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Kearny, New Jersey QuickFacts

	Kearny, New Jersey	United States
Total population	40,513	281,421,906
State	New Jersey
City	kearny

Kearny, New Jersey Population

	Kearny, New Jersey	%, Kearny, New Jersey	United States
Male	20,901	51.59%	49.06%
Female	19,612	48.41%	50.94%
Median age (years)	34.7		35.3

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	Kearny, New Jersey	%, Kearny, New Jersey	United States
18 years and over	31,814	78.53%	74.31%
21 years and over	30,154	74.43%	69.97%
62 years and over	5,315	13.12%	14.66%
65 years and over	4,407	10.88%	12.43%

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	Kearny, New Jersey	%, Kearny, New Jersey	United States
White	30,687	75.75%	75.14%
Black or African American	1,609	3.97%	12.32%
Asian	2,228	5.5%	3.64%
Some other race	4,243	10.47%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,746	4.31%	2.43%

Kearny, New Jersey Housing

	Kearny, New Jersey	%, Kearny, New Jersey	United States
Total households	13,539		105,480,101
Family households (families)	9,809	72.45%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	3,730	27.55%	31.94%

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	Kearny, New Jersey	%, Kearny, New Jersey	United States
Total housing units	13,872		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	333	2.4%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	13,539	97.6%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	6,495	46.82%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	7,044	50.78%	30.77%

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	Kearny, New Jersey	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	7	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	233	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,311	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,535	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	560	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	53	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	5	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	158,200	119,600

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	Kearny, New Jersey	%, Kearny, New Jersey	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,365	17.47%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	4,023	29.71%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,156	15.92%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,072	15.3%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,186	8.76%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,737	12.83%	9.65%

Kearny, New Jersey Education

	Kearny, New Jersey	%, Kearny, New Jersey	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	10,322		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	683	6.62%	6.47%
Kindergarten	461	4.47%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,966	38.42%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,404	23.29%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,808	27.2%	22.81%

Kearny, New Jersey Economy

	Kearny, New Jersey	%, Kearny, New Jersey	United States
Population 16 years and over	32,875		217,168,077
In labor force	19,051	57.95%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	19,045	57.93%	63.39%
- - Employed	17,741	53.97%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,304	3.97%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	6	0.02%	0.53%
Not in labor force	13,824	42.05%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	16,035	48.78%	51.66%
In labor force	8,807	26.79%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	8,807	26.79%	29.65%
- - Employed	8,130	24.73%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,720	8.27%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,466		12,787,501

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	Kearny, New Jersey	%, Kearny, New Jersey	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	13,561		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	963	7.1%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	614	4.53%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,411	10.4%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,758	12.96%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,318	17.09%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,846	20.99%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,841	13.58%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,199	8.84%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	373	2.75%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	238	1.76%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	47,757		41,994

	Kearny, New Jersey	%, Kearny, New Jersey	United States
With earnings	11,241	34.19%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	61,442		56,604
With Social Security income	3,358	10.21%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,880		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	553	1.68%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,676		6,320
With public assistance income	400	1.22%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,919		3,032
With retirement income	2,099	6.38%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,730		17,376

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