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Newark city, New Jersey

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Newark city, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 281,764
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2017, (V2017) NA
Population estimates, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 281,764
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2017) NA
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2016) 277,130
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2017, (V2017) NA
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2016, (V2016) 1.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 277,140
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) X
Persons under 5 years, percent, April 1, 2010 7.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) X
Persons under 18 years, percent, April 1, 2010 25.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) X
Persons 65 years and over, percent, April 1, 2010 8.6%
Female persons, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) X
Female persons, percent, April 1, 2010 50.5%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(a) X
Black or African American alone, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(a) X
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(a) X
Asian alone, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(a) X
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(a) X
Two or More Races, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) X
Hispanic or Latino, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(b) X
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) X
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2012-2016 5,969
Foreign born persons, percent, 2012-2016 28.3%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2016, (V2016) X
Housing units, April 1, 2010 109,520
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2012-2016 21.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2012-2016 $222,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2012-2016 $2,131
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2012-2016 $866
Median gross rent, 2012-2016 $981
Building permits, 2016 X
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2012-2016 94,158
Persons per household, 2012-2016 2.83
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2012-2016 86.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2012-2016 46.3%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2012-2016 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2012-2016 13.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2012-2016 14.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
24.9%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2012-2016 62.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2012-2016 60.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 582,379
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 2,119,780
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 3,139,443
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 5,373,530
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 2,173,876
Total retail sales per capita, 2012(c) $7,827
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2012-2016 34.7
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2016 dollars), 2012-2016 $33,025
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2016 dollars), 2012-2016 $17,198
Persons in poverty, percent
29.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2015 X
Total employment, 2015 X
Total annual payroll, 2015 ($1,000) X
Total employment, percent change, 2014-2015 X
Total nonemployer establishments, 2015 X
All firms, 2012 22,800
Men-owned firms, 2012 10,637
Women-owned firms, 2012 10,369
Minority-owned firms, 2012 16,113
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 5,745
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,398
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 20,441
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2010 11,458.2
Land area in square miles, 2010 24.19
FIPS Code 3451000
Value Notes

    This geographic level of poverty and health estimates is not comparable to other geographic levels of these estimates

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    Fact Notes
    • (a)Includes persons reporting only one race
    • (b)Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories
    • (c)Economic Census - Puerto Rico data are not comparable to U.S. Economic Census data
    Value Flags
    • -Either no or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest or upper interval of an open ended distribution.
    • DSuppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
    • FFewer than 25 firms
    • FNFootnote on this item in place of data
    • NANot available
    • SSuppressed; does not meet publication standards
    • XNot applicable
    • ZValue greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

    QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.