Newark

Population & Demographics

Newark, DE

Newark is home to 30,330 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 9,715 resident workers commute each day.

DelawareCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
30,330
people
Population

30,330 residents

Median age 22.1 · 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
30,330
Median age
22.1yrs
Median household income
$76,912
Median home value
$382,500
Median gross rent
$1,654/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
58.2%
Poverty rate
27.7%

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).

White65.5%
Hispanic or Latino10.3%
Black9.9%
Asian8.9%
Two or more races5.0%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

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
9,715
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
11.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
18.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Wilmington
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

77 / 100

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

Newark

9,715 commutes, one dot at a time

Newark

Where 9,715 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Newark0.0 mi1,128
2Wilmington12.0 mi783
3Philadelphia39.4 mi344
4Dover37.8 mi255
5New Castle10.1 mi230
6Middletown15.9 mi157
7Brookside2.2 mi150
8Elkton5.8 mi123

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Newark.

1Newark0.0 mi1,128
2Wilmington12.0 mi822
3Brookside2.2 mi474
4Bear5.7 mi393
5Glasgow5.4 mi381
6Middletown15.9 mi319
7Pike Creek Valley4.6 mi233
8Elkton5.8 mi197

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%)
AFAccommodation and Food Services24.1%
RTRetail Trade14.0%
MFManufacturing11.5%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services10.3%
EDEducational Services6.2%
COConstruction5.7%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance4.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.7%
MGManagement of Companies and Enterprises3.3%
Connectivity

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