577
200000–249999: 2,551

$250–499k

250000–299999: 2,567
300000–399999: 6,057
400000–499999: 5,912

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 0
2000000+: 266

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $50010,824

12.8%

$500–99910,862

12.9%

$1,000–1,49926,148

31.0%

$1,500–1,99922,185

26.3%

$2,000–2,4999,994

11.8%

$2,500–2,9993,133

3.7%

$3,000+1,283

1.5%

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Under $500

Under 100: 338
100–149: 211
150–199: 288
200–249: 821
250–299: 3,557
300–349: 1,715
350–399: 1,210
400–449: 1,850
450–499: 834

$500–999

500–549: 832
550–599: 582
600–649: 914
650–699: 493
700–749: 891
750–799: 1,149
800–899: 2,389
900–999: 3,612

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 13,140
1250–1499: 13,008

$3,000+

3000–3499: 599
3500+: 684

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

3,451

35,398

1 vehicle

10,940

36,986

2 vehicles

8,727

11,053

3 vehicles

3,566

1,843

4 vehicles

717

353

5+ vehicles

263

87

Workers age 16+: 129,145
Average commute: 32.6 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 63,42349.1%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 14,71311.4%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 24,97319.3%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 6,9345.4%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 9,3827.3%Derived from published counts
Other: 9,7207.5%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 6,570
Bicycle: 364

Other

Other Transportation: 7,882
Motorcycle: 55
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 1,783

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

16,87014.1%

Under 15 min

42,18235.2%

15–29 min

30,68325.6%

30–44 min

11,4839.6%

45–59 min

18,54515.5%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 2,323
5–9: 4,207
10–14: 10,340

15–29 min

15–19: 13,655
20–24: 22,111
25–29: 6,416

30–44 min

30–34: 21,434
35–39: 2,851
40–44: 6,398

60+ min

60–89: 12,179
90+: 6,366

Population age 16+: 241,913
Civilian labor force: 152,345
Employed: 134,733
Unemployed: 17,612
Unemployment rate: 11.6%
Poverty universe: 298,991
Persons below poverty: 70,080
Gini index: 0.5
White-collar workers: 59,492
Blue-collar workers: 44,245

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

10,753

20,243

Sales Office Occupations

8,803

16,051

Management Business Science Arts

14,581

20,057

Production Transportation Material Moving

18,168

8,230

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

17,380

467

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	10,753	20,243
Sales Office Occupations	8,803	16,051
Management Business Science Arts	14,581	20,057
Production Transportation Material Moving	18,168	8,230
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	17,380	467

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 100,062
Workplace jobs: 146,706
Internal commuters: 25,383
Inbound commuters: 121,323
Outbound commuters: 74,679
Net worker inflow: 46,644

Coverage status

Insured: 243,19680.3%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 59,70919.7%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

9,20015.4%

Under 19

20,27033.9%

Age 19–34

29,14548.8%

Age 35–64

1,0941.8%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 198,07063.9%
Foreign born: 112,10836.1%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 42,096
Not a citizen: 70,012

Residential mobility

Same house: 274,824
Within same county: 18,256
From another county: 5,419
From another state: 3,144
From abroad: 4,614

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 118,163

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
Newark city, New Jersey	310,178	$52,060	34.7 years	24.4%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%
New Jersey	9,343,809	$103,556	40.1 years	63.8%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	10,117	10,406
5–17	28,720	27,640
18–24	16,989	15,253
25–34	23,924	23,432
35–44	22,690	22,024
45–54	19,100	21,147
55–64	17,463	17,766
65+	13,906	19,601

Category	Value
Black alone	141,693
Some other race	69,490
Two or more races	50,867
White alone	38,943
Asian alone	6,137
American Indian / Alaska Native	2,894
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	154

Category	Value
1 person	37,703
2 people	27,853
3 people	18,775
4 people	16,400
5+ people	12,653

Category	Value
Under $25k	30,874
$25–49k	23,556
$50–74k	20,271
$75–99k	12,092
$100–149k	15,174
$150–199k	5,707
$200k+	5,710

Category	Value
For rent	2,793
For sale	375
Rented, not occupied	381
Sold, not occupied	168
Seasonal	122
Migrant workers	0
Other	4,323

Category	Value
Detached	15,303
Attached	12,869
2–4 units	49,334
5–19 units	17,487
20+ units	26,249
Mobile or other	304

Category	Value
Before 1960	52,090
1960–79	27,655
1980–99	19,708
2000–19	21,569
2020+	524

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	5,798	1,975
1990s	4,123	3,846
2000s	6,964	10,763
2010s	7,472	44,717
2020–22	2,970	19,421
2023+	337	4,998

Category	Value
Under $100k	2,455
$100–249k	4,348
$250–499k	14,536
$500–749k	4,620
$750–999k	1,135
$1–1.49m	304
$1.5m+	266

Category	Value
Under $500	10,824
$500–999	10,862
$1,000–1,499	26,148
$1,500–1,999	22,185
$2,000–2,499	9,994
$2,500–2,999	3,133
$3,000+	1,283

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	113,384
Vacant	8,162

Vehicle availability values
Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	3,451	35,398
1 vehicle	10,940	36,986
2 vehicles	8,727	11,053
3 vehicles	3,566	1,843
4 vehicles	717	353
5+ vehicles	263	87

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	63,423
Carpool	14,713
Public transit	24,973
Walk or bicycle	6,934
Work from home	9,382
Other	9,720

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	243,196
Uninsured	59,709

Category	Value
Under 15 min	16,870
15–29 min	42,182
30–44 min	30,683
45–59 min	11,483
60+ min	18,545

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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