Population 12,176 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Springfield-Belmont
Household size in Springfield-Belmont
| Period | Springfield-Belmont | Newark | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.45 | 2.87 | 2.79 | 2.77 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.55 | 2.97 | 2.85 | 2.82 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.25 | 2.71 | 2.82 | 2.78 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.02 | 2.74 | 2.79 | 2.76 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.43 | −0.13 | −0.00 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Springfield-Belmont are small: just 2.02 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has dropped from 2.45 in 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally. Only one other Newark neighborhood has smaller households.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Springfield-Belmont
| Period | Springfield-Belmont | Newark | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 33.5 | 32.9 | 38.0 | 39.1 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 32.8 | 32.8 | 38.7 | 40.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 35.9 | 34.9 | 39.8 | 41.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 39.3 | 35.5 | 40.4 | 40.9 | 40.1 |
| Change | +5.9 | +2.6 | +2.4 | +1.8 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in Springfield-Belmont are younger than 39.3 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1. The population here is older than in Newark as a whole, where the median age is 35.5. The median age has climbed from 33.5 in 2006–10, mirroring the country.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Springfield-Belmont
| Period | Springfield-Belmont | Newark | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 32.8% | 27.0% | 13.1% | 11.6% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 30.5% | 27.5% | 12.8% | 11.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 24.1% | 21.9% | 11.4% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 20.3% | 22.7% | 11.6% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | −12.5 pts | −4.3 pts | −1.5 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are common in Springfield-Belmont: 20.3% of all households, against 11.6% nationally. Still, single parents are less common here than in Newark overall (22.7%). Since 2006–10, the single-parent share has fallen 12.5 points, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Springfield-Belmont
Renters in Springfield-Belmont
| Period | Springfield-Belmont | Newark | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 87.3% | 74.6% | 47.1% | 33.1% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 86.7% | 77.7% | 48.7% | 35.0% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 90.0% | 77.6% | 48.8% | 36.1% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 89.9% | 75.6% | 48.6% | 36.2% | 34.8% |
| Change | +2.6 pts | +1.0 pts | +1.5 pts | +3.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
Most households in Springfield-Belmont rent: 89.9% of occupied homes are rented, far above the national share of 34.8%. Expect more apartments, and more turnover, than in owner-heavy areas. The renter share is up 2.6 points from 2006–10, in line with the national trend. Only one other Newark neighborhood has a higher share of renters.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Springfield-Belmont
| Period | Springfield-Belmont | Newark | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.9% | 16.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.7% | 16.3% | 9.0% | 9.3% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 8.0% | 13.3% | 9.1% | 9.3% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 4.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 6.6% | 9.6% |
| Change | −9.0 pts | −8.8 pts | −1.2 pts | −2.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Empty homes are scarce in Springfield-Belmont: just 4.9% sit vacant, compared with 9.6% nationally, a sign of a tight housing market. Vacancy is down 9.0 points from 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally. Only one other Newark neighborhood has a lower vacancy rate.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Springfield-Belmont
| Period | Springfield-Belmont | Newark | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1982 | 1959 | 1957 | 1965 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1985 | 1961 | 1958 | 1966 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1984 | 1964 | 1959 | 1967 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1982 | 1968 | 1962 | 1969 | 1980 |
| Change | +0 | +9 | +5 | +5 | +6 |
The typical home in Springfield-Belmont was built around 1982, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are newer than in Newark overall, where the median home dates to 1968. The newest homes are mostly in the west, the oldest in the southeast. Only two of Newark's 19 neighborhoods have newer homes.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Springfield-Belmont
