AreaProfile

07107Newark, New Jersey

Area Profile

Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 07107.

54
Area Score
Bottom 20% of 695 published profiles

How we calculate this

How this area ranks
Opportunity645th of 727 published ZIP areas34
GrowthTop 18% of 701 published ZIP areas65
Housing affordability749th of 800 published ZIP areas33
ClimateTop 49% of 779 published ZIP areas71
Physical resilience451st of 800 published ZIP areas50
AccessTop 24% of 779 published ZIP areas99
Economic stability540th of 800 published ZIP areas51
The quick read

Employment conditions sit below most comparable published ZIP profiles: unemployment is 6.6% and the Opportunity signal places 07107 in the bottom 11%.

Housing costs more relative to local incomes than in most published city profiles, with rent taking 32% of median household income.

A major airport is 5 miles away, giving the area unusually direct access to the national air network.

At a glance

Population
43,293
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$51,242
Bottom 16% nationally
Density
26,254/sq mi
1.6 sq mi of land
Median age
35.2
2024 ACS 5-Year
City
Newark
New Jersey
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Nearest major airport
EWR
5 mi · Newark Liberty Intl
Median home value
$379,500
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Unemployment of 6.6% is lower than 2% of the 1,061 measured US ZIP areas.

Employment grew 0.9% over the past year, to 131,424 employed residents.

Median household income of $51,242 is below 84% of measured US ZIP areas.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$3,974$51,242Bottom 16%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$3,360$26,560Bottom 17%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate24.9%Top 11%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute34.4 minTop 20%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%Bottom 19%2024 ACS 5-Year
Employment131,424Bottom 26%June 2026
Employment change (3 years)1.3%Top 42%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)0.9%Top 6%June 2026
Labor force140,692Bottom 27%June 2026
Labor force participation67.0%Top 25%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$86,310Top 9%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$61,430Top 10%2025 OEWS
Unemployment change (year over year)-1.5%Bottom 1%June 2026
Unemployment rate6.6%Top 2%June 2026
Median household income, successive ACS releases
202120222023202451k39k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $51,242 in the 2024 ACS 5-Year. Consecutive releases share four years of sample, so AreaProfile shows them as a record of successive estimates and does not compute a year-over-year change from them.
Largest occupations — New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Home Health and Personal Care Aides644,700$39,680
Retail Salespersons202,080$38,280
Registered Nurses197,740$119,720
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners183,030$42,840
General and Operations Managers177,850$157,000
Cashiers173,830$35,950

Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish labor-force data for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Newark, NJ, the city containing this ZIP code.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $1,354 takes 32% of median household income, above the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 7.4 times median household income here, well above the historic benchmark, at a level conventionally described as seriously unaffordable.

Rent as a share of income
31.7%
Above the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
7.4×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$1,354
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$379,500
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income7.41Top 5%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate29.1%Bottom 3%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±78715,924Top 7%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$58$1,354Top 28%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$24,619$379,500Top 22%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income31.7%Top 4%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate4.6%Bottom 21%2024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →
Development Momentum
65/ 100
Top 18% of 701 published city profiles

An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.

79% of recently permitted units are in buildings of five or more homes, so new supply is concentrated in apartments and condominiums rather than detached houses.

At 8.0 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is above the median for measured US ZIP areas.

Units permitted
2,472
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
8.0
Top 11% nationally
Year over year
−5%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
78.7%
units in 5+ unit buildings

The Building Permits Survey is not published for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Newark, NJ, the city containing this ZIP code.

Weather & climate

6 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 87°F and January a low of 26°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 46.6 inches, including 31.5 inches of snow.

10°30°50°70°90°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station NEWARK INTL AP, 5.6 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND4.7"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation46.6"1991-2020 Normals
Annual snowfall31.5"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low26°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high87°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months61991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing45°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

50 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are inland flooding, earthquake and hurricane.

Inland floodingModerate
EarthquakeElevated
HurricaneModerate
DroughtModerate

Low or minimal exposure: heat wave, strong wind, winter weather, cold wave, tornado, lightning, hail, ice storm, coastal flooding, landslide, wildfire.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. ZIP values are the land-area-weighted mean of the counties the ZIP Code Tabulation Area intersects. Expected annual loss is not allocated below county level. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

Taxes

AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Nothing on AreaProfile is individualized tax advice.

Access

5 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 5 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Newark Liberty IntlEWR5 mi9,999 ft
John F Kennedy IntlJFK23 mi14,511 ft
New York Stewart IntlSWF51 mi11,817 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
June 2026Monthly
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)
DevelopmentU.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey
12 months ending July 2026Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)

Profile recalculated August 29, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.

07107 vs Newark

How this ZIP area compares with Newark as a whole. Both figures come from the same ACS release, so the comparison is like for like.

07107
Newark
Median household income
$51,242
vs
$52,060
Per capita income
$26,560
vs
$27,193
Population density
26,254/sq mi
vs
12,847/sq mi
Median home value
$379,500
vs
$373,700
Median gross rent
$1,354
vs
$1,392
Homeownership rate
29.1%
vs
24.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher
12.9%
vs
19.7%
Poverty rate
24.9%
vs
23.4%
Median age
35.2
vs
34.7

Some demographic statistics use Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate but do not exactly match USPS ZIP delivery geography. See the methodology for how AreaProfile maps between them.