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Edison NJ - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	97,687	249 (of 25,150) (99%)	5 (of 505) (99%)
Average Income	$69,746	1,414 (94%)	143 (72%)
Median House Value	$186,900	2,291 (91%)	195 (61%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	59.5%	22,259 (of 25,150) (11%)	461 (of 505) (9%)
% Black Population	6.9%	4,944 (80%)	130 (74%)
% Hispanic Population	6.4%	5,121 (80%)	160 (68%)
% Asian Population	29.3%	100 (100%)	7 (99%)
% American Indian Population	0.1%	17,700 (30%)	255 (50%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	87.6%	5,969 (of 25,150) (76%)	229 (of 505) (55%)
% College Graduates	42.3%	1,752 (93%)	124 (75%)
% Never Married	25.5%	7,347 (71%)	224 (56%)
% Married	61.3%	7,626 (70%)	154 (70%)
% Seperated	1.4%	13,463 (46%)	304 (40%)
% Divorced	6.0%	21,359 (15%)	377 (25%)
% Foreign Born	33.1%	483 (98%)	29 (94%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	36,018	283 (of 25,150) (99%)	5 (of 505) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	5.0%	19,752 (21%)	427 (15%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	7.0%	9,878 (61%)	305 (40%)
Average Rooms in House	5.4	12,599 (50%)	344 (32%)
% Households with No Car	6.1%	13,472 (46%)	282 (44%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	15.9%	15,089 (40%)	238 (53%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,493 (86%)	147 (71%)
Median House Value	$186,900	2,291 (91%)	195 (61%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	1.8%	13,709 (45%)	188 (63%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	4.8%	1,926 (92%)	183 (64%)
Average Monthly Rent	$913	1,392 (94%)	135 (73%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	67.4%	6,983 (of 25,150) (72%)	193 (of 505) (62%)
% Drive Alone to Work	74.6%	17,056 (32%)	364 (28%)
% Take Public Transportation	10.9%	614 (98%)	90 (82%)
% Walk to Work	2.0%	13,889 (45%)	257 (49%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	32.7	2,953 (88%)	130 (74%)
% Households making less than $10,000	4.1%	20,676 (18%)	279 (45%)
% Households making over $200,000	4.8%	1,768 (93%)	140 (72%)
Median Household Income	$69,746	1,414 (94%)	143 (72%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	1.3%	17,900 (29%)	270 (47%)
Per Capita Income	$30,148	1,919 (92%)	172 (66%)
Male Worker Income	$53,303	1,507 (94%)	157 (69%)
Female Worker Income	$36,829	1,610 (94%)	173 (66%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	3.3%	19,472 (23%)	231 (54%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	4.8%	20,302 (19%)	242 (52%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Newark, New Jersey	17 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.95

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Columbia, Maryland	0.89
Cary, North Carolina	0.89
Antioch, California	0.88
Fairfield, California	0.87
Vacaville, California	0.85
Lakewood, California	0.85
West Covina, California	0.85
Richardson, Texas	0.84
Santa Clara, California	0.84
Corona, California	0.84

Edison NJ Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Asian Indian Population	17.3%	5
Asian Indian Population	16,898	7
Hungarian People	3,121	16
Other Indo-European Language Speaking People	17,468	31
Asian Population	28,597	38

Edison NJ Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 505)
Asian Indian Population	16,898	1
Chinese Population	5,988	1
Danish People	565	1
Hungarian People	3,121	1
Households Making Between $150,000 and $199,999	2,135	1

Edison NJ Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Native Population	66.9%	24,633
Percent of People Born in U.S.	65.7%	24,618
Percent English only Speaking Population	60.0%	23,802
Percent Vacant Housing Units	2.4%	23,601
Percent of People Working in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining	0.0%	23,016

Edison NJ Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 505)
Percent Native Population	66.9%	476
Percent of People Born in U.S.	65.7%	474
Percent English only Speaking Population	60.0%	469
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	60.9%	462
Percent White Population	59.5%	461

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Edison NJ	Columbia, Maryland
Total Population	88,254	97,687
Average Age	35.5	36.3
Average Income	$71,524	$69,746
Median House Value	$180,500	$186,900
% White Population	66.5%	59.5%
% Black Population	21.5%	6.9%
% Asian Population	7.3%	29.3%
% Hispanic Population	4.1%	6.4%

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