Newark, NJ Profile

Newark, NJ, population 278,154, is located in New Jersey's Essex county, about 5.0 miles from Jersey City and 5.3 miles from Elizabeth.

Through the 90's Newark's population has declined by about 1%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Newark has grown by about 3%. Since 2005 Newark's population has grown by about 1%.

Newark's property crime levels tend to be much higher than New Jersey's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Newark tend to be much higher than New Jersey's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	49%
	Females	51%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	27%
	African American	53%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	1%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	19%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	5.00%	Over 60:	8.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	272,434	N/A
2001	273,875	0.53%
2002	275,145	0.46%
2003	275,920	0.28%
2004	276,381	0.17%
2005	276,200	-0.07%
2006	276,275	0.03%
2007	277,374	0.40%
2008	277,377	0.00%
2009	278,154	0.28%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$26,913

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	1,391
2002	1,143
2003	980
2004	1,024
2005	1,004
2006	1,011
2007	853
2008	951
2009	930
2010	1,029

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	90	91	1,837	1,819
2002	65	88	1,567	1,473
2003	81	85	1,304	1,261
2004	84	73	1,345	1,365
2005	97	83	1,250	1,391
2006	105	87	1288	1359
2007	104	60	1101	1124
2008	67	51	1387	1155
2009	80	68	1319	1130
2010	90	79	1604	1112

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	5,406
2002	5,235
2003	4,976
2004	4,716
2005	4,526
2006	4,079
2007	3,806
2008	3,485
2009	3,160
2010	3,284

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	2,552	6,324	6,035
2002	2,253	6,033	6,335
2003	2,281	5,562	6,018
2004	2,159	5,252	5,788
2005	2,056	4,974	5,690
2006	1982	4377	5097
2007	1914	4385	4365
2008	2000	3996	3754
2009	1947	3781	3094
2010	1928	3661	3620