Demographics of Newark city, Delaware

Newark city, Delaware had 30,359 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −252 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

30,359
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 30,330 ±122.; −0.8%
Change since July 2020: −252 people.; 22.1 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $76,912 ±$7,638
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, Delaware's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Newark city, Delaware'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, Delaware's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Newark city, Delaware'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	30,611	100.0	100.0
2021	29,803	97.4	100.2
2022	30,143	98.5	100.7
2023	30,253	98.8	101.6
2024	30,422	99.4	102.5
2025	30,359	99.2	103.1

Population of Newark city, Delaware on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	30,611	—
2021	29,803	−808
2022	30,143	+340
2023	30,253	+110
2024	30,422	+169
2025	30,359	−63

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 22.1 ±0.4: for men 23.1 ±1.0 and for women 21.5 ±0.3. 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	Delaware	United States
Under 5	705 ±190	2.3% ±0.6	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,738 ±468	9.0% ±1.5	15.4% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	13,998 ±855	46.2% ±2.8	8.5% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,611 ±561	18.5% ±1.8	24.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,896 ±469	12.8% ±1.5	25.4% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,382 ±349	11.2% ±1.1	20.6% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $76,912 ±$7,638, and income per person $35,264 ±$3,616, in 2024 dollars. The median is $84,954 ±$1,251 in Delaware 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	Delaware	United States
Under $25,000	1,731 ±279	20.1% ±3.1	11.9% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,455 ±296	16.9% ±3.4	16.4% ±0.6	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,046 ±258	12.2% ±2.9	15.9% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	983 ±188	11.4% ±2.1	13.5% ±0.5	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,339 ±239	15.6% ±2.7	19.0% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	958 ±262	11.1% ±3.0	10.9% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,082 ±201	12.6% ±2.3	12.4% ±0.4	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	Delaware	United States
All ages	6,195 ±843	27.7% ±3.8	10.4% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	367 ±143	11.2% ±3.9	15.0% ±0.9	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,476 ±783	37.3% ±4.7	9.6% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	352 ±122	8.1% ±2.7	8.5% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Newark city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Newark city	Delaware	United States
Housing units	9,921 ±446	464,203 ±208	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.6% ±1.0	86.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.4% ±2.7	13.4% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	50.7% ±3.3	73.0% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	49.3% ±4.0	27.0% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$382,500 ±$16,984	$352,000 ±$2,842	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,654 ±$89	$1,401 ±$16	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±3	1987 ±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	Delaware	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,131 ±860	10.3% ±2.8	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	19,862 ±1,086	65.5% ±3.6	58.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,988 ±532	9.9% ±1.8	21.4% ±0.2	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,699 ±497	8.9% ±1.6	4.3% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	5 to 53	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	4 to 178	< 0.1% to 0.6%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,530 ±394	5.0% ±1.3	4.5% ±0.2	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	Delaware	United States
Born in the state	8,903 ±845	29.4% ±2.8	42.9% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	16,972 ±872	56.0% ±2.9	44.7% ±0.5	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	557 ±247	1.8% ±0.8	1.7% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,898 ±608	12.9% ±2.0	10.7% ±0.3	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,529 ±383	5.0% ±1.3	5.8% ±0.3	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,369 ±500	7.8% ±1.6	4.9% ±0.3	6.8% ±<0.1

Newark city among the places of Delaware

3rd of 21 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Delaware page.

Places of Delaware near Newark city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Wilmington city	71,727 ±50
Dover city	39,837 ±59
Newark city	30,330 ±122
Middletown town	24,661 ±31
Bear CDP	22,370 ±1,698
Glasgow CDP	15,546 ±2,077
Brookside CDP	15,115 ±1,163
Hockessin CDP	13,439 ±1,427

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Reported crime in Newark city, Delaware

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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