People QuickFacts Newark New Jersey
Population definition and source info Population, 2010 277,140 8,791,894
Population, percent change definition and source info Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 1.3% 4.5%
Population definition and source info Population, 2000 273,546 8,414,350
Persons under 5 years, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.5% 6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 25.6% 23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 8.6% 13.5%
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 2010 50.5% 51.3%
White persons, percent definition and source info White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 26.3% 68.6%
Black persons, percent definition and source info Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 52.4% 13.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.6% 0.3%
Asian persons, percent definition and source info Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.6% 8.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.0%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 3.8% 2.7%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 33.8% 17.7%
White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 11.6% 59.3%
Living in same house 1 year & over definition and source info Living in same house 1 year & over, 2005-2009 82.5% 89.0%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons, percent, 2005-2009 26.8% 19.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2005-2009 45.3% 27.6%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 66.9% 86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+ definition and source info Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 11.8% 34.1%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2005-2009 30.3 29.6
Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 2010 109,520 3,553,562
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2005-2009 25.3% 67.1%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2005-2009 80.6% 35.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2005-2009 $289,600 $356,800
Households definition and source info Households, 2005-2009 95,392 3,152,877
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2005-2009 2.74 2.68
 definition and source info Per capita money income in past 12 months (2009 dollars) 2005-2009 $17,178 $34,566
 definition and source info Median household income 2005-2009 $35,507 $68,981
People of all ages in poverty - percent definition and source info People of all ages in poverty - percent, 2005-2009 24.3% 8.8%
       
  Business QuickFacts Newark New Jersey
Total number of firms definition and source info Total number of firms, 2007 16,484 781,622
Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 35.3% 7.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent definition and source info American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.6% 8.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4% 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.0% 8.7%
Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 33.4% 27.3%
Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 3,209,162 116,608,094
Merchant wholesaler sales definition and source info Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 3,119,200 233,413,004
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,637,185 124,813,580
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 2007 $5,902 $14,453
Accommodation and food services sales definition and source info Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 552,638 19,993,613
       
  Geography QuickFacts Newark New Jersey
Land area in square miles definition and source info Land area in square miles, 2010 24.19 7,354.22
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2010 11,458.2 1,195.5
Persons per square mile definition and source info FIPS Code 51000 34
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