COMPARING TWO PLACES
Newark vs Bear
PLACE A
Newark, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Bear, Delaware
Newark is 94% smaller than Bear. Bear earns more, with a median household income $14,343 higher. Bear has grown faster since 2000 (19% vs 9%).
NEWARKBEARDIFFERENCE
Total population1,30722,370−94% vs Bear
Population density1,4603,868−2,407
Population growth9.1%19.0%−10.0 pts
Median age27.737.9−10.2
Male54.5%47.1%+7.4 pts
Female45.5%52.9%−7.4 pts
Foreign-born8.5%22.9%−14.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic62.4%29.2%+33.3 pts
Black0.3%37.7%−37.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino34.7%21.2%+13.5 pts
Asian0.6%8.3%−7.7 pts
Other2.0%3.6%−1.7 pts
Median household income$77,344$91,687−$14,343
Per capita income$36,741$41,884−$5,143
Poverty rate19.5%8.7%+10.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4840.377+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%32.5%−16.5 pts
Graduate degree4.5%13.6%−9.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%5.9%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation66.3%73.1%−6.8 pts
Median home value$137,500$304,800−$167,300
Median gross rent$1,143$1,771−$628
Owner-occupied76.9%65.1%+11.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.5%3.8%+16.6 pts
Rent-burdened households39.5%43.3%−3.8 pts
Average commute33.324.1+9.2
Worked from home12.3%15.1%−2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Uninsured22.0%10.4%+11.6 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024