Newark, DE

Census Place

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2024 Population

30,330

US Senator

Chris Coons

Democratic Party

US Senator

Lisa Blunt Rochester

Democratic Party

US Representative

Sarah McBride

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

22.1

0.455% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

27.7%

2.37% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$76,912

7.76% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$382,500

6.96% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

13,301

0.895% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Newark, DE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.2% of the residents in Newark, DE are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Newark, DE are University of Delaware (6,485 degrees awarded in 2023) and Schilling-Douglas School of Hair Design (163 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Newark, DE was $382,500, and the homeownership rate was 50.7%.

Most people in Newark, DE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19 minutes. The average car ownership in Newark, DE was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Newark, DE is home to a population of 30.3k people, from which 92.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 12.7% of Newark, DE residents were born outside of the country (3.85k people).

In 2024, there were 6.65 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (19.9k people) in Newark, DE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.99k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.7k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.2%

2024 Citizenship

92%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.2% of Newark, DE residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Newark, DE was 92%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Newark, DE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Newark, DE

White (Non-Hispanic)
19.9k ± 1.09k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.99k ± 532
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
2.7k ± 497

10.3%

Hispanic Population

3.13k people

10.3% of the people in Newark, DE are hispanic (3.13k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Newark, DE as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Delaware.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
15,383 ± 3,022 people
India
11,725 ± 2,643 people
Guatemala
6,344 ± 1,949 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Delaware was Mexico, the natal country of 15,383 Delaware residents, followed by India with 11,725 and Guatemala with 6,344.

Foreign-Born Population

12.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3.85k people

12.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.81k people

As of 2024, 12.7% of Newark, DE residents (3.85k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Newark, DE was 12.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Newark, DE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
258 ± 114
Vietnam
213 ± 87
Gulf War (1990s)
64 ± 42

Newark, DE has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.21 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Newark, DE.

Economy

The economy of Newark, DE employs 13.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Newark, DE were Educational Services (3,505 people), Retail Trade (1,512 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,185 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($145,929), Information ($135,250), and Finance & Insurance ($81,447).

Employment

Occupations

13.3k

2024 Value

± 977

0.895%

1 Year growth

± 10.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Newark, DE grew at a rate of 0.895%, from 13.2k employees to 13.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Newark, DE, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (2,195 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,288 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,124 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Newark, DE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Delaware.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Delaware (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

13.3k

2024 Value

± 977

0.895%

1 Year growth

± 10.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Newark, DE grew at a rate of 0.895%, from 13.2k employees to 13.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Newark, DE, are Educational Services (3,505 people), Retail Trade (1,512 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,185 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Newark, DE, though some of these residents may live in Newark, DE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,134

Median earning men ± $4,953

$21,286

Median earning women ± $3,786

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($238,750), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($97,857), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,149).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($145,539), Manufacturing ($82,262), and Wholesale Trade ($58,203).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Delaware.

Y-Axis

2.43%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 472k people employed in Delaware. This represents a 2.43% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Delaware.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Delaware went to Kamala Harris with 56.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.904%).

Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester are the senators currently representing the state of Delaware. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Newark, DE is currently represented by Sarah McBride in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Newark, DE. Showing the available data for Delaware.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (56.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (41.8%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (0.904%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Delaware went to Kamala Harris with 56.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.904%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Delaware for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Delaware

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Delaware.

Chris Coons

Senator from Delaware

Assumed office on November 15, 2010
Elected to the seat to succeed Ted Kaufman, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Joe Biden, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Lisa Blunt Rochester

Senator from Delaware

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester are the senators currently representing Delaware.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Delaware over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Newark, DE

Sarah McBride

District at-large Representative

Democratic Party

Newark, DE is currently represented by Sarah McBride (Democratic Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Newark, DE have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Newark, DE awarded 6,648 degrees. The student population of Newark, DE in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 10,064 male students and 14,323 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Newark, DE are White (4,312 and 71%), Hispanic or Latino (515 and 8.48%), Black or African American (475 and 7.82%), and Asian (361 and 5.94%).

The largest universities in Newark, DE by number of degrees awarded are University of Delaware (6,485 and 97.5%) and Schilling-Douglas School of Hair Design (163 and 2.45%).

The most popular majors in Newark, DE are General Finance (319 and 4.8%), Other Research & Experimental Psychology (244 and 3.67%), and General Business Administration & Management (237 and 3.56%).

The median tuition cost in Newark, DE for a public four year colleges is $14,040 for in-state students and $37,680 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Newark, DE, the percentage of applicants admitted was 65.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 18.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 24,387 (41.3% men and 58.7% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 24,387 students enrolled in Newark, DE, 41.3% men and 58.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 14,956 records, of which 60.6% were women and 39.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Other Research & Experimental Psychology
226 degrees awarded
General Finance
319 degrees awarded
General Marketing & Marketing Management
230 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Newark, DE was Other Research & Experimental Psychology with 226 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Newark, DE according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of Delaware
6,485 degrees awarded
Schilling-Douglas School of Hair Design
163 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Delaware with 6,485 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 2,723 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Newark, DE, which is 0.694 times less than the 3,925 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 4,312 degrees mean that there were 8.37 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 515 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($14,040) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,040) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Newark, DE was $382,500 in 2024, which is 1.15 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $357,600 to $382,500, a 6.96% increase. The homeownership rate in Newark, DE is 50.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Newark, DE have an average commute time of 19 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Newark, DE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$382,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,984

$4,359

Median Property Taxes

±$449

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Newark, DE the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Newark, DE compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

50.7%

Homeownership

2024

67.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 50.7% of the housing units in Newark, DE were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 50.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Newark, DE compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$76,912

Median Household Income

± $7,638

8.59k

Number of Households

± 658

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.59k households in Newark, DE grew to $76,912 from the previous year's value of $71,373.

The following chart displays the households in Newark, DE distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Newark, DE is from Delaware.

0.456

2023 Wage GINI in Delaware

0.457

2022 Wage GINI in Delaware

In 2023, the income inequality in Delaware was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.24% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Delaware was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Delaware in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Delaware across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (56.2%)
Worked At Home (18.8%)
Walked (14.3%)

In 2024, 56.2% of workers in Newark, DE drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.8%) and those who walked to work (14.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Newark, DE have a shorter commute time (19 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.44% of the workforce in Newark, DE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Newark, DE compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Newark, DE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Newark, DE have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

27.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Newark, DE (6.2k out of 22.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Newark, DE is White, followed by Asian and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96.5% of the population of Newark, DE has health coverage, with 59.9% on employee plans, 9.87% on Medicaid, 7.88% on Medicare, 17.7% on non-group plans, and 1.14% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Delaware see 1,356 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,356 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2181 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 296 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.1% under 18 years, 48.9% between 18 and 34 years, 19.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 11% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.52%

Uninsured

59.9%

Employer Coverage

9.87%

Medicaid

7.88%

Medicare

17.7%

Non-Group

1.14%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Newark, DE declined by 7.55% from 3.81% to 3.52%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Newark, DE changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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