Population

323,808

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$373,700

Owner-occupied units

Newark, NJ

New Jersey · 40.724° N, 74.173° W · 24 sq mi

Newark is a city in New Jersey, with a population of 323,808 and about 13,412 residents per square mile. The median household earns $52,060 a year, and the median home is worth $373,700.

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Size & density

Land area

24 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

13,412

People per square mile

Rank by population

#61

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#562

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$52,060

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,392

Per month

Homeownership

24.4%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

32.6 min

One way

People

Median age

34.7

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

19.7%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

36.1%

Households

113,384

2.62 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 21^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 157^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 23^/yr

Days above 90° 20^/yr

Below freezing 83^/yr

Annual rainfall 51.8ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 87°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 26°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 21.4^%

Transport & utilities 13^%

Construction 12.3^%

Professional & business services 12.1^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

State of New Jersey

State bird

Eastern Goldfinch

State flower

Common Violet

State capital

Trenton

Nickname

The Garden State

Compare Newark with

Cities near Newark

East Orange, NJ3 mi · 72,159
Elizabeth, NJ4 mi · 141,675
Bayonne, NJ5 mi · 74,744
Jersey City, NJ6 mi · 302,013
Union City, NJ8 mi · 66,656
Hoboken, NJ8 mi · 59,027
Passaic, NJ9 mi · 71,337
Clifton, NJ10 mi · 91,127

Cities about the same size

Riverside, CA323,057
Stockton, CA324,597
Irvine, CA318,764
Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY329,751
Corpus Christi, TX317,247
Santa Ana, CA315,586
Cincinnati, OH314,367
Orlando, FL333,888

Wealthiest person in New Jersey

Name

John Overdeck

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$7.4B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Millburn

Source of wealth

Hedge funds

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in New Jersey · private sector

Employer

RWJBarnabas Health

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in New Jersey

Company

Johnson & Johnson

Revenue

$88.8B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

New Brunswick

Ticker

JNJ