Newark is a popular destination for single career-starters. One thing that you will notice when you are out and about town is that there is a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters out at restaurants, listening to live music, and enjoying other activities. They are a real visible part of the culture of Newark. This makes Newark a good place to live for young professionals. With so many people in this demographic, Newark presents many opportunities for single professionals to enjoy themselves, socialize, and to create lasting relationships.
Newark is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
In Newark, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.87 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
One of the benefits of being a big city like Newark is having a public transportation system, but in Newark the transit system is the mode of choice for lots of people getting to and from work every day. You will find many people using the bus for their daily commute, even though other transportation options exist. If you ask these commuters, many will tell you that not having to drive in the snarl of big city traffic is one of main reasons for leaving the car at home, or even not owning a car at all. With so many people taking the bus Newark benefits from a reduction in air pollution and traffic.
The citizens of Newark are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.97% of adults in Newark have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Newark in 2018 was $24,716, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,864 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Newark also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 37.23% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Newark include Brazilian, Portuguese, African, Nigerian, and Haitian.
Newark also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 34.71%.
The most common language spoken in Newark is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
