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Newark city, Licking County, OH

50,783 Population
21 square miles 2,420.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Licking County: 40.3 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Ohio: 39.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$32,847 ±$1,374 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Licking County: $42,609 ±$1,228
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Ohio: $40,552 ±$167
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$61,670 ±$2,840 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Licking County: $84,426 ±$2,405
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Ohio: $71,389 ±$321
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

17.1% ±2.4% (8,489  ±1,196) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Licking County: 10.2% 18,180 (±0.9% / ±1,536)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Ohio: 13.3% 1,529,692 (±0.2% / ±18,999)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23 minutes ±1.1 (475,630  ±32,048) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Licking County: 26.6 1,956,990 (±0.5 / ±63,853)
  • about the same as the figure in Ohio: 23.4 114,422,230 (±0.1 / ±513,925)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

20,276 ±579 Number of households
  • Licking County: 68,620 ±589
  • Ohio: 4,863,191 ±8,557
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (49,646  ±77) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Licking County: 2.6 178,287 (±0 / ±95)
  • a little higher than the figure in Ohio: 2.4 11,519,651
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.2% ±2.2% (769  ±282) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Licking County: 5.9% † 2,370 (±1.1% / ±464)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Ohio: 5.4% 144,308 (±0.1% / ±3,283)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

21,755 ±535 Number of housing units
  • Licking County: 73,273 ±75
  • Ohio: 5,292,391 ±464
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$192,300 ±$8,443 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Licking County: $275,200 ±$5,562
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Ohio: $214,800 ±$742
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.9% ±1.7% (5,486  ±833.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Licking County: 9.3% 16,673 (±0.8% / ±1,510.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ohio: 12% 1,396,093 (±0.1% / ±15,825.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90.9% ±3.2% (31,028  ±1,289.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Licking County: 93.5% 116,228 (±1.9% / ±2,413.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Ohio: 91.8% 7,495,699 (±0.3% / ±21,141.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
23% ±1.6% (7,862  ±586.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Licking County: 29.4% 36,467 (±1.1% / ±1,315.3)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Ohio: 31.5% 2,570,052 (±0.2% / ±13,133.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.1% ±0.9% (1,056  ±447) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Licking County: 4.6% 8,366
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Ohio: 5.2% 616,102
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.7% ±1% (3,048  ±395) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Licking County: 8.1% 11,370 (±0.6% / ±779)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Ohio: 6.6% 605,840 (±0.1% / ±5,765)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
3,048 Total veterans ±395 2,883 Male ±381 165 Female ±81

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