Essex County · New Jersey
Newark, NJ demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the New Jersey Division of Taxation.
Quick answer
Newark, NJ has a population of 305,344 and a median household income of $45,794 — about $3,816 a month before tax. That ranks 89 of 94 covered metros by income and 60 of 94 by population.
Population
305,344
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$45,794
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
6.625%
New Jersey + local
Income rank
#89
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Newark household at the median income of $45,794 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $758 a year in sales tax at 6.625%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and New Jersey exempts or discounts several categories. New Jersey allows no local sales tax, and Newark's Urban Enterprise Zone lets qualifying in-person retail sales be charged at half the state rate.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Newark-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: New Jersey Division of Taxation rate tables · rates as published for 2026