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Elizabeth, New Jersey QuickFacts

	Elizabeth, New Jersey	United States
Total population	120,568	281,421,906
State	New Jersey
City	elizabeth

Elizabeth, New Jersey Population

	Elizabeth, New Jersey	%, Elizabeth, New Jersey	United States
Male	59,674	49.49%	49.06%
Female	60,894	50.51%	50.94%
Median age (years)	32.6		35.3

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	Elizabeth, New Jersey	%, Elizabeth, New Jersey	United States
18 years and over	88,888	73.72%	74.31%
21 years and over	83,630	69.36%	69.97%
62 years and over	14,445	11.98%	14.66%
65 years and over	12,041	9.99%	12.43%

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	Elizabeth, New Jersey	%, Elizabeth, New Jersey	United States
White	67,250	55.78%	75.14%
Black or African American	24,090	19.98%	12.32%
Asian	2,830	2.35%	3.64%
Some other race	19,337	16.04%	5.46%
Two or more races	7,061	5.86%	2.43%

Elizabeth, New Jersey Housing

	Elizabeth, New Jersey	%, Elizabeth, New Jersey	United States
Total households	40,482		105,480,101
Family households (families)	28,170	69.59%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	12,312	30.41%	31.94%

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	Elizabeth, New Jersey	%, Elizabeth, New Jersey	United States
Total housing units	42,838		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	2,356	5.5%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	40,482	94.5%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	12,033	28.09%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	28,449	66.41%	30.77%

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	Elizabeth, New Jersey	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	175	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	898	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,478	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,074	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	536	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	122	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	17	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	7	0.57%
Median (dollars)	143,000	119,600

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	Elizabeth, New Jersey	%, Elizabeth, New Jersey	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	8,609	21.27%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	13,187	32.57%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	6,285	15.53%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	5,354	13.23%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	3,099	7.66%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	3,948	9.75%	9.65%

Elizabeth, New Jersey Education

	Elizabeth, New Jersey	%, Elizabeth, New Jersey	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	32,650		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,896	5.81%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,983	6.07%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	15,108	46.27%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	7,208	22.08%	21.38%
College or graduate school	6,455	19.77%	22.81%

Elizabeth, New Jersey Economy

	Elizabeth, New Jersey	%, Elizabeth, New Jersey	United States
Population 16 years and over	91,834		217,168,077
In labor force	52,421	57.08%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	52,403	57.06%	63.39%
- - Employed	47,671	51.91%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	4,732	5.15%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	9.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	18	0.02%	0.53%
Not in labor force	39,413	42.92%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	46,871	51.04%	51.66%
In labor force	24,383	26.55%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	24,375	26.54%	29.65%
- - Employed	21,866	23.81%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	10,141	11.04%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	5,199		12,787,501

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	Elizabeth, New Jersey	%, Elizabeth, New Jersey	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	40,489		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	5,597	13.82%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,067	7.57%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	5,529	13.66%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	5,940	14.67%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	6,871	16.97%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	7,348	18.15%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,203	7.91%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,100	5.19%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	572	1.41%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	262	0.65%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	35,175		41,994

	Elizabeth, New Jersey	%, Elizabeth, New Jersey	United States
With earnings	32,318	35.19%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	46,278		56,604
With Social Security income	8,924	9.72%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,265		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,488	2.71%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,549		6,320
With public assistance income	2,532	2.76%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,356		3,032
With retirement income	4,833	5.26%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,438		17,376

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