Newark, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Back to: Newark, California main profile, California, California smaller cities, California small towns, California forum, All US cities. Total population: 42,471 (All urban) Houses: 13,150 (12,992 occupied: 9,181 owner occupied, 3,811 renter occupied) % of renters here:   29% State:   43% Housing density: 941 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Newark, California on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Crime in Los Angeles, not as bad as believed  (48 replies) Los angeles---capital Crime City of USA?  (29 replies) Housing Bubble in Earnest  (10 replies) Moving from Milwaukee to Bay Area  (3 replies) Most dirty city - SF?  (78 replies) Is it always like this?  (33 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $318,900 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $1,075 Median gross rent in Newark, CA in 2000: $1,093 Housing units in Newark with a mortgage: 7,041 (995 second mortgage, 936 home equity loan, 41 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,263 Household type by relationship Households: 42,388 In family households: 38,791 (8,192 male householders, 2,255 female householders) 8,204 spouses, 14,166 children (13,377 natural, 240 adopted, 549 stepchildren), 1,088 grandchildren, 1,107 brothers or sisters, 698 parents, 2,037 other relatives, 1,044 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 3,597 (1,237 male householders (819 living alone)), 1,340 female householders (1,023 living alone)), 1,020 nonrelatives In group quarters: 83 (0 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 3,036 2-persons, 2,387 3-persons, 2,376 4-persons, 1,331 5-persons, 613 6-persons, 704 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,842 1-person, 578 2-persons, 98 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 19 6-persons. 8,102 married couples with children. 1,733 single-parent households (491 men, 1,242 women). 55.2% of residents of Newark speak English at home. 21.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all). 9.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 14.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 0.5% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 4% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 13,422 (31.6%) (44.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Newark, CA: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 20 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 45 $35,000 to $39,999: 26 $40,000 to $49,999: 14 $50,000 to $59,999: 8 $60,000 to $69,999: 0 $70,000 to $79,999: 0 $80,000 to $89,999: 16 $90,000 to $99,999: 37 $100,000 to $124,999: 36 $125,000 to $149,999: 53 $150,000 to $174,999: 124 $175,000 to $199,999: 476 $200,000 to $249,999: 1157 $250,000 to $299,999: 2029 $300,000 to $399,999: 2973 $400,000 to $499,999: 1004 $500,000 to $749,999: 269 $750,000 to $999,999: 6 $1,000,000 or more: 11

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Newark: Less than $100: 9 $100 to $149: 29 $150 to $199: 120 $200 to $249: 19 $250 to $299: 27 $300 to $349: 94 $350 to $399: 23 $400 to $449: 16 $450 to $499: 18 $500 to $549: 71 $550 to $599: 28 $600 to $649: 131 $650 to $699: 76 $700 to $749: 106 $750 to $799: 224 $800 to $899: 353 $900 to $999: 442 $1,000 to $1,249: 1011 $1,250 to $1,499: 580 $1,500 to $1,999: 344 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 83

Percentage of workers working in this county: 57.8%
Number of people working at home: 332 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 381 5 to 9 minutes: 1750 10 to 14 minutes: 2285 15 to 19 minutes: 2313 20 to 24 minutes: 2189 25 to 29 minutes: 972 30 to 34 minutes: 3063 35 to 39 minutes: 792 40 to 44 minutes: 1186 45 to 59 minutes: 2583 60 to 89 minutes: 1575 90 or more minutes: 573

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 15,004 (75%) Carpooled: 3,388 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 311 (2%) Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%) Subway or elevated: 287 (1%) Railroad: 63 (0%) Ferryboat: 5 (0%) Motorcycle: 88 (0%) Bicycle: 172 (1%) Walked: 157 (1%) Other means: 180 (1%) Worked at home: 332 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 481 $10,000 to $14,999: 410 $15,000 to $19,999: 283 $20,000 to $24,999: 318 $25,000 to $29,999: 418 $30,000 to $34,999: 522 $35,000 to $39,999: 503 $40,000 to $44,999: 610 $45,000 to $49,999: 609 $50,000 to $59,999: 1254 $60,000 to $74,999: 1799 $75,000 to $99,999: 2392 $100,000 to $124,999: 1711 $125,000 to $149,999: 795 $150,000 to $199,999: 630 $200,000 or more: 289

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 22186
• German: 2293
• Irish: 1987
• Portuguese: 1679
• English: 1543
• Italian: 1252
• United States or American: 1151
• Afghan: 596
• Scottish: 495
• French (except Basque): 427
• Norwegian: 382
• Swedish: 306
• European: 294
• Polish: 291
• Scotch-Irish: 269
• Dutch: 246
• Iranian: 194
• Swiss: 142
• Russian: 126
• Subsaharan African:: 125
• Danish: 122
• French Canadian: 115
• Hungarian: 84
• British: 76
• African: 71
• Arab:: 71
• Greek: 64
• Romanian: 52
• Welsh: 52
• Brazilian: 50
• Austrian: 50
• Czech: 48
• Ukrainian: 44
• Canadian: 42
• Czechoslovakian: 42
• Northern European: 41
• Egyptian: 38
• Maltese: 31
• Yugoslavian: 28
• Lebanese: 26
• Ethiopian: 25
• Lithuanian: 23
• Armenian: 22
• Pennsylvania German: 20
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 19
• Eastern European: 13
• Nigerian: 13
• Turkish: 13
• Croatian: 13
• Israeli: 9
• Latvian: 8
• Icelander: 8
• Belgian: 8
• Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 8
• Kenyan: 8
• Finnish: 8
• Dutch West Indian: 8
• Ghanian: 8
• Arab/Arabic: 7
• Australian: 6
• Jamaican: 6
• Scandinavian: 5
• Slovak: 5
• West Indian: 5

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 21666
• Northeast: 1394
• Midwest: 1858
• South: 1791
• West: 1800

62% of Newark residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 392
• Nursery to 4th grade: 162
• 5th and 6th grade: 278
• 7th and 8th grade: 299
• 9th grade: 231
• 10th grade: 275
• 11th grade: 277
• 12th grade, no diploma: 674
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,925
• Less than 1 year of college: 876
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,307
• Associate degree: 1,026
• Bachelor's degree: 2,280
• Master's degree: 840
• Professional school degree: 119
• Doctorate degree: 109

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 498
• Nursery to 4th grade: 225
• 5th and 6th grade: 396
• 7th and 8th grade: 368
• 9th grade: 261
• 10th grade: 277
• 11th grade: 231
• 12th grade, no diploma: 678
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,259
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,039
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,310
• Associate degree: 887
• Bachelor's degree: 2,267
• Master's degree: 635
• Professional school degree: 131
• Doctorate degree: 50

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 6.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 9.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 10.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 11.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.1%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $69,348
• Black householders: $62,721
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $74,286
• Asian householders: $77,442
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $61,429
• Some other race householders: $66,513
• Two or more races householders: $61,959
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $65,923

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $308,300
• Black or African American householders: $331,200
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $227,100
• Asian householders: $314,900
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $250,000
• Some other race householders: $277,300
• Two or more races householders: $311,700
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $279,800

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,945
• One, attached: 1,238
• Two: 158
• 3 or 4: 604
• 5 to 9: 527
• 10 to 19: 374
• 20 to 49: 365
• 50 or more: 880
• Mobile homes: 51
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $303,600

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California:	9.9%

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California:	7.8%

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California:	15.4%

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