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Newark city, NJ


Essex County, NJ

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 307,355   ( 30,215 from 2010 )
Land area: 24.1 square miles
Population density: 12730.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:28,899 9.40% 10.0%
Black:139,44045.37% 1.0%
Indian:6770.22% 5.0%
Asian:6,2102.02% 41.6%
2+ races:10,0583.27% 139.5%
Hispanic:114,43437.23% 22.1%
Total non-White:278,45690.60% 13.6%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-3,223 -1.4
Change in Non-White pop.:33,438 14.6




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
277,140
32,12211.59%
138,07449.82%
7130.26%
4,3861.58%
4,2001.52%
93,74633.83%
245,01888.41%

2000
273,546
39,13114.31%
142,08051.94%
5060.18%
2,9971.10%
6,4062.34%
80,45129.41%
234,41585.69%

1990
275,221
46,27616.81%
155,05556.34%
4800.17%
4,2061.53%
n/a
69,20425.14%
228,94583.19%

1980
329,248
75,20822.84%
188,47257.24%
5450.17%
2,4210.74%
n/a
61,32218.62%
254,04077.16%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-7,009 -2.6
10,603 3.9
1990's
NumberRate
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n/a
n/a
n/a
-7,145 -2.6
5,470 2.0
1980's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-28,932 -8.8
-25,095 -7.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Newark city, NJ
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
34.7
74,012 24.1%
233,343 75.9%
33,503 10.9%
112,635
2.61
68,097 60.5%
31,700 46.6%
14,777 21.7%
44,538 39.5%

2010
NumberPercent
32.3
70,887 25.6%
206,253 74.4%
23,699 8.6%
94,542
2.76
61,685 65.2%
26,495 43.0%
15,717 25.5%
32,857 34.8%

2000
NumberPercent
31.1
76,039 27.8%
197,507 72.2%
25,559 9.3%
91,366
2.85
62,549 68.5%
29,646 47.4%
15,370 24.6%
28,817 31.5%

1990
NumberPercent
29.8
78,800 28.6%
196,421 71.4%
25,487 9.3%
90,878
2.93
63,316 69.7%
32,012 50.6%
15,812 25.0%
27,562 30.3%

1980
NumberPercent
27.1
112,263 34.1%
216,985 65.9%
28,770 8.7%
111,366
2.92
79,080 71.0%
42,922 54.3%
23,316 29.5%
32,286 29.0%

2022 Housing Data for Newark city, NJ

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units121,773 
Median Value$312,300 
Occupied112,63592.5%
Vacant9,1387.5%
Owned26,93623.9%
Rented85,69976.1%
Median Rent$1,273 
Single-Family Units28,08523.1%
    Detached13,67511.2%
    Attached14,41011.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units42,46234.9%
Mobile Homes2620.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Newark city, NJ

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00012,18310.8%
$10,000 to $14,9998,8757.9%
$15,000 to $19,9996,2955.6%
$20,000 to $24,9996,6495.9%
$25,000 to $29,9995,5094.9%
$30,000 to $34,9995,6795.0%
$35,000 to $39,9995,2654.7%
$40,000 to $44,9994,3523.9%
$45,000 to $49,9994,9194.4%
$50,000 to $59,9998,4907.5%
$60,000 to $74,99911,24910.0%
$75,000 to $99,99911,69910.4%
$100,000 to $124,9997,8266.9%
$125,000 to $149,9995,0974.5%
$150,000 to $199,9994,8434.3%
$200,000 or more3,7053.3%
Median Household Income46,460 
Per Capita Income24,716 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI10,7789.6%
Public Assistance4,9484.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps27,05224.0%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed78,42459.4%
Unemployed10,2477.8%
In Armed Forces730.1%
Total Labor Force88,74467.2%
Not in Labor Force43,31432.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 40.6%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector54,75944,55455.1%
Non-Profit3,5755,27440.4%
Self-Employed5,3383,57159.9%
Local Government3,0653,84044.4%
State Government2,3084,20935.4%
Federal Government1,2831,82641.3%
Total Private + Self60,09748,12555.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.10,23115,14940.3%
Total70,32863,27452.6%
Pct. Govt.12.4%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts12,6319.4%
Sales and Office Occupations26,57119.9%
Professional, Technical19,07914.3%
Service Occupations32,23424.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2710.2%
All others43,24032.3%
White Collar 43.6%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance18,08813.5%
Transportation and warehousing16,55012.4%
Construction15,39411.5%
Retail trade13,1509.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.9,8757.4%
Manufacturing9,8047.3%
Educational services9,2516.9%
Accommodation and food services7,9495.9%
Other services7,1085.3%
Professional, scientific, technical6,6575.0%
Public administration6,3564.8%
Finance and insurance3,7972.8%
Wholesale trade3,3282.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2,3611.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing2,1691.6%
Information1,2841.0%
Utilities3500.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1710.1%
Management1130.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Newark city, NJ

