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Zip Code 07103 - Population, Income & Demographics

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🚻 Age & Sex    | 🀝 Race

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🌍 State: NJ - New Jersey

🏑 City: Newark

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: Essex County

⏰ Timezone: America/New_York

☎️ Area Codes: 862, 973

Income

The median income of households in 07103 was $42,397. An estimated 13% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 1.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 07103 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 13
$10,000 to $14,999 11.9
$15,000 to $24,999 10.5
$25,000 to $34,999 7.7
$35,000 to $49,999 11.6
$50,000 to $74,999 16.2
$75,000 to $99,999 11.1
$100,000 to $149,999 11.6
$150,000 to $199,999 4.4
$200,000 or more 1.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 07103 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 54149
Female 44403

An estimated 73.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 23.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 11.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $15,441. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 07103 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 73.7
Social Security 23.9
Retirement income 11.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 13.5
Cash public assistance income 7.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 31.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 42.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 34.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 26.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 07103 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 31.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 42.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 34.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 26.1

In 2019-2023, 32.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 48% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 38.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 52.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 07103 in 2019-2023, 89.3% had health insurance coverage and 10.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 46.5% and public coverage was 51%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.6%.


In 2019-2023, 07103 had a total population of 36,733 - 19,630 (53.4%) females and 17,103 (46.6%) males. The median age was 31.8 years. An estimated 27.3% of the population was under 18 years, 35.8% was 19 to 44 years, 21.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 07103 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 1466 1632
5 to 9 1461 1068
10 to 14 1709 1055
15 to 19 1514 2099
20 to 24 1630 1498
25 to 29 824 1449
30 to 34 1087 1586
35 to 39 1649 1345
40 to 44 792 1299
45 to 49 961 1167
50 to 54 1052 1101
55 to 59 863 1210
60 to 64 764 881
65 to 69 515 830
70 to 74 254 443
75 to 79 281 365
80 to 84 55 251
85 and over 226 351

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 7.5% were White; 72% were Black or African American; 0.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 07103 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0.4% of the people in 07103 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 12,864 households in 07103. The average household size was 2.58 people.

Married-couple households made up 18% of the households in 07103 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 49.5% of all households, while 25.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 36.6% of all households.

In 07103, 37.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 23.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 07103 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 18
Cohabiting Couples 7.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
49.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 26.4% of males and 18% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 60.9 61.3
Now married, except separated 26.4 18
Separated 3.4 4.3
Widowed 3.5 6.9
Divorced 5.8 9.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 07103, 1,218 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 34% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 77.3% of the people living in 07103 were U.S. natives. 60.4% of the 07103 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 22.7% of 07103 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 50.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 64.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 07103 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2019-2023 for 07103.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 07103 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 44.8
Asia 10.9
Europe 2.5
Africa 41.5
Northern America 0.3
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 07103 in 2019-2023, 29.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 13.8% of people at least five years old; 10.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 07103 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 13.8
Other Indo-European languages 5.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.1
Other languages 8.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 87.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 07103 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 07103 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 87.1
Different house, same county 7.1
Different county, same state 3.8
Different state 1
Abroad 0.9

Education

In 2019-2023, 81 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 19% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 07103 was 12,205 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 1,036 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,100. College or graduate school enrollment was 4,069.

Educational Attainment of People in 07103 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 19
High school diploma or equivalency 32.9
Some college, no degree 21.7
Associate's degree 5.8
Bachelor's degree 13.1
Graduate or professional degree 7.5

Disability

In 07103, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 15.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5% of people under 18 years old, to 15.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 45.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 07103, 50.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 44% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 18.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 10,919 76.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,643 18.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 634 4.5

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 07103 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 07103 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 4.8
Manufacturing 4.7
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 9.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 13.5
Information 1.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 30
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.2
Other Services, except public administration 4.5
Public administration 4.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 07103 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,616 32.5
Service occupations 3,474 24.5
Sales and office occupations 2,796 19.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 824 5.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,486 17.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 55.5% of 07103 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 6.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 07103 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 55.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 19.9
Walked 7.6
Other means 2.9
Worked from home 7.4

In 2019-2023, 07103 had a total of 13,832 housing units. Of these housing units, 36.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 62.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 07103 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 36.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 62.7
Mobile homes 0.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

7.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 9.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 07103 was 4.6 rooms, and of these housing units 43.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 07103 had 12,864 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 968 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 23.4% while renters occupied 76.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.99 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.45.

6.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 32.3% and another 3.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 07103:

House Heating Fuel Used in 07103 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 62.2
Electricity 32.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 2.7
All other fuels 1.1
No fuel used 1.8

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 07103 was $259,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 71.4 % had a mortgage. 28.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,097 and for owners without a mortgage it was $945.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 07103 was $1,289. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.