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07103 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 07103 covers Newark, New Jersey, with a population of about 36,733 and a median household income of $42,397.

Population
36,73317,070 per square mile
Median age
31.86.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$42,39758% below the New Jersey median
Poverty rate
31.6%19.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$402,662up 23.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,28922% below the New Jersey median
Degree or higher
20.6%14.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
23.4%41.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
419

Where 07103 is

Newark, New Jersey — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population36,733
Median age31.8
Family households61%
Born outside the US22.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home29.1%
White (non-Hispanic)4.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)71%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4%
Hispanic or Latino17.8%
Veterans2.2%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$42,397
Income per person$22,188
Poverty rate31.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance34.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k13.0%
$10–15k11.9%
$15–20k4.3%
$20–25k6.1%
$25–30k3.1%
$30–35k4.6%
$35–40k5.2%
$40–45k2.7%
$45–50k3.7%
$50–60k5.8%
$60–75k10.4%
$75–100k11.1%
$100–125k7.1%
$125–150k4.5%
$150–200k4.4%
$200k or more1.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed14,380
Mean adjusted gross income$40,428
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.9%
Returns, under $25k41.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k5.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$259,300
Median gross rent$1,289
Rent as a share of household income37.8%
Owner-occupied23.4%
Vacant homes7%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house12.4%
Attached house24.2%
2 to 4 units32.5%
5 to 19 units12.9%
20 or more units17.3%
Mobile home0.6%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$402,662as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 127.9%
Typical asking rent$2,189as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$402,662$124,130

$124,130 in 2000 to $402,662 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$2,189$1,833

$1,833 in 2022 to $2,189 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%
High school diploma or higher81%
Works from home7.4%
Drives to work alone55.5%
Takes public transport19.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.4%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity36.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.5% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health27.8% 7.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)18.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.6% 5.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity36.5% 11.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.5% 5.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)3.5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.4% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.8% 3.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.5% 3.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening56.3% 8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist49.8% 11.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.7% 2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support33.8% 9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity37.9% 20.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps31.9% 17.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.6% 2.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity30.7% 16.9 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport19.5% 10.3 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness40.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.8% 4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16% 2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.3% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7% 3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat20.9% 12.1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours46.8% 10.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost25.8% 12.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability9.8% 4.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments419
People employed7,975
Annual payroll$477,581,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 18% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 19 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss11.6 out of 100
Community resilience23.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Heat wave73.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane61.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake60.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind55.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather52.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave42Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado40.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail39.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning25.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding24.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide19.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm15.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding1.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with New Jersey and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNew JerseyUnited States
Median household income$42,397$101,050$78,538
Income per person$22,188$53,118$43,289
Poverty rate31.6%9.8%12.4%
Median home value$259,300$427,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,289$1,653$1,348
Homeownership23.4%63.7%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%42.9%35%
Unemployment rate9.1%6.2%5.2%
Works from home7.4%15%13.5%
Born outside the US22.7%23.5%13.9%
Median age31.840.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationHARRISON, NJ US3.9 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year28 in

Average high and low by month

January39.4°F / 24.9°F3.66 in rain, 8 in snow
February42.3°F / 26.1°F3.26 in rain, 8.4 in snow
March49.9°F / 32.7°F4.3 in rain, 4.7 in snow
April61.8°F / 43.1°F4.07 in rain, 0.7 in snow
May72.1°F / 53.5°F4.36 in rain
June81.5°F / 63.3°F4.87 in rain
July86.8°F / 68.9°F4.81 in rain
August84.6°F / 67°F4.38 in rain
September77.5°F / 60.1°F4.33 in rain
October65.6°F / 47.7°F4.15 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November54.2°F / 38°F3.65 in rain, 0.3 in snow
December44°F / 30.5°F4.58 in rain, 5.9 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Newark City School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability88more vulnerable than 88% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status88more vulnerable than 88% of US census tracts
Household characteristics78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status95more vulnerable than 95% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Walkability14.9 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

07108 Newark, NJ1.6 km away
07102 Newark, NJ1.8 km away
07175 Newark, NJ2 km away
07188 Newark, NJ2 km away
07192 Newark, NJ2 km away
07193 Newark, NJ2 km away
07195 Newark, NJ2 km away
07199 Newark, NJ2 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Essex County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.15 sq mi
Population density17,070 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.7370, -74.1964

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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