Newark is a medium-sized city located in the state of Delaware. With a population of 30,453 people and 30 associated neighborhoods, Newark is the third largest community in Delaware.Newark is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.44% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Newark is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Newark who work in teaching (13.06%), office and administrative support (10.09%), and sales jobs (9.75%). Of important note, Newark is also a city of artists. Newark has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Newark’s character. Also of interest is that Newark has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.11% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In addition, Newark is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on local Newark culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. Newark really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In Newark every fall, returning students reinvigorate the community, who you will notice are all over town, buying groceries, out with friends, and getting acquainted or re-acquainted with each other and Newark. One of the beneficial effects that colleges provide is that they tend to be lasting institutions that deliver direct economic benefits to the local economy in the form of such things as jobs for faculty and staff, and spending by students. Newark benefits directly from this. If knowledge is power, Newark is a pretty powerful place. 55.91% of the adults in Newark have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Newark in 2022 was $32,240, which is middle income relative to Delaware and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $128,960 for a family of four. However, Newark contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Newark is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Newark home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Newark residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Newark also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.57% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Newark include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Newark is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
