Demographics of Newark city, California

Newark city, California had 47,895 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +375 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Newark city, in four figures

47,895
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 46,903 ±42.; +0.8%
Change since July 2020: +375 people.; 37.9 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $169,064 ±$9,066
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Newark city, California's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Newark city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Newark city, California's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Newark city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	47,520	100.0	100.0
2021	46,998	98.9	100.2
2022	46,865	98.6	100.7
2023	47,161	99.2	101.6
2024	47,550	100.1	102.5
2025	47,895	100.8	103.1

Population of Newark city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	47,520	—
2021	46,998	−522
2022	46,865	−133
2023	47,161	+296
2024	47,550	+389
2025	47,895	+345

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.9 ±1.0: for men 36.8 ±0.7 and for women 39.4 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Newark city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	3,028 ±383	6.5% ±0.8	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,569 ±548	11.9% ±1.2	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,955 ±399	6.3% ±0.9	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	16,448 ±938	35.1% ±2.0	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	12,772 ±867	27.2% ±1.8	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,131 ±542	13.1% ±1.2	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $169,064 ±$9,066, and income per person $73,044 ±$3,757, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Newark city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	754 ±195	4.9% ±1.3	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,024 ±281	6.7% ±1.8	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,232 ±268	8.1% ±1.7	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,090 ±203	7.1% ±1.3	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,728 ±404	17.9% ±2.6	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,856 ±361	12.2% ±2.3	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	6,568 ±455	43.1% ±2.7	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Newark city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	2,016 ±416	4.3% ±0.9	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	77 to 265	0.9% to 3.1%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,098 ±287	3.7% ±1.0	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	747 ±210	8.3% ±2.2	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Newark city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Newark city	California	United States
Housing units	16,015 ±474	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.2% ±0.2	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.8% ±1.6	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.4% ±3.1	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.6% ±2.7	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,142,800 ±$22,900	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,776 ±$113	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Newark city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	12,781 ±1,160	27.2% ±2.5	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,815 ±934	16.7% ±2.0	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,501 ±531	3.2% ±1.1	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	21,703 ±1,133	46.3% ±2.4	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	82 to 324	0.2% to 0.7%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	306 to 1,040	0.7% to 2.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	191 to 565	0.4% to 1.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,849 ±462	3.9% ±1.0	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Newark city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	21,876 ±941	46.6% ±2.0	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,895 ±474	8.3% ±1.0	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	707 ±229	1.5% ±0.5	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	20,425 ±1,019	43.5% ±2.2	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	10,673 ±821	22.8% ±1.8	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	9,752 ±814	20.8% ±1.7	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Newark city among the places of California

201st of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Newark city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Cerritos city	47,867 ±53
Los Banos city	47,593 ±35
Brea city	47,469 ±55
La Mirada city	47,180 ±101
Rancho Santa Margarita city	46,990 ±61
Newark city	46,903 ±42
Rowland Heights CDP	45,911 ±1,991
Morgan Hill city	45,425 ±53
French Valley CDP	45,269 ±2,820
Oakley city	45,183 ±45
Palm Springs city	45,070 ±122

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Newark city, California

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026