Population History & Estimates:
Town 1980 1990 2000 2005 2006 Change
2000-2006		 % Change
Newark 329,248 275,221 272,530 280,007 281,402 8,872 3.3%

Race:
White 12%
Black 51%
Latino 31%
Asian 2%
Other 3%
Nativity and Citizenship Status:
Born in U.S. 73%
Born in New Jersey 50%
Foreign Born 27%
Non-Citizen 19%

REAL ESTATE PRICES: This table shows annual residential sales data for Newark. It includes all fair-market sales -- as deemed by the local tax assessor -- of one-to four-family homes that occurred in the first six months of the given year. Interfamily transactions and other sales that were not made at market prices are excluded.

 COUNTY: Essex TOWN: Newark
Year Sales Median. Price (000s)  
2000: 589 $118 blue.gif (3057 bytes) Change
2001: 584 $135 blue.gif (3057 bytes) 14.2%
2002: 726 $146 blue.gif (3057 bytes) 8.3%
2003: 514 $177 blue.gif (3057 bytes) 21.5%
2004: 1,058 $208 blue.gif (3057 bytes) 17.7%
2005: 1,383 $250 blue.gif (3057 bytes) 20.0%
2006: 1,640 $300 blue.gif (3057 bytes) 20.0%
2007: 1,038 $330 blue.gif (3057 bytes) 10.0%
Overall change, 2000-2007: 180.1%

PROPERTY TAXES: A breakdown of property taxes by branch of government. It shows how much a house with the average assessment in Newark City pays, the share of taxes in the town that go to each branch, and the annual change in the townwide tax levy for each branch. down.

Year County
Bill		 School
 Bill		 Municipal
Bill		 County
School
Muni.		 County
Levy Chng.		 School
Levy Chng.		 Municipal
Levy Chng.
2000 $567 $1,155 $1,056 2% -1% -2%
2001 $593 $1,132 $1,088 4% -2% 2%
2002 $607 $1,012 $1,012 1% -12% -8%
2003 $745 $1,276 $1,545 13% 16% 40%
2004 $853 $1,251 $1,639 14% -2% 6%
2005 $875 $1,251 $1,683 4% 1% 4%
2006 $918 $1,326 $1,915 4% 5% 13%

Who Pays? This table, from our 2004 study of local taxes and spending, puts the tax data above into further context. It shows how much Newark relies on property taxes and how much other revenue sources contribute to keeping property taxes down.
  CATEGORY: FIGURE:
Cost of Government
 Paid For By:		 STATE AID 44%
MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES: 43%
NON-RESIDENTIAL TAX REVENUE: 7%
RESIDENTIAL TAX REVENUE: 5%

Interactive Crime Map

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State Police Uniform Crime Reports



Newark Overall Crime
1997 barbutton.jpg (3057 bytes) 110.70
1998 barbutton.jpg (3057 bytes) 91.30
1999 barbutton.jpg (3057 bytes) 83.80
2000 barbutton.jpg (3057 bytes) 75.70
2001 barbutton.jpg (3057 bytes) 72.20
2002 barbutton.jpg (3057 bytes) 68.80
2003 barbutton.jpg (3057 bytes) 63.30
2004 barbutton.jpg (3057 bytes) 61.30
2005 barbutton.jpg (3057 bytes) 58.40
2006 barbutton.jpg (3057 bytes) 53.79
Crimes per 1,000 population

Year-by-Year Detail, Reported Crimes*
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  Index Offenses Crime Rates
Year Crimes Violent Non-Violent Rate Per 1000 pop Violent Rate Non Violent Rate
1997 29,713 7,346 22,367 110.70 27.40 83.30
1998 24,519 5,770 18,749 91.30 21.50 69.80
1999 22,450 4,984 17,466 83.80 18.60 65.20
2000 20,705 4,182 16,523 75.70 15.30 60.40
2001 19,737 3,968 15,769 72.20 14.50 57.60
2002 18,813 3,317 15,496 68.80 12.10 56.60
2003 17,521 2,848 14,673 63.30 10.30 53.00
2004 17,035 2,984 14,051 61.30 10.70 50.60
2005 16,374 2,956 13,418 58.40 10.50 47.80
2006 15,097 2,981 12,116 53.79 10.62 43.17

*Includes only offenses that make up official "crime index." Click on Violent or Non-Violent to see which offenses are included and to get numbers.

School Test Scores
Sat Scores  
Subject Avg. Score NJ
Percentile
Rank
Essay 378 3
Mathematics 390 4
Verbal 374 3
Total 1143 3

NJ Standardized Test Scores  
Subject Passing
 Rate		 NJ
Percentile
Rank		 Advanced NJ
Percentile
Rank
3 - Language Arts 59% 3 1% 28
3 - Mathematics 69% 4 19% 17
4 - Language Arts 60% 6 1% 35
4 - Mathematics 64% 7 27% 19
4 - Science 60% 4 13% 12
5 - Language Arts 63% 3 2% 12
5 - Mathematics 58% 4 10% 11
6 - Language Arts 46% 5 2% 17
6 - Mathematics 39% 3 3% 6
7 - Language Arts 55% 5 2% 12
7 - Mathematics 38% 5 3% 13
8 - Language Arts 45% 5 2% 14
8 - Mathematics 31% 4 5% 7
8 - Science 49% 3 4% 6
11 - Language Arts 54% 3 4% 5
11 - Mathematics 41% 4 6% 7