Newark is home to 30,330 people in Delaware. The median age is 22.1, younger than the US median of 38.9. 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. 67% were living in the same home a year earlier. 27.7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,912, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 22.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
58% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Newark
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate17.4% → 27.7%(+10.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$320,649 → $382,500(+19%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants56.3% → 50.7%(−5.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Newark's population equals 5.2% of New Castle County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 14% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 3.4% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)28.3%(258)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.2%(84)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.2%(221)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(25)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3%(27)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 912 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Newark, decade by decade
Newark population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
25,098
$92,604
$320,649
47.6%
25.0
2000
28,547
$88,820
$276,527
51.3%
32.4
2010
31,454
$76,414
$422,221
52.1%
44.8
2020
30,601
$73,652
$336,583
54.8%
67.9
2024
30,330
$76,912
$382,500
58.2%
67.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
