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Newark, NJ Metro Division

2,277,892 Population
1,636.2 square miles 1,392.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.1 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 39.6 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$56,295 ±$842 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $55,724 ±$410
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$107,136 ±$2,632 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $99,852 ±$781
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.2% ±0.6% (207,343  ±14,315) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 12.5% 2,457,925 (±0.3% / ±48,416)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

32.8 minutes ±0.4 (32,540,204  ±601,887) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 36.5 312,069,860 (±0.2 / ±2,124,253)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

830,096 ±3,995 Number of households
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 7,486,828 ±18,178
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0 (2,240,657  ±1,314) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 2.6 19,506,840 (±0 / ±6,880)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.6% ±0.6% (29,620  ±3,056) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 4.7% 223,867 (±0.2% / ±9,782)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

871,325 ±520 Number of housing units
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 8,129,556 ±3,255
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$583,000 ±$7,287 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $648,800 ±$2,533
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9% ±0.6% (201,691  ±12,890.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 8.6% 1,701,255 (±0.2% / ±37,632.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.3% ±1.3% (1,411,339  ±20,530.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 87.5% 12,364,968 (±0.4% / ±61,462.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
45.4% ±0.9% (716,758  ±13,622) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 45% 6,366,678 (±0.3% / ±42,862.1)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

36.4% ±0.8% (781,096  ±16,416.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 41.3% 7,781,318 (±0.3% / ±51,556.2)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

27.6% (628,036  ±14,740) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 30.8% 6,143,359
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.8% ±0.2% (49,756  ±4,152) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 2.4% 386,034 (±0.1% / ±10,262)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
49,756 Total veterans ±4,152 46,539 Male ±3,935 3,217 Female ±967

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