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Greater Newark, DE (Delaware) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $336,129 (it was $135,000 in 2000)
Greater Newark:

$336,129
Delaware:

$337,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $246,999 - $444,181

Total population: 70,573 (Urban population: 66,640, Rural population: 535 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 24,000 (23,140 occupied: 14,528 owner occupied, 8,612 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

37%
State:

26%

Housing density: 800 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $238,015.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,217 (lower quartile is $1,006, upper quartile is $1,501)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,162


Median gross rent in Greater Newark, DE in 2022: $1,343

Housing units in Greater Newark with a mortgage: 10,798 (1,279 second mortgage, 1,637 home equity loan, 81 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,728

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Greater Newark, Delaware Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 521,325
  • In family households: 432,579 (87,243 male householders, 47,500 female householders)
    94,343 spouses, 154,234 children (144,377 natural, 3,150 adopted, 6,707 stepchildren), 13,869 grandchildren, 5,731 brothers or sisters, 5,248 parents, foster children, 7,594 other relatives, 13,545 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 88,746 (30,762 male householders (22,487 living alone)), 37,146 female householders (30,500 living alone)), 20,838 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 17,154 (7,943 institutionalized population)

79,448 married couples with children.
31,255 single-parent households (6,358 men, 24,897 women).

88.0% of residents of Greater Newark speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 11,651 (15.1%)
(44.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.2
State:

6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Greater Newark, Delaware
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Greater Newark, Delaware
  • 0no bedroom
  • 2011 bedroom
  • 1,0602 bedrooms
  • 6,7463 bedrooms
  • 5,8974 bedrooms
  • 6245+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Greater Newark, Delaware
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Greater Newark, Delaware
  • 325no bedroom
  • 3,0141 bedroom
  • 3,4842 bedrooms
  • 1,2563 bedrooms
  • 4704 bedrooms
  • 635+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Greater Newark in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Greater Newark in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 299no vehicle
  • 3,5081 vehicle
  • 7,3322 vehicles
  • 2,4413 vehicles
  • 7574 vehicles
  • 1915+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Greater Newark in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Greater Newark in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,067no vehicle
  • 4,1361 vehicle
  • 2,2162 vehicles
  • 7733 vehicles
  • 3504 vehicles
  • 705+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Greater Newark, Delaware
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Greater Newark, Delaware
  • 01 room
  • 212 rooms
  • 2373 rooms
  • 3824 rooms
  • 1,2295 rooms
  • 2,4976 rooms
  • 3,0447 rooms
  • 3,6718 rooms
  • 3,4479+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Greater Newark, Delaware
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Greater Newark, Delaware
  • 3011 room
  • 8672 rooms
  • 2,1533 rooms
  • 2,0494 rooms
  • 1,8545 rooms
  • 5776 rooms
  • 4457 rooms
  • 2648 rooms
  • 1029+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Greater Newark, DE
Greater Newark CCD income, earnings, and wages data

  • Greater Newark, DE household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Greater Newark, DE in 2022
  • 10,307Less than $10,000
  • 12,458$10,000 to $19,999
  • 14,034$20,000 to $29,999
  • 14,590$30,000 to $39,999
  • 16,824$40,000 to $49,999
  • 12,358$50,000 to $59,999
  • 20,569$60,000 to $74,999
  • 31,598$75,000 to $99,999
  • 25,266$100,000 to $124,999
  • 20,469$125,000 to $149,999
  • 22,211$150,000 to $199,999
  • 29,856$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in Greater Newark: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.3%
Number of people working at home: 7,341 (17.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 761
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3,792
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 5,634
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 5,800
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 5,555
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2,419
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 4,210
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 759
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 965
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,571
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,254
  • 90 or more minutes: 554

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 26,052 (76.3%)
  • Carpooled: 3,490 (10.2%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 855 (2.5%)
  • Subway or elevated: 12 (0.0%)
  • Railroad: 143 (0.4%)
  • Motorcycle: 68 (0.2%)
  • Bicycle: 250 (0.7%)
  • Walked: 2,194 (6.4%)
  • Other means: 210 (0.6%)
  • Worked at home: 888 (2.6%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in Greater Newark detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Greater Newark, Delaware
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Greater Newark, Delaware
  • 2,4831995 to March 2000
  • 7321990 to 1994
  • 8341985 to 1989
  • 4141980 to 1984
  • 2321975 to 1979
  • 2181970 to 1974
  • 1341965 to 1969
  • 499Before 1965

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Greater Newark:

23.9% (1,327)
Delaware:

17.5% (7,846)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Greater Newark:

13.8% (765)
Delaware:

5.3% (2,392)

India
Greater Newark:

6.6% (366)
Delaware:

8.3% (3,736)

United Kingdom
Greater Newark:

4.6% (253)
Delaware:

5.6% (2,521)

Korea
Greater Newark:

4.4% (246)
Delaware:

3.5% (1,577)

Other Eastern Europe
Greater Newark:

2.8% (153)
Delaware:

1.2% (517)

Canada
Greater Newark:

2.7% (147)
Delaware:

3.4% (1,544)

Germany
Greater Newark:

2.5% (141)
Delaware:

4.2% (1,901)

Colombia
Greater Newark:

2.2% (121)
Delaware:

1.6% (720)

Philippines
Greater Newark:

2.0% (112)
Delaware:

3.4% (1,507)

Japan
Greater Newark:

1.8% (102)
Delaware:

1.1% (477)

France
Greater Newark:

1.8% (99)
Delaware:

0.9% (408)

Poland
Greater Newark:

1.7% (95)
Delaware:

1.3% (598)

Other Western Asia
Greater Newark:

1.7% (93)
Delaware:

0.3% (125)

Taiwan
Greater Newark:

1.6% (90)
Delaware:

1.1% (502)

Jamaica
Greater Newark:

1.5% (85)
Delaware:

3.7% (1,682)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 25,808
  • Other state: 35,034
  • Northeast: 21,721
  • Midwest: 3,053
  • South: 8,952
  • West: 1,308

50% of Greater Newark residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 7% lived in Delaware.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 62
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 38
  • 5th and 6th grade: 167
  • 7th and 8th grade: 256
  • 9th grade: 237
  • 10th grade: 283
  • 11th grade: 353
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 391
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,074
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,204
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,393
  • Associate degree: 1,109
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,282
  • Master's degree: 1,715
  • Professional school degree: 270
  • Doctorate degree: 999
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 79
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 20
  • 5th and 6th grade: 151
  • 7th and 8th grade: 364
  • 9th grade: 261
  • 10th grade: 402
  • 11th grade: 379
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 438
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,124
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,225
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,248
  • Associate degree: 1,553
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,256
  • Master's degree: 1,852
  • Professional school degree: 284
  • Doctorate degree: 395
Educational Attainment for Females
Greater Newark marital status for males
Greater Newark marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 14,004
  • One, attached: 2,215
  • Two: 318
  • 3 or 4: 745
  • 5 to 9: 1,014
  • 10 to 19: 3,774
  • 20 to 49: 915
  • 50 or more: 724
  • Mobile homes: 291

Median worth of mobile homes: $36,545

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%
Year householders moved into residence in Greater Newark
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Greater Newark, DE
  • 55.3%Utility gas
  • 28.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 12.2%Electricity
  • 3.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.1%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Greater Newark, DE
  • 42.2%Electricity
  • 40.5%Utility gas
  • 14.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,470
Here:

24.2%
Delaware:

17.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 530
Here:

20.2%
Delaware:

14.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,028
Here:

14.3%
Delaware:

21.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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