Newark is one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Newark is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.
One of the nice things about Newark is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
In Newark, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.68 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
One of the benefits of being a big city like Newark is having a public transportation system, but in Newark the transit system is the mode of choice for lots of people getting to and from work every day. You will find many people using the bus for their daily commute, even though other transportation options exist. If you ask these commuters, many will tell you that not having to drive in the snarl of big city traffic is one of main reasons for leaving the car at home, or even not owning a car at all. With so many people taking the bus Newark benefits from a reduction in air pollution and traffic.
The percentage of adults in Newark who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.74% of the adults in Newark have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Newark in 2022 was $27,193, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $108,772 for a family of four. However, Newark contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Newark is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Newark home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Newark residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Newark also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 37.59% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Newark include Brazilian, Portuguese, African, Nigerian, and Haitian.
In addition, Newark has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (36.14%).
The most common language spoken in Newark is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
