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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Newark is $16,828, which is much lower than the state average of $36,359 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Newark median household income is $34,012, which has grown by 26.38% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 30.67% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Newark residents spend 34.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 31.2 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #525

Newark, NJ	16,828 USD
New Jersey	36,359 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Newark, NJ	24,034 USD
New Jersey	39,546 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Newark, NJ	26,583 USD
New Jersey	47,106 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Newark, NJ	21,277 USD
New Jersey	32,292 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #516

Newark, NJ	34,012 USD
New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Newark, NJ	46,226 USD
New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #274

Newark, NJ	26.38%
New Jersey	30.67%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Newark, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	6.61%	$11,664, see rank	24.72%	$16,682	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	23.30%	$13,594, see rank	29.18%	$19,213	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	12.34%	$3,236, see rank	2.81%	$4,209	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	7.91%	$17,654, see rank	17.41%	$26,347	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Newark, NJ	37,914 USD
New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Newark, NJ	50,380 USD
New Jersey	114,618 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Newark, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$40,874, see rank	$77,446	$56,900
Black	$31,053, see rank	$46,640	$35,600
Hispanic	$35,604, see rank	$49,097	$42,396
Asian	$35,303, see rank	$103,101	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$33,549, see rank	$36,663	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$31,797, see rank	$74,375	$53,370
One Race, Other	$36,641, see rank	$45,137	$40,300
Two or More Races	$29,903, see rank	$59,161	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Newark, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
less than 25	$19,752, see rank	$32,789	$25,788
25 to 44	$35,739, see rank	$77,813	$58,398
45 to 64	$40,452, see rank	$88,136	$65,027
65 or over	$21,909, see rank	$44,740	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Newark, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	214,879, see rank	7,080,181	248,775,628
Male¹	106,353, 49.49%, see rank	48.17%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	69,701, 65.54%, see rank	72.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	89, 0.08%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	69,612, 65.45%, see rank	72.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	57,051, 81.96%, see rank	90.25%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	12,561, 18.04%, see rank	9.75%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	36,652, 34.46%, see rank	27.70%	30.72%
Female¹	108,526, 50.51%, see rank	51.83%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	66,391, 61.18%, see rank	60.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	66,391, 61.18%, see rank	60.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	53,023, 79.86%, see rank	90.43%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	13,368, 20.14%, see rank	9.57%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	42,135, 38.82%, see rank	39.25%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Newark, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	107,063, 100%	4,144,855	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	51,407, 48.02%, see rank	71.91%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	14,247, 13.31%, see rank	8.31%	9.59%
Public Transportation	28,663, 26.77%, see rank	10.92%	5.06%
Walked	8,882, 8.30%, see rank	3.03%	2.78%
Other Means	1,946, 1.82%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,918, 1.79%, see rank	3.94%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Newark, NJ	34.2 minutes
New Jersey	31.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Newark, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	110,074	4,235,089	143,435,233
Male¹	57,051, 51.83%, see rank	52.43%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9,313, 16.32%, see rank	38.00%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	11,765, 20.62%, see rank	14.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8,675, 15.21%, see rank	18.56%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	36, 0.06%, see rank	0.26%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9,701, 17.00%, see rank	8.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	14,563, 25.53%, see rank	15.13%	17.94%
Female¹	53,023, 48.17%, see rank	47.57%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	12,917, 24.36%, see rank	43.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	17,814, 33.60%, see rank	18.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	16,559, 31.23%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	33, 0.06%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	280, 0.53%, see rank	0.17%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,240, 9.88%, see rank	5.12%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Newark, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	110,074, 100%	4,235,089	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	137, 0.12%, see rank	0.32%	1.96%
Construction	10,310, 9.37%, see rank	5.57%	6.17%
Manufacturing	8,108, 7.37%, see rank	8.65%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2,643, 2.40%, see rank	3.43%	2.75%
Retail Trade	12,525, 11.38%, see rank	11.20%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	10,786, 9.80%, see rank	5.72%	4.93%
Information	1,940, 1.76%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	5,139, 4.67%, see rank	8.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	11,223, 10.20%, see rank	12.77%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	24,479, 22.24%, see rank	23.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	10,360, 9.41%, see rank	8.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	4,909, 4.46%, see rank	4.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	7,515, 6.83%, see rank	4.50%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Newark, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	79,805	29.88%, see rank	10.74%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	15,620	26.85%, see rank	8.14%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.