Urgent Care & Walk-In Clinics in Newark, NJ

Newark community health snapshot

9 urgent care locations for 310,178 residents of Newark — about 0.3 per 10,000 people.

• 310,178Residents
• 19.7%Without health insuranceabove New Jersey's 7.5%
• $52,060Median household incomebelow New Jersey's $103,556
• 24.8%Under 18above New Jersey's 21.8%
• 10.8%65 and olderbelow New Jersey's 17.2%
• 23.4%Below the poverty lineabove New Jersey's 9.7%

With 19.7% of residents uninsured, self-pay pricing matters here — ask any clinic for its self-pay rate before your visit, and see your rights against surprise bills.

Families, coverage and getting to care in Newark

• 6.6%Children under 5above New Jersey's 5.6%
• 34.5%Households with childrenabove New Jersey's 31.2%
• 45.7%Covered by public insuranceabove New Jersey's 33.1%
• 40.5%Covered by private insurancebelow New Jersey's 70.8%
• 15.5%Living with a disabilityabove New Jersey's 10.8%
• 51.4%Age 5+ speaking a language other than English at homeabove New Jersey's 33.1%
• 34.3%Households without a vehicleabove New Jersey's 11.1%
• 32.6 minAverage commute to workNew Jersey average 30.5 min
• 2.4%Veterans (adults)below New Jersey's 3.7%

• 32.4% of residents age 5+ speak Spanish at home — when you call, ask whether the clinic has Spanish-speaking staff or an interpreter service.
• 34.3% of households here have no vehicle. For minor problems, a telehealth visit can save the trip; for anything serious, call 911 rather than waiting on a ride.
• 45.7% of residents have public coverage such as Medicaid or Medicare — confirm a clinic accepts your specific plan before you go.
• Young children make up 6.6% of the population — see which clinics offer pediatric urgent care.

Sources: Population, age, household, income, insurance, disability, language, vehicle, commuting, veteran, and poverty figures — U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Data Profiles DP02, DP03, DP04 and DP05, for Newark city, New Jersey in Essex County; New Jersey comparison figures from the same tables at the state level. Estimates carry margins of error. Clinic count — federal NPPES provider registry listings in this directory. census.gov/acs · data.census.gov · NPPES registry