| People QuickFacts | Newark | Delaware |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 31,618 | 908,137 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 31,454 | 897,934 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.5% | 1.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 31,454 | 897,934 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 2.8% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 10.7% | 22.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 9.4% | 14.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 53.3% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 82.4% | 68.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 6.7% | 21.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 7.1% | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.3% | 2.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 4.8% | 8.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 79.4% | 65.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 62.0% | 85.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 11.6% | 8.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 15.6% | 12.3% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 94.2% | 87.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 51.9% | 28.0% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 1,558 | 77,593 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 19.9 | 24.6 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 10,475 | 405,885 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 54.9% | 73.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 37.0% | 17.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $285,900 | $244,100 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 10,058 | 332,837 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.47 | 2.60 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $24,580 | $29,659 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $50,309 | $59,317 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 27.3% | 11.2% |
| Business QuickFacts | Newark | Delaware |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,508 | 74,573 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 8.7% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 8.0% | 4.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.6% | 2.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 24.8% | 26.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 3,070,018 | 25,679,939 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 349,493 | 5,727,401 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 894,934 | 14,202,083 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $29,721 | $16,421 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 138,633 | 1,910,770 |