Newark

Population & Demographics

Newark, OH

Newark is home to 50,783 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 23,465 resident workers commute each day.

OhioCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
50,783
people
Population

50,783 residents

Median age 38.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Newark population & demographics

Who lives in Newark — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
50,783
Median age
38.8yrs
Median household income
$61,670
Median home value
$192,300
Median gross rent
$973/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
23.0%
Poverty rate
17.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Newark

How Newark breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White86.6%
Two or more races5.2%
Black3.1%
Hispanic or Latino3.0%
Asian1.0%
Some other race1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Newark

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Newark.

Newark at a glance
Employed Residents
23,465
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
27.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
24.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
11.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Columbus
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Newark proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Newark commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

64 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Newark

23,465 commutes, one dot at a time

Newark

Where 23,465 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Newark, by worker count.

1Newark0.0 mi5,709
2Columbus30.6 mi4,257
3Heath2.8 mi1,527
4New Albany20.6 mi699
5Granville4.9 mi577
6Hebron7.9 mi425
7Westerville27.2 mi357
8Zanesville23.0 mi299

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Newark.

1Newark0.0 mi5,709
2Columbus30.6 mi1,079
3Heath2.8 mi1,023
4Zanesville23.0 mi327
5Granville4.9 mi265
6Lancaster25.8 mi243
7Pataskala15.6 mi219
8Hanover7.9 mi191

Top industries

The sectors that employ Newark’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance22.9%
EDEducational Services11.0%
MFManufacturing10.7%
FIFinance and Insurance10.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.3%
RTRetail Trade8.1%
COConstruction4.5%
PAPublic Administration4.4%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.3%
Connectivity

Internet options for Newark

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps18%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Newark

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