Newark, NJ

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U.S. Population:

Newark, NJ
Demographics	Estimate	Percent
Total population	273,546	X
Male	132,701	48.5
Female	140,845	51.5
Median Age	31	X
Under 5 Years	21,293	7.8
18 years and over	197,127	72.1
65 years and over	25,306	9.3

One race	261,620	95.6
White	72,537	26.5
Black or African American	146,250	53.5
Hispanic or Latino	80,622	29.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,005	0.4
Asian	3,263	1.2
Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders	135	0.0
Some other race	38,430	14.0
Two or more races	11,926	4.4

Social	Estimate	Percent
Average household size	2.9	X
Average family size	3.4	X

Population (25 years and over)	164,298	X
High school graduate or higher	X	57.9
Bachelor's degree or higher	X	9.0
Civilian veterans	11,661	5.9
Disability status	71,291	29.0
Foreign born	66,057	24.1
Male, now married	39,070	39.1
Female, now married	35,072	32.1
Speak another language	107,676	42.6

Household population	260,773	X
Group quarters population	X	X

Economic	Estimate	Percent
Labor force	108,275	52.7
Mean travel time to work (in minutes)	31.7	X
Median household income	$26,913	X
Median family income	$30,781	X
Per capita income	$13,009	X
Families below poverty level	X	25.5
Individuals below poverty level	X	28.4

Housing	Estimate	Percent
Total housing units	100,141	X
Occupied housing units	91,382	91.3
Owner-occupied housing units	21,738	23.8
Renter-occupied housing units	69,644	76.2
Vacant housing units	8,759	8.7

Owner-occupied homes	8,784	X
Median value (dollars)	$119,000	X
Median monthly owner costs	X	X
With a mortgage (dollars)	$1,325	X
Not mortgaged (dollars)	$502	X

Zip codes

07102, 07103, 07104, 07105, 07106, 07107, 07108, 07112, 07114

Area codes

862, 973

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Source: Census data, retrieved January 06, 2009