Newark, New Jersey demographics

Newark, NJ demographics: median age 34.7; 19.7% 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, New Jersey · Incorporated city · GEOID 3451000. The survey estimates a population of 310,178 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Newark is 34.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.6 years. There are 113,384 households (±1,785). 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	34.7 ±0.6	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 310,178
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	76,883 ±2,449	24.8% ±0.8 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	79,598 ±2,161	25.7% ±0.7 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	120,190 ±3,000	38.7% ±1.0 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	33,507 ±1,596	10.8% ±0.5 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 310,178
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	152,909 ±1,929	49.3% ±0.6 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	157,269 ±1,939	50.7% ±0.6 pp	50.8%	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: 310,178
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	38,943 ±2,457	12.6% ±0.8 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	141,693 ±2,875	45.7% ±0.9 pp	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	2,894 ±784	0.9% ±0.3 pp	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	6,137 ±1,042	2.0% ±0.3 pp	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	154 ±100 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	69,490 ±3,207	22.4% ±1.0 pp	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	50,867 ±3,825	16.4% ±1.2 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 310,178
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	193,584 ±3,010	62.4% ±1.0 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	116,594 ±3,018	37.6% ±1.0 pp	22.5%	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: 113,384
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	30,852 ±1,184	27.2% ±1.0 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	9,913 ±975	8.7% ±0.8 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	28,687 ±1,648	25.3% ±1.4 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	37,703 ±1,841	33.3% ±1.5 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	6,229 ±756	5.5% ±0.7 pp	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 113,384
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	39,159 ±1,608	34.5% ±1.3 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	74,225 ±2,302	65.5% ±1.7 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 113,384
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	37,703 ±1,841	33.3% ±1.5 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	27,853 ±1,475	24.6% ±1.2 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	18,775 ±1,306	16.6% ±1.1 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	16,400 ±1,171	14.5% ±1.0 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	7,884 ±674	7.0% ±0.6 pp	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	2,584 ±428	2.3% ±0.4 pp	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	2,185 ±407	1.9% ±0.4 pp	1.6%	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: 310,178
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	198,070 ±3,586	63.9% ±1.2 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	112,108 ±3,577	36.1% ±1.2 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 289,655
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	140,871 ±3,429	48.6% ±1.2 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	93,962 ±2,537	32.4% ±0.9 pp	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	10,721 ±1,781	3.7% ±0.6 pp	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	338 ±188 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	613 ±306	0.2% ±0.1 pp	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	27,285 ±2,267	9.4% ±0.8 pp	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	583 ±320 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	669 ±266	0.2% ±0.1 pp	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	129 ±102 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	247 ±149 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	444 ±238 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	920 ±441	0.3% ±0.2 pp	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	12,873 ±1,542	4.4% ±0.5 pp	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: 201,053
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	43,692 ±2,252	21.7% ±1.1 pp	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	74,607 ±2,570	37.1% ±1.2 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	31,639 ±1,925	15.7% ±0.9 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	11,436 ±1,331	5.7% ±0.7 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	26,842 ±1,465	13.4% ±0.7 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12,837 ±1,130	6.4% ±0.6 pp	17.6%	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: 306,257
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	274,824 ±2,290	89.7% ±0.7 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	18,256 ±1,941	6.0% ±0.6 pp	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	5,419 ±987	1.8% ±0.3 pp	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	3,144 ±678	1.0% ±0.2 pp	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	4,614 ±901	1.5% ±0.3 pp	0.8%	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

19.7% of Newark residents (±0.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 86.4% 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	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	19.7% ±0.8 pp	7.5%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	86.4% ±0.9 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.4% ±0.4 pp	3.7%	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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