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07107

Newark, NJ · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
43,293
Median household income
$51,242
People below poverty
24.9%
Median home value
$379,500

Income

The median income of households in 07107 was $51,242. An estimated 8.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 07107 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.2
$10,000 to $14,999 8.7
$15,000 to $24,999 11.3
$25,000 to $34,999 7.4
$35,000 to $49,999 13.3
$50,000 to $74,999 17.7
$75,000 to $99,999 12.3
$100,000 to $149,999 10.8
$150,000 to $199,999 6.7
$200,000 or more 3.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 07107 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 46196
Female 41077

An estimated 78.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 28% of households received Social Security and an estimated 10.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $15,677. 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 07107 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 78.1
Social Security 28
Retirement income 10.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 10.5
Cash public assistance income 6.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 24.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 32.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 25% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 21.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 07107 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 24.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 32.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 25
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 21.6

In 2020-2024, 30.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 44.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 36.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 41.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 07107 in 2020-2024, 81.4% had health insurance coverage and 18.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 34.4% and public coverage was 51.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 8.2%.


In 2020-2024, 07107 had a total population of 43,293 - 22,599 (52.2%) females and 20,694 (47.8%) males. The median age was 35.2 years. An estimated 27.9% of the population was under 18 years, 34.8% was 19 to 44 years, 23.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 11.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 07107 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1526 1912
5 to 9 1558 1704
10 to 14 1741 2362
15 to 19 1134 1060
20 to 24 1849 1490
25 to 29 1259 1330
30 to 34 1166 1453
35 to 39 1967 1781
40 to 44 1416 1366
45 to 49 965 1460
50 to 54 1394 1437
55 to 59 1185 1548
60 to 64 1184 1127
65 to 69 1099 909
70 to 74 499 708
75 to 79 357 392
80 to 84 211 194
85 and over 184 366

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 9.1% were White; 33% were Black or African American; 0.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1% were Asian; 13.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 16.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 55.2% of the people in 07107 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 6.1% of the people in 07107 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 15,184 households in 07107. The average household size was 2.85 people.

Married-couple households made up 27.5% of the households in 07107 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 41.9% of all households, while 20.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 28.7% of all households.

In 07107, 37.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 26.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 07107 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 27.5
Cohabiting Couples 10.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
41.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 33% of males and 28.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 53.6 51.1
Now married, except separated 33 28.8
Separated 3.7 3.2
Widowed 2.4 6.3
Divorced 7.3 10.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 07107, 1,227 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 41.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 65.3% of the people living in 07107 were U.S. natives. 49.4% of the 07107 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 34.7% of 07107 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 46.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 70.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 07107 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 07107.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 07107 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 86.6
Asia 2.6
Europe 4.5
Africa 6.3
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 07107 in 2020-2024, 56.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 48.1% of people at least five years old; 28.2% 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 07107 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 48.1
Other Indo-European languages 4.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 3.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 07107 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 07107 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.7
Different house, same county 7.2
Different county, same state 1.5
Different state 0.9
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 77.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 12.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 22.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 07107 was 12,096 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 859 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 8,722. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,515.

Educational Attainment of People in 07107 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 22.1
High school diploma or equivalency 42.8
Some college, no degree 18.1
Associate's degree 4
Bachelor's degree 8.9
Graduate or professional degree 4.1

Disability

In 07107, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 19.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7% of people under 18 years old, to 19.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 47.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 07107, 58.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 33% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 15,353 81.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,503 13.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 984 5.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 07107 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 07107 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 12.7
Manufacturing 8.4
Wholesale trade 2.1
Retail trade 7.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 14.6
Information 1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.5
Other Services, except public administration 6
Public administration 5.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 07107 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,128 21.9
Service occupations 4,723 25.1
Sales and office occupations 2,709 14.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,551 13.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 4,729 25.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 50.6% of 07107 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 12.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 07107 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 50.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 12.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 20.5
Walked 3.4
Other means 7.6
Worked from home 5.4

In 2020-2024, 07107 had a total of 15,924 housing units. Of these housing units, 23.1% 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"). 76.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 07107 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 23.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 76.8
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 26.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 07107 was 4.9 rooms, and of these housing units 44.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 07107 had 15,184 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 740 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 29.1% while renters occupied 70.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.07 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.75.

4.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 33% and another 8.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 07107:

House Heating Fuel Used in 07107 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 77.9
Electricity 13.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 2.1
All other fuels 1.2
No fuel used 5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 07107 was $379,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 69.6 % had a mortgage. 30.4% 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 $2,423 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,122.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 07107 was $1,354. 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.