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New Jersey·Essex County
88 tracts·310K people·$374K median·12,847/mi²
Black 45 · Hispanic 38 · White 9 · Multiracial 4 · Other 3 · Asian 2
Other 40 · Living alone 33 · Married couple 27
Retail 28 · Health 27 · Professional 24 · Manufacturing 7 · Public admin 6 · Leisure 5 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 26 · Service 23 · Production · transport 20 · Sales · office 18 · Construction · maintenance 13
Drive alone 49 · Carpool 22 · Transit 20 · Work from home 7 · Walk 5 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Newark is $373,700 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Newark has 310,178 residents across 88 census tracts and 23 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.7; the population is 44.8% Black, 37.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% White, 4.1% Multiracial, 2.7% Other and 2.0% Asian; the average household has 2.6 people; 19.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 23.4% (Census ACS).
The Gray Charter School (79%), Michelle Obama Elementary School (65%) and Robert Treat Academy Charter School (55%) lead the elementary schools; Discovery Charter School is the middle school with reported scores (47%); Science Park High School (81%), Technology High School (74%) and Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology (57%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,392/month, 12% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Newark is $52,060 a year, 40% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Newark, median rent is $1,392/month and the median home value is $373,700 (Census ACS).
Newark reported 4.9 violent crimes and 22.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 88 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 29 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Newark are heat wave (92), inland flooding (79) and strong wind (78), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Newark, 5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).