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19711

Newark, DE · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
49,432
Median household income
$95,403
People below poverty
15.4%
Median home value
$398,900

Income

The median income of households in 19711 was $95,403. An estimated 5.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 15.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 19711 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.4
$10,000 to $14,999 1.9
$15,000 to $24,999 4.2
$25,000 to $34,999 5.7
$35,000 to $49,999 6.5
$50,000 to $74,999 14.4
$75,000 to $99,999 14.2
$100,000 to $149,999 21
$150,000 to $199,999 11.3
$200,000 or more 15.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 19711 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 81639
Female 60302

An estimated 78.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 29.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $30,131. 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 19711 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 78.1
Social Security 29.6
Retirement income 28
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.6
Cash public assistance income 1.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 8.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 4.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 20.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 19711 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 8.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 4.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 20.1

In 2020-2024, 5.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 47.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 48.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 29.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 19711 in 2020-2024, 96.2% had health insurance coverage and 3.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 82.7% and public coverage was 28.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.3%.


In 2020-2024, 19711 had a total population of 49,432 - 24,363 (49.3%) females and 25,069 (50.7%) males. The median age was 34.7 years. An estimated 15.8% of the population was under 18 years, 41.7% was 19 to 44 years, 21% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 19711 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1198 1041
5 to 9 1134 1082
10 to 14 878 1171
15 to 19 1628 1724
20 to 24 3936 3975
25 to 29 2100 1674
30 to 34 1734 1714
35 to 39 1518 1573
40 to 44 1456 925
45 to 49 1184 1055
50 to 54 1309 1331
55 to 59 1073 847
60 to 64 1506 2045
65 to 69 1340 1200
70 to 74 1151 1109
75 to 79 822 677
80 to 84 503 610
85 and over 599 610

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 71% were White; 8.4% were Black or African American; 6.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 8.6% were Asian; 3.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 9.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 9.7% of the people in 19711 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 68.2% of the people in 19711 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 18,815 households in 19711. The average household size was 2.51 people.

Married-couple households made up 46.9% of the households in 19711 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 23% of all households, while 22.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 13% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26.7% of all households.

In 19711, 21.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 31.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 19711 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 46.9
Cohabiting Couples 7.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
23

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 44% of males and 41.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 43.5 43.7
Now married, except separated 44 41.6
Separated 0.5 0.7
Widowed 4.2 6.3
Divorced 7.8 7.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 19711, 797 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 12.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 87.8% of the people living in 19711 were U.S. natives. 40.4% of the 19711 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 12.2% of 19711 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 49.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 47.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 19711 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 19711.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 19711 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 17.7
Asia 58.5
Europe 13.1
Africa 7.9
Northern America 2.5
Oceania 0.2

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 19711 in 2020-2024, 17.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.9% of people at least five years old; 4% 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 19711 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.9
Other Indo-European languages 5.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 5
Other languages 1.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 80.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 19711 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 19711 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 80.1
Different house, same county 9.9
Different county, same state 1.3
Different state 8.2
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 53.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 19711 was 15,935 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 623 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,632. College or graduate school enrollment was 9,680.

Educational Attainment of People in 19711 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.5
High school diploma or equivalency 16.5
Some college, no degree 17.3
Associate's degree 8
Bachelor's degree 30.2
Graduate or professional degree 23.5

Disability

In 19711, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.3% of people under 18 years old, to 7.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 27.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 19711, 58.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 38% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 19,978 80.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 4,108 16.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 768 3.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 19711 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 19711 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.9
Construction 4.3
Manufacturing 6.9
Wholesale trade 1.3
Retail trade 11.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.3
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 11.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 31.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8
Other Services, except public administration 2.7
Public administration 3.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 19711 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 13,292 53.5
Service occupations 3,654 14.7
Sales and office occupations 4,622 18.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,524 6.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,762 7.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 63.6% of 19711 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 19711 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 63.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.2
Walked 7
Other means 2.5
Worked from home 19.2

In 2020-2024, 19711 had a total of 20,515 housing units. Of these housing units, 70.9% 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"). 28.8% 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 19711 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 70.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 28.8
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

6.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 3.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 19711 was 6.9 rooms, and of these housing units 69.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 19711 had 18,815 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,700 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 64.5% while renters occupied 35.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.54 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.44.

7.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 15.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.3% and another 23.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 19711:

House Heating Fuel Used in 19711 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 55.5
Electricity 32.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 10.3
All other fuels 1.4
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 19711 was $398,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 60.8 % had a mortgage. 39.2% 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 $2,027 and for owners without a mortgage it was $692.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 19711 was $1,636. 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.