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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—Delaware

QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

Newark, Delaware




Newark (city), Delaware

   People QuickFactsNewarkDelaware
Population, 2003 estimate 29,821817,491
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 4.5%4.3%
Population, 2000 28,547783,600
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 6.2%17.6%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 3.0%6.6%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 12.5%24.8%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 9.1%13.0%
Female persons, percent, 2000 54.0%51.4%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)87.3%74.6%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)6.0%19.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)0.2%0.4%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)4.1%2.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)ZZ
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)0.9%2.0%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.6%1.7%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 2.5%4.8%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 39.9%56.0%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 7.4%5.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 11.2%9.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 93.4%100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 51.3%82.6%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 21.624.0
 
Housing units, 2000 9,294343,072
Homeownership rate, 2000 54.5%72.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $153,300$130,400
 
Households, 2000 8,989298,736
Persons per household, 2000 2.432.54
Median household income, 1999 $48,758$47,381
Per capita money income, 1999 $20,376$23,305
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 20.1%9.2%
   Business QuickFactsNewarkDelaware
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) D12,585,529
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 760,8288,236,970
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $27,297$11,206
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 111,2361,008,954
Total number of firms, 1997 2,72956,586
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 4.7%9.4%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 22.4%24.1%
   Geography QuickFactsNewarkDelaware
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 91,954
Persons per square mile, 2000 3,198.6401.1
FIPS Code 5067010
Counties



(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, Census of Governments
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:03:58 EST

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