Newark, DE Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (total): Population in 2017: 33,858 (100% urban, 0% rural). >Population change since 2000: +18.6%

Population (female): 17,974

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $1,243.

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Newark: 102.3 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 24.8%

Ancestries: Ancestries: Irish (8.8%), American (8.7%), German (8.7%), Italian (8.4%), English (5.2%), Polish (3.8%).

Elevation: 125 feet

Land Area: 8.92 square miles.

Population Density:

Newark received a license from King George II to hold semi-annual fairs and weekly markets for agricultural exchange in 1758. A paper mill, the first sizable industrial venture in Newark, was created around 1798. This mill, eventually known as the Curtis Paper Mill, was the oldest paper mill in the United States until its closing in 1997. Methodists built the first church in 1812 and the railroad arrived in 1837.