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Newark, NJ
Demographic Data




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:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

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

305,344

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.7%
5 - 17:
17.4%
18 - 24:
10.8%
25 - 34:
15.6%
35 - 54:
27.2%
55 - 64:
11.4%
Over 65 Years:
10.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.8%
5.8%
77.7%
77.7%
17.0%
17.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Newark
USA
$24,716
$24,716
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Newark
USA
$46,460
$46,460
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

24.4%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Transportation
Construction
Retail
Administration
Manufacturing
Education
Accommodation
Other
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Public Service
Finance
Wholesale
13.5%
13.5%
12.4%
12.4%
11.5%
11.5%
9.8%
9.8%
7.4%
7.4%
7.3%
7.3%
6.9%
6.9%
5.9%
5.9%
5.3%
5.3%
5.0%
5.0%
4.8%
4.8%
2.8%
2.8%
2.5%
2.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
45.4%
45.4%
37.2%
37.2%
9.4%
9.4%
5.8%
5.8%
2.0%
2.0%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Brazilian
Portuguese
African
Nigerian
Haitian
Italian
Jamaican
Guyanese
Ghanian
Other Subsaharan African
Irish
German
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
European
Polish
Liberian
English
British West Indian
Senegalese
Kenyan
4.8%
4.8%
2.8%
2.8%
2.2%
2.2%
2.2%
2.2%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Portuguese
African languages
French
French Creole
Langs. of India
Native American languages
Urdu
Arabic
Chinese
Korean
Italian
Tagalog
Other Indo-European
Other Asian languages
Slavic languages
Polish
Russian
Hungarian
49.5%
49.5%
32.8%
32.8%
6.7%
6.7%
3.1%
3.1%
2.9%
2.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Newark Residents

34.7%


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