Census tract · Essex County

Census Tract 89, Essex County, New Jersey

Census Tract 89, GEOID 34013008900, in Essex County, New Jersey, entirely within Newark. 2,335 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±664); the 2020 Census counted 2,271.

Residents, 2020-2024

2,335

±664 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 2,271

Median household income

$59,808

±$12,442 (90% margin)
Essex County: $80,789

Median home value

$248,700

±$216,909 (90% margin)
Essex County: $524,100

Median gross rent

$1,360

±$76 (90% margin)
Essex County: $1,531

Where is Census Tract 89?

Census Tract 89 is one of 211 census tracts in Essex County, New Jersey. It covers 0.05 square miles of land, 42,849 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 34013008900, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 89 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
Place	Share of the tract
Newark	100%

Census Tract 89 (marked with a dot) in Essex County, New Jersey. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Census Tract 89 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

4 census tracts border Census Tract 89: Tract 87, Tract 88 ($73,344), Tract 90 ($56,974) and Tract 91 ($46,792). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 89?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 89's population at 2,335 (±664) in 850 households; the 2020 Census counted 2,271 residents and 888 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Tract 89	Newark	Essex County	New Jersey
Total population	2,335±664	310,178	863,002	9,343,809
Households	850±142	113,384	319,788	3,507,701
Average household size	2.75±0.63	2.62	2.63	2.62
Housing units	890±141	121,546	336,962	3,791,354

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 89?

The median resident of Census Tract 89 is 40.2 years old. The largest group is Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 71.8%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 18.4%. 59.4% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Tract 89	Newark	Essex County	New Jersey
Median age	40.2±12.8	34.7	37.7	40.1
Under 18 years	12.9%±8.4 pts	24.8%	23.6%	21.8%
65 years and over	3.5%±2.4 pts	10.8%	14.2%	17.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	71.8%±15.6 pts	37.6%	25.2%	22.5%
White alone, not Hispanic	9.8%±6.2 pts	8.9%	27.3%	50.9%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	18.4%±16.3 pts	44.8%	35.4%	12.2%
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±1.9 pts	2.0%	6.0%	10.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±1.9 pts	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±1.9 pts	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0.0%±1.9 pts	4.1%	4.6%	3.5%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±1.9 pts	2.5%	1.4%	0.8%
Born outside the United States	59.4%±10.6 pts	36.1%	30.1%	23.9%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	89.0%±6.4 pts	51.4%	37.8%	33.1%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	0.0%±2.2 pts	2.4%	2.6%	3.7%
With a disability	16.5%±7.3 pts	15.5%	12.2%	10.8%
No health insurance coverage	34.6%±14.5 pts	19.7%	11.9%	7.5%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	63.6%±15.0 pts	78.3%	86.7%	90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	25.7%±12.0 pts	19.7%	39.1%	43.6%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	11.4%±9.2 pts	6.4%	16.9%	17.6%
Lived in the same house a year earlier	82.1%±11.4 pts	89.7%	89.3%	90.4%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 89 earn?

Half of the 850 households in Census Tract 89 earn less than $59,808 a year (±$12,442), against $80,789 across Essex County: 131st highest of the county's 197 tracts with a reliable estimate.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Tract 89	Newark	Essex County	New Jersey
Median household income	$59,808±$12,442	$52,060	$80,789	$103,556
Mean household income	$66,296±$13,189	$72,518	$131,513	$143,363
Per capita income	$24,935±$7,633	$27,193	$49,449	$54,253
People below the poverty line	19.8%±15.0 pts	23.4%	14.6%	9.7%
Children under 18 below the poverty line	17.2%±20.3 pts	31.2%	19.0%	13.0%
Households receiving SNAP	24.5%±13.4 pts	24.5%	14.8%	9.1%
Households with a computer	90.7%±10.2 pts	94.1%	95.4%	95.9%
Households with a broadband subscription	79.5%±15.1 pts	86.4%	90.4%	92.8%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 89?

Owners occupy 23.8% of Census Tract 89's occupied homes and renters 76.2%. The median renter pays $1,360 a month including utilities, and 29.6% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Tract 89	Newark	Essex County	New Jersey
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$248,700±$216,909	$373,700	$524,100	$454,400
Median gross rent	$1,360±$76	$1,392	$1,531	$1,720
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	29.6%±16.6 pts	47.4%	46.1%	42.7%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,784±$1,666	$2,572	$3,322	$2,829
Owner-occupied homes	23.8%±14.3 pts	24.4%	44.9%	63.8%
Renter-occupied homes	76.2%±14.3 pts	75.6%	55.1%	36.2%
Housing units	890±141	121,546	336,962	3,791,354
Single-family detached homes	0.8%±1.5 pts	12.6%	33.3%	52.6%
Mobile homes	0.0%±4.9 pts	0.2%	0.2%	0.9%
Built 2020 or later	2.2%±3.5 pts	0.4%	0.7%	1.1%
Built 2010 to 2019	2.6%±3.9 pts	6.5%	5.3%	6.2%
Built 1939 or earlier	39.3%±16.9 pts	23.7%	29.1%	17.4%
Households with no vehicle	41.2%±18.4 pts	34.3%	21.0%	11.1%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 89 get to work?

49.5% of Census Tract 89's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 30.8 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Tract 89	Newark	Essex County	New Jersey
In the labor force (age 16+)	65.5%±13.0 pts	63.0%	66.4%	66.4%
Unemployment rate	10.9%±7.7 pts	11.6%	8.7%	6.3%
Drove alone to work	49.5%±18.0 pts	49.1%	52.7%	62.2%
Carpooled	10.8%±11.1 pts	11.4%	7.9%	7.7%
Public transportation	20.0%±14.7 pts	19.3%	15.8%	8.1%
Walked	9.8%±11.2 pts	5.1%	3.0%	2.6%
Worked from home	3.9%±6.3 pts	7.3%	16.1%	16.8%
Mean travel time to work	30.8 min±6.2	32.6 min	33.6 min	30.5 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 89 compare with the other tracts in Essex County?

Among Essex County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 89 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 89's rank among the tracts of Essex County and of Newark
Measure	In Essex County	In Newark
Population	187th of 210	68th of 87
Residents per square mile	6th of 211	5th of 88
Median household income	131st of 197	29th of 78
Per capita income	160th of 209	43rd of 86
Median gross rent	154th of 196	53rd of 83
Bachelor's degree or higher	106th of 198	17th of 76
Median age	65th of 210	15th of 87
Owner-occupied share	149th of 194	42nd of 73

The tracts next to it on Essex County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Tract	Rank	Median household income	Residents
Tract 189	128th	$61,503±$6,144 · within the margin of this tract	4,287
Tract 183	129th	$61,102±$10,039 · within the margin of this tract	4,814
Tract 53	130th	$60,625±$30,674 · within the margin of this tract	3,743
Tract 89	131st	$59,808±$12,442	2,335
Tract 43	132nd	$59,413±$14,881 · within the margin of this tract	2,724
Tract 126	133rd	$59,294±$38,442 · within the margin of this tract	3,602
Tract 48.01	134th	$59,153±$6,151 · within the margin of this tract	3,131

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 89?

5 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 89 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections