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	Carteret, NJ, 07008	United States
Total population	20,709	281,421,906
State	New Jersey
City	carteret
Zip(s)	07008

Carteret, NJ, 07008 Population

	Carteret, NJ, 07008	%, Carteret, NJ, 07008	United States
Male	10,050	48.53%	49.06%
Female	10,659	51.47%	50.94%
Median age (years)	37.0		35.3

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	Carteret, NJ, 07008	%, Carteret, NJ, 07008	United States
18 years and over	15,481	74.75%	74.31%
21 years and over	14,723	71.09%	69.97%
62 years and over	3,611	17.44%	14.66%
65 years and over	3,099	14.96%	12.43%

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	Carteret, NJ, 07008	%, Carteret, NJ, 07008	United States
White	14,239	68.76%	75.14%
Black or African American	1,975	9.54%	12.32%
Asian	1,722	8.32%	3.64%
Some other race	1,974	9.53%	5.46%
Two or more races	799	3.86%	2.43%

Carteret, NJ, 07008 Housing

	Carteret, NJ, 07008	%, Carteret, NJ, 07008	United States
Total households	7,039		105,480,101
Family households (families)	5,212	74.04%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	1,827	25.96%	31.94%

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	Carteret, NJ, 07008	%, Carteret, NJ, 07008	United States
Total housing units	7,320		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	281	3.84%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	7,039	96.16%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	4,810	65.71%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	2,229	30.45%	30.77%

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	Carteret, NJ, 07008	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	33	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	409	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,154	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,016	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	126	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	6	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	135,500	119,600

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	Carteret, NJ, 07008	%, Carteret, NJ, 07008	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	930	13.21%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	1,705	24.22%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,049	14.9%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,066	15.14%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	814	11.56%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,475	20.95%	9.65%

Carteret, NJ, 07008 Education

	Carteret, NJ, 07008	%, Carteret, NJ, 07008	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,505		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	341	6.19%	6.47%
Kindergarten	337	6.12%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,512	45.63%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,185	21.53%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,130	20.53%	22.81%

Carteret, NJ, 07008 Economy

	Carteret, NJ, 07008	%, Carteret, NJ, 07008	United States
Population 16 years and over	16,012		217,168,077
In labor force	9,972	62.28%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	9,972	62.28%	63.39%
- - Employed	9,036	56.43%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	936	5.85%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	9.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	6,040	37.72%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	8,360	52.21%	51.66%
In labor force	4,630	28.92%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	4,630	28.92%	29.65%
- - Employed	4,241	26.49%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,593	9.95%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	930		12,787,501

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	Carteret, NJ, 07008	%, Carteret, NJ, 07008	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	7,057		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	610	8.64%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	383	5.43%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	791	11.21%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	761	10.78%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,171	16.59%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,513	21.44%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	977	13.84%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	660	9.35%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	121	1.71%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	70	0.99%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	47,148		41,994

	Carteret, NJ, 07008	%, Carteret, NJ, 07008	United States
With earnings	5,454	34.06%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	58,348		56,604
With Social Security income	2,356	14.71%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,812		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	227	1.42%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,942		6,320
With public assistance income	248	1.55%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,533		3,032
With retirement income	1,359	8.49%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	10,555		17,376

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