Newark, Delaware demographics

Newark, DE demographics: median age 22.1; 58.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Newark city, Delaware · Incorporated city · GEOID 1050670. The survey estimates a population of 30,330 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Newark is 22.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.4 years. There are 8,594 households (±399). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	22.1 ±0.4	41.6 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 30,330
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
Under 18	3,443 ±505	11.4% ±1.7 pp	20.7%	22.0%
18–34	17,476 ±965	57.6% ±3.2 pp	21.1%	22.8%
35–64	6,029 ±579	19.9% ±1.9 pp	37.6%	38.0%
65 and older	3,382 ±349	11.2% ±1.1 pp	20.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 30,330
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
Male	14,344 ±520	47.3% ±1.7 pp	48.4%	49.5%
Female	15,986 ±539	52.7% ±1.8 pp	51.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 30,330
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
White alone	20,718 ±1,093	68.3% ±3.6 pp	59.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,036 ±536	10.0% ±1.8 pp	21.9%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	93 ±74 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,699 ±497	8.9% ±1.6 pp	4.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	503 ±199	1.7% ±0.7 pp	4.6%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,281 ±966	10.8% ±3.2 pp	8.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 30,330
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,199 ±862	89.7% ±2.8 pp	89.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,131 ±860	10.3% ±2.8 pp	11.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,594
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,136 ±361	36.5% ±3.8 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	212 ±85	2.5% ±1.0 pp	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	575 ±166	6.7% ±1.9 pp	13.2%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,570 ±355	29.9% ±3.9 pp	28.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,101 ±283	24.4% ±3.1 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,594
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,634 ±279	19.0% ±3.1 pp	27.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	6,960 ±449	81.0% ±3.6 pp	72.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,594
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,570 ±355	29.9% ±3.9 pp	28.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,828 ±346	32.9% ±3.7 pp	35.9%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,244 ±225	14.5% ±2.5 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,337 ±286	15.6% ±3.3 pp	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	433 ±197	5.0% ±2.3 pp	4.9%	5.9%
Six-person households	170 ±71	2.0% ±0.8 pp	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	12 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 30,330
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
Native	26,432 ±605	87.1% ±2.0 pp	89.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,898 ±608	12.9% ±2.0 pp	10.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 29,625
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
English only	24,414 ±747	82.4% ±2.4 pp	84.9%	77.7%
Spanish	1,729 ±609	5.8% ±2.1 pp	7.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	136 ±123 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	181 ±106 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	339 ±149	1.1% ±0.5 pp	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	663 ±216	2.2% ±0.7 pp	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	133 ±101 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,180 ±348	4.0% ±1.2 pp	0.8%	1.1%
Vietnamese	96 ±122 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	3 ±6 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	264 ±185 · low precision	0.9% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	230 ±155 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	257 ±141 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 12,889
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	374 ±157	2.9% ±1.2 pp	8.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,948 ±319	15.1% ±2.4 pp	28.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,134 ±367	16.6% ±2.7 pp	18.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	927 ±258	7.2% ±2.0 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,927 ±522	30.5% ±3.8 pp	20.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,579 ±487	27.8% ±3.5 pp	15.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 30,273
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
Same house	20,151 ±1,004	66.6% ±3.3 pp	89.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	4,852 ±616	16.0% ±2.0 pp	5.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	689 ±268	2.3% ±0.9 pp	1.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	4,240 ±815	14.0% ±2.7 pp	3.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	341 ±160	1.1% ±0.5 pp	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.5% of Newark residents (±1.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.3% in Delaware and 8.4% nationally. 91.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Newark	Delaware	U.S.	Compared with Delaware
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.5% ±1.1 pp	6.3%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.9% ±1.7 pp	92.4%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.4% ±0.7 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Newark . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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