What is the population of Newark, New Jersey?

The population of Newark, New Jersey is 288,724.

What is the median household income in Newark, New Jersey?

The median household income in Newark, New Jersey is $48,408, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Newark, New Jersey is $163,283, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Newark, New Jersey is 10.9%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income F

Education F

Metric	Newark	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Population	288,724	9,029,857	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	11154.3	1036.4	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	1.36%	0.55%	0.57%
Median age	33.7	40.2	37.1
Households	113,599	3,476,039	128,459,983

Year	Newark

Group	Share

Newark has a the economy index of F, which means it scores poorly in the economy.

Metric	Newark	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$48,408	$101,200	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.50%	4.63%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	6.1%	5.2%

Metric	Newark	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$163,283	$359,215	$242,182
Median rent	$1,329	$1,653	$1,342
Homeownership rate	24.1%	63.7%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Newark	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	30.5	26.6	22.5
Work from home	6.1%	15.0%	13.4%

Newark has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Newark	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	39.6%	31.6%
Average household size	2.58	2.61	2.54

Newark has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Newark	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	75.7	79.4	78.3
Self-rated poor health	21.6%	12.9%	16.3%
Smokers	21.1%	14.2%	19.0%