| Period | Springfield-Belmont | Newark | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $606 | $939 | $1,268 | $1,246 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $664 | $993 | $1,377 | $1,324 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $765 | $1,085 | $1,645 | $1,522 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $950 | $1,447 | $2,060 | $1,896 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$343 | +$508 | +$792 | +$651 | +$606 |
The median renter in Springfield-Belmont pays $950 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent has climbed $343 a month since 2006–10, up 57%, a slower climb than the nation's. The typical renter here spends 34.6% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched. Springfield-Belmont has the lowest rents of any Newark neighborhood.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Springfield-Belmont
Bachelor's degrees in Springfield-Belmont
| Period | Springfield-Belmont | Newark | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.8% | 12.8% | 35.0% | 34.7% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 12.5% | 14.0% | 36.7% | 36.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 14.0% | 15.8% | 39.9% | 39.6% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 17.0% | 20.8% | 43.6% | 43.4% | 35.6% |
| Change | +5.3 pts | +8.0 pts | +8.6 pts | +8.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Springfield-Belmont have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 17.0%, against 35.6% nationally. Since 2006–10, the share with a degree has risen 5.3 points, as it has nationally. College graduates are most concentrated in the northeast and least in the southwest.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Springfield-Belmont
| Period | Springfield-Belmont | Newark | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 65.1% | 68.8% | 83.7% | 87.0% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 67.6% | 72.5% | 84.6% | 88.1% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 77.0% | 76.1% | 86.2% | 89.5% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 77.2% | 79.2% | 86.9% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +12.1 pts | +10.4 pts | +3.3 pts | +3.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
More than one in five adults in Springfield-Belmont never finished high school, well above the national share: only 77.2% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally. The share with a diploma has risen 12.1 points since 2006–10, in line with the national trend.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Springfield-Belmont
| Period | Springfield-Belmont | Newark | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.4% | 14.8% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 31.8% | 20.1% | 9.5% | 9.8% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 12.0% | 11.8% | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.0% | 11.8% | 6.9% | 6.4% | 5.4% |
| Change | −11.4 pts | −3.0 pts | −0.9 pts | −1.5 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Springfield-Belmont runs well above the national rate: 9.0% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4%. Even so, the rate is lower than in Newark overall (11.8%). Since 2006–10, unemployment has fallen 11.4 points, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Springfield-Belmont compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield-Belmont | 2.02 | 39.3 | 20.3% | 89.9% | 4.9% | 1982 | $950 | 17.0% | 77.2% | 9.0% |
| South Broad Street | 2.64 | 34.1 | 27.3% | 81.7% | 11.1% | 1985 | $1,296 | 26.7% | 79.5% | 13.7% |
| University Heights | 2.96 | 28.6 | 28.0% | 74.6% | 9.5% | 1977 | $1,598 | 30.0% | 84.7% | 14.9% |
| Central Business District | 1.60 | 37.4 | 9.4% | 94.4% | 10.2% | 1971 | $1,797 | 52.4% | 90.6% | 8.1% |
| Lower Clinton Hill | 2.64 | 34.4 | 34.0% | 86.4% | 19.3% | 1999 | $1,466 | 21.0% | 90.7% | 6.8% |
| Fairmuont | 2.92 | 38.6 | 26.0% | 74.1% | 8.1% | 1961 | $1,647 | 19.7% | 81.7% | 15.2% |
| Upper Clinton Hill | 3.00 | 31.5 | 31.6% | 74.1% | 11.4% | 1961 | $1,396 | 18.3% | 84.4% | 11.4% |
| South Ironbound | 2.87 | 34.0 | 17.9% | 85.2% | 5.9% | 1980 | $1,505 | 9.8% | 70.5% | 7.7% |
| Seventh Avenue | 2.81 | 33.0 | 19.5% | 83.2% | 7.7% | 1970 | $1,450 | 22.4% | 79.9% | 9.3% |
| North Ironbound | 2.77 | 35.6 | 19.0% | 84.0% | 7.8% | 1973 | $1,701 | 18.8% | 69.2% | 8.4% |
| Lower Roseville | 2.76 | 34.7 | 26.6% | 74.9% | 5.2% | 1961 | $1,394 | 10.0% | 75.1% | 15.0% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Springfield-Belmont. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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