These American Cities Are Getting Poorer

13. Newark, New Jersey

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median household income between 2015 and 2019 in Newark was $35,199. Just over 27% of the city’s residents live in poverty, which translates to 73,800 people. The majority of people living in poverty here are children under the age of 11 and women between the ages of 25 and 44 years of age. Around 78% of the city’s population are renters. The cost to rent a place to live in Newark has increased by about 20%, yet median income is 10% less than it was ten years ago.

• Change in per capita income: -$6,229
• Change in median household income: -$33,346
• Change in population: -101,954
• Change in poverty rate: 207.69%