Newark is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 50,763 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Newark is the 19th largest community in Ohio.Newark is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Newark is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Newark who work in office and administrative support (12.81%), sales jobs (11.17%), and management occupations (7.84%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.93% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The citizens of Newark are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.75% of adults in Newark having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Newark in 2022 was $30,791, which is middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $123,164 for a family of four. However, Newark contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Newark is a somewhat 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. Important ancestries of people in Newark include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Newark is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