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican4,7421.54%
Puerto Rican33,14810.78%
Cuban1,7100.56%
Dominican21,4896.99%
Total Central American11,3953.71%
Costa Rican3770.12%
Guatemalan4,1841.36%
Honduran2,4190.79%
Nicaraguan2370.08%
Panamanian3170.10%
Salvadoran3,8391.25%
Other Central American220.01%
Total South American34,21511.13%
Argentinean3140.10%
Bolivian230.01%
Chilean5680.18%
Colombian1,6810.55%
Ecuadorian26,8038.72%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian3,0681.00%
Uruguayan6220.20%
Venezuelan7890.26%
Other South American3470.11%
Other Hispanic7,7352.52%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian2,1820.71%
Chinese8620.28%
Bangladeshi6320.21%
Korean5900.19%
Filipino5120.17%
Vietnamese680.02%
Japanese410.01%
Thai400.01%
Indonesian240.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English141,86049.5%
Spanish94,07532.8%
Other Indo-European26,9149.4%
Other12,0254.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun8,2382.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic7090.2%
Arabic6720.2%
Chinese5840.2%
Other Asian4740.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Brazilian14,7364.8%
American8,5062.8%
Portuguese8,4852.8%
African6,8332.2%
Nigerian6,6722.2%
Haitian5,3691.7%
Italian4,8201.6%
Jamaican4,6621.5%
Guyanese2,5720.8%
Ghanaian2,3740.8%
Other Subsaharan African2,3400.8%
Irish2,2220.7%
German1,9200.6%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian1,3780.4%
European1,2490.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen244,71679.6%
Not a citizen62,63920.4%
Native200,68165.3%
Foreign-born106,67434.7%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Newark city, NJ

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
23,760 11.9%20,763 10.4%74,902 37.4%46,658 23.3%23,705 11.9%10,233 5.1%
  Average years of education: 12.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 23,760 11.9%
9-12 Years 20,763 10.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 74,902 37.4%
Some College 46,658 23.3%
Bach. Degree 23,705 11.9%
Grad Degree 10,233 5.1%
Average years of education: 12.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)

Historical Presidential Election Results for Newark city, NJ

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +4,433 R +8,372 R + 11.2%
D -3,939
2020 vs. 2012 R +5,835 R +15,268 R + 15.3%
D -9,433
2020 vs. 2008 R +3,730 R +11,923 R + 10.3%
D -8,193
2016 vs. 2008 R -703 R +3,551 D + 0.9%
D -4,254
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 34% Joe Biden (D) 68,919 87.1% Donald Trump* (R) 9,687 12.2% 483 0.6% 79,089 -29 -35 1.73%
2016 36% Hillary Clinton (D) 72,858 91.6% Donald Trump (R) 5,254 6.6% 1,419 1.8% 79,531 -34 -39 2.04%
2012 39% Barack Obama* (D) 78,352 95.0% Mitt Romney (R) 3,852 4.7% 258 0.3% 82,462 -36 -43 2.26%
2008 41% Barack Obama (D) 77,112 92.5% John McCain (R) 5,957 7.1% 321 0.4% 83,390 -34 -38 2.15%
2004 36% John Kerry (D) 62,700 86.4% George W. Bush* (R) 9,344 12.9% 561 0.8% 72,605 -33 -38 2.01%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Newark city
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 68,919 87.1%
Donald Trump* (R) 9,687 12.2%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 111 0.1%
Other 372 0.5%
TOTAL 79,089
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): -29 Diff (US): -35


2016 President, Newark city
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 72,858 91.6%
Donald Trump (R) 5,254 6.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 250 0.3%
Other 1,169 1.5%
TOTAL 79,531
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): -34 Diff (US): -39


2012 President, Newark city
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 78,352 95.0%
Mitt Romney (R) 3,852 4.7%
Other 258 0.3%
TOTAL 82,462
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -36 Diff (US): -43


2008 President, Newark city
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 77,112 92.5%
John McCain (R) 5,957 7.1%
Other 321 0.4%
TOTAL 83,390
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -34 Diff (US): -38


2004 President, Newark city
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 9,344 12.9%
John Kerry (D) 62,700 86.4%
Ralph Nader (I) 196 0.3%
Other 365 0.5%
TOTAL 72,605
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): -33 Diff (US): -38
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Newark city, NJ

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2021 G 14% Phil Murphy* (D) 28,820 89.6% Jack Ciattarelli (R) 3,140 9.8% 193 [+] 0.6% 32,153 -38 1.23%
2020 S2 32% Cory Booker* (D) 68,121 89.5% Rik Mehta (R) 6,801 8.9% 1,188 [+] 1.6% 76,110 -32 1.71%
2018 S1 25% Robert Menendez* (D) 52,493 91.2% Bob Hugin (R) 3,916 6.8% 1,166 [+] 2.0% 57,575 -35 1.82%
2017 G 16% Phil Murphy (D) 34,288 94.1% Kim Guadagno (R) 1,658 4.6% 487 [+] 1.3% 36,433 -36 1.70%
2014 S2 14% Cory Booker* (D) 27,808 92.3% Jeffrey Bell (R) 1,786 5.9% 523 [+] 1.7% 30,117 -36 1.61%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote