Delaware · Census place 50670
Newark city, DE
Quick answer
Newark city has 30,309 residents, ranking #3 of 79 places in Delaware. Median household income is $71,373, the median home is worth $357,600 and median gross rent runs $1,611 a month.
- Population
- 30,309Newark city residents
- Median household income
- $71,373Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $357,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,611Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 22 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 50.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Newark city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Newark city median would spend about 27.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 27.1% of residents and 50.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Delaware.
- Wilmington city 71,124
- Dover city 39,491
- Middletown town 24,071
- Bear CDP 22,604
- Glasgow CDP 16,095
- Brookside CDP 15,262
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