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	Newark, New Jersey	United States
Total population	273,546	281,421,906
State	New Jersey
City	newark

Newark, New Jersey Population

	Newark, New Jersey	%, Newark, New Jersey	United States
Male	132,701	48.51%	49.06%
Female	140,845	51.49%	50.94%
Median age (years)	30.8		35.3

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	Newark, New Jersey	%, Newark, New Jersey	United States
18 years and over	197,127	72.06%	74.31%
21 years and over	183,103	66.94%	69.97%
62 years and over	30,925	11.31%	14.66%
65 years and over	25,306	9.25%	12.43%

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	Newark, New Jersey	%, Newark, New Jersey	United States
White	72,537	26.52%	75.14%
Black or African American	146,250	53.46%	12.32%
Asian	3,263	1.19%	3.64%
Some other race	39,570	14.47%	5.46%
Two or more races	11,926	4.36%	2.43%

Newark, New Jersey Housing

	Newark, New Jersey	%, Newark, New Jersey	United States
Total households	91,382		105,480,101
Family households (families)	61,999	67.85%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	29,383	32.15%	31.94%

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	Newark, New Jersey	%, Newark, New Jersey	United States
Total housing units	100,141		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	8,759	8.75%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	91,382	91.25%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	21,738	21.71%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	69,644	69.55%	30.77%

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	Newark, New Jersey	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	493	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	2,658	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,416	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,463	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	629	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	91	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	34	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	119,000	119,600

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	Newark, New Jersey	%, Newark, New Jersey	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	19,438	21.27%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	27,375	29.96%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	14,899	16.3%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	14,074	15.4%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	7,975	8.73%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	7,621	8.34%	9.65%

Newark, New Jersey Education

	Newark, New Jersey	%, Newark, New Jersey	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	80,128		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	5,784	7.22%	6.47%
Kindergarten	4,255	5.31%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	36,199	45.18%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	18,578	23.19%	21.38%
College or graduate school	15,312	19.11%	22.81%

Newark, New Jersey Economy

	Newark, New Jersey	%, Newark, New Jersey	United States
Population 16 years and over	205,511		217,168,077
In labor force	108,275	52.69%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	108,256	52.68%	63.39%
- - Employed	90,819	44.19%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	17,437	8.48%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	16.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	19	0.01%	0.53%
Not in labor force	97,236	47.31%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	107,470	52.29%	51.66%
In labor force	53,499	26.03%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	53,499	26.03%	29.65%
- - Employed	44,971	21.88%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	22,147	10.78%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	12,295		12,787,501

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	Newark, New Jersey	%, Newark, New Jersey	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	91,366		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	21,491	23.52%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	8,122	8.89%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	13,324	14.58%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	11,823	12.94%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	12,711	13.91%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	13,044	14.28%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,047	6.62%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,318	3.63%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	729	0.8%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	757	0.83%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	26,913		41,994

	Newark, New Jersey	%, Newark, New Jersey	United States
With earnings	65,958	32.09%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	42,542		56,604
With Social Security income	21,956	10.68%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,176		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	9,421	4.58%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,304		6,320
With public assistance income	11,515	5.6%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,141		3,032
With retirement income	9,680	4.71%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,095		17,376

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