Newark

Population & Demographics

Newark, CA

Newark is home to 46,903 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 26,913 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
46,903
people
Population

46,903 residents

Median age 37.9 · 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
46,903
Median age
37.9yrs
Median household income
$169,064
Median home value
$1,142,800
Median gross rent
$2,776/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
48.1%
Poverty rate
4.3%

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).

Asian46.3%
Hispanic or Latino27.2%
White16.7%
Two or more races3.9%
Black3.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1.4%
Some other race0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%

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
26,913
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
7.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
23.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Fremont
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

42 / 100

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

Newark

26,913 commutes, one dot at a time

Newark

Where 26,913 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Fremont2.8 mi3,453
2San Jose17.8 mi2,417
3Newark0.0 mi1,872
4San Francisco27.2 mi1,697
5Palo Alto9.3 mi1,377
6Sunnyvale10.9 mi1,088
7Menlo Park9.4 mi1,018
8Santa Clara12.7 mi1,017

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Newark.

1Fremont2.8 mi3,246
2San Jose17.8 mi2,608
3Newark0.0 mi1,872
4Hayward8.0 mi1,274
5Union City4.2 mi1,029
6San Francisco27.2 mi611
7Sunnyvale10.9 mi544
8Oakland21.1 mi536

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%)
TRTransportation and Warehousing21.3%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services17.0%
MFManufacturing13.6%
RTRetail Trade9.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.2%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance7.4%
COConstruction3.4%
EDEducational Services3.4%
WSWholesale Trade3.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Newark

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

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps82%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Newark

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