Rutgers-Newark's Living Circumstances

Newark City School District Overview

Rutgers University-Newark located in Newark City School District area. A total of 100,262 households are located in Newark City School District area. Among them, 34,339 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.53 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 94,109 and 74,980 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

18.69% (50,040) of residents are non-citizens and 47.05% (125,971) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Newark City School District, New Jersey
Household	100,262
Population	267,723
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	34,339 (34.25%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	94,109
Total Students	74,980
Pre-Kindergarten	7,218
Kindergarten	3,612
Grade 1-8	30,440
Grade 9-12	15,024
College/Graduate School	18,686
Veterans	211,864
Non-citizen	50,040
Non-English Home Language	125,971
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

219,039 residents are over the age of 16 and 134,129 people are in labor force. Among them, 134,059 people are in civilian labor force and 70 are in armed labor force. 118,847 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 11.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Newark City School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	115,341	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	61,153	53.02%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	10,371	8.99%
Public transportation	29,653	25.71%
Walked	7,320	6.35%
Other method	4,965	4.30%
Worked from home	1,879	1.63%
Average Commute Time	35 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	118,847	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	25,565	21.51%
Service	32,202	27.10%
Sales and office	24,847	20.91%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	13,450	11.32%
Production, transportation, and material moving	22,783	19.17%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	118,847	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	227	0.19%
Construction	11,454	9.64%
Manufacturing	7,886	6.64%
Wholesale trade	2,746	2.31%
Retail trade	12,170	10.24%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	14,486	12.19%
Information	1,705	1.43%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	5,947	5.00%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	13,394	11.27%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	26,551	22.34%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	10,533	8.86%
Other services, except public administration	6,309	5.31%
Public administration	5,439	4.58%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	118,847	-
Private wage and salary workers	96,932	81.56%
Government workers	16,164	13.60%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	5,547	4.67%
Unpaid family workers	204	0.17%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $51,880 for the 100,262 households in Newark City School District area, New Jersey. The average income of a single worker is $27,269. 225,500 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 82.60%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	100,262	-
Less than $10,000	15,596	15.56%
$10,000 - $14,999	7,956	7.94%
$15,000 - $24,999	13,969	13.93%
$25,000 - $34,999	12,423	12.39%
$35,000 - $49,999	12,707	12.67%
$50,000 - $74,999	15,376	15.34%
$75,000 - $99,999	8,860	8.84%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,188	8.17%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,228	3.22%
More than $200,000	1,959	1.95%
Median Household Income	$35,199	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$51,880	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	59,776	-
Less than $10,000	6,387	10.68%
$10,000 - $14,999	3,070	5.14%
$15,000 - $24,999	8,564	14.33%
$25,000 - $34,999	7,172	12.00%
$35,000 - $49,999	8,288	13.87%
$50,000 - $74,999	10,349	17.31%
$75,000 - $99,999	6,206	10.38%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,947	9.95%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,386	3.99%
More than $200,000	1,407	2.35%

Median Family Income	$42,538	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$59,235	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,269	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$39,823	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$39,823	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	272,995	-
With health insurance coverage	225,500	82.60%
Public coverage	125,627	46.02%
Private health insurance	116,926	42.83%
Without health insurance coverage	47,495	17.40%

Housing

There are 115,055 housing units in Newark City School District area, New Jersey with 100,262 units (87.14%) occupied. 22,320 houses (22.26%) are occupied by owner and 77,942 houses (77.74%) are rented. The average housing value is $245,200 and the average rental cost is $1,085. 722 houses (0.63%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 41,973 houses (36.48%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	115,055	-
Occupied	100,262	87.14%
Owner Occupied	22,320	22.26%
Renter Occupied	77,942	77.74%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	11,530	10.02%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	10,081	8.76%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	93,317	81.11%
Mobile Homes	106	0.09%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	21	0.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	115,055	-
Built 2014 or later	722	0.63%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,936	1.68%
Built 2000 - 2009	14,718	12.79%
Built 1990 - 1999	11,825	10.28%
Built 1980 - 1989	6,999	6.08%
Built 1970 - 1979	10,529	9.15%
Built 1960 - 1969	12,533	10.89%
Built 1950 - 1959	13,820	12.01%
Built 1949 or earlier	41,973	36.48%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	115,055	-
1 room	7,260	6.31%
2 rooms	4,320	3.75%
3 rooms	20,232	17.58%
4 rooms	27,360	23.78%
5 rooms	31,338	27.24%
6 rooms	13,814	12.01%
7 rooms	4,638	4.03%
8 rooms	2,448	2.13%
9 rooms or more	3,645	3.17%
Median Number of Rooms	4.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	115,055	-
no bedroom	7,686	6.68%
1 bedroom	25,433	22.11%
2 bedrooms	38,912	33.82%
3 bedrooms	34,875	30.31%
4 bedrooms	5,079	4.41%
5 bedrooms or more	3,070	2.67%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	22,320	-
Less than $50,000	1,152	5.16%
$50,000 - $99,999	709	3.18%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,410	10.80%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,926	17.59%
$200,000 - $299,999	6,881	30.83%
$300,000 - $499,999	5,904	26.45%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,206	5.40%
$1,000,000 or more	132	0.59%
Median House Value	$245,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	76,797	-
Less than $500	12,835	16.71%
$500 - $999	19,682	25.63%
$1,000 - $1,499	29,911	38.95%
$1,500 - $1,999	12,351	16.08%
$2,000 - $2,499	1,523	1.98%
$2,500 - $2,999	310	0.40%
$3,000 or more	185	0.24%
Median Rental Costs	$1,085	-

Demographic

A total of 281,054 people lives in Newark City School District area, New Jersey with 137,136 male and 143,918 female. The males to female ratio is 48.79 to 51.21. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	281,054	-
Male	137,136	48.79%
Female	143,918	51.21%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	281,054	-
Under 5 years	20,752	7.38%
5 - 9 years	18,343	6.53%
10 - 14 years	19,272	6.86%
15 - 19 years	18,889	6.72%
20 - 24 years	20,913	7.44%
25 - 34 years	44,998	16.01%
35 - 44 years	40,144	14.28%
45 - 54 years	37,868	13.47%
55 - 59 years	16,057	5.71%
60 - 64 years	14,361	5.11%
65 - 74 years	17,763	6.32%
75 - 84 years	8,391	2.99%
85 years and older	3,303	1.18%
Median Age	34.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	281,054	-
One Race	274,256	97.58%
White	80,315	28.58%
Black or African American	140,888	50.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native	933	0.33%
Asian	5,275	1.88%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	85	0.03%
Other	46,760	16.64%

Two or more races	6,798	2.42%
White and Black or African American	3,078	1.10%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	201	0.07%
White and Asian	225	0.08%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	317	0.11%