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Newark NJ - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	273,546	63 (of 25,150) (100%)	1 (of 505) (100%)
Average Income	$26,913	19,509 (22%)	491 (3%)
Median House Value	$119,000	5,754 (77%)	388 (23%)

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

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	26.5%	24,186 (of 25,150) (4%)	497 (of 505) (2%)
% Black Population	53.5%	883 (96%)	11 (98%)
% Hispanic Population	29.5%	1,445 (94%)	20 (96%)
% Asian Population	1.2%	4,972 (80%)	323 (36%)
% American Indian Population	0.4%	10,341 (59%)	63 (88%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	57.9%	23,534 (of 25,150) (6%)	498 (of 505) (1%)
% College Graduates	9.0%	18,067 (28%)	468 (7%)
% Never Married	43.9%	646 (97%)	8 (98%)
% Married	35.4%	24,381 (3%)	493 (2%)
% Seperated	5.8%	645 (97%)	7 (99%)
% Divorced	7.4%	18,905 (25%)	292 (42%)
% Foreign Born	24.1%	945 (96%)	67 (87%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	100,141	67 (of 25,150) (100%)	1 (of 505) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	28.3%	9,075 (64%)	177 (65%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	4.7%	14,511 (42%)	393 (22%)
Average Rooms in House	4.3	24,089 (4%)	476 (6%)
% Households with No Car	44.2%	175 (99%)	3 (99%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	4.7%	24,418 (3%)	473 (6%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.0%	15,647 (38%)	360 (29%)
Median House Value	$119,000	5,754 (77%)	388 (23%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	13.7%	4,923 (80%)	17 (97%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.6%	4,763 (81%)	328 (35%)
Average Monthly Rent	$586	6,368 (75%)	461 (9%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	52.7%	20,792 (of 25,150) (17%)	463 (of 505) (8%)
% Drive Alone to Work	45.3%	24,591 (2%)	497 (2%)
% Take Public Transportation	26.5%	56 (100%)	9 (98%)
% Walk to Work	7.9%	3,260 (87%)	25 (95%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	31.7	3,580 (86%)	165 (67%)
% Households making less than $10,000	23.5%	1,984 (92%)	3 (99%)
% Households making over $200,000	0.8%	10,473 (58%)	389 (23%)
Median Household Income	$26,913	19,509 (22%)	491 (3%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	12.6%	908 (96%)	5 (99%)
Per Capita Income	$13,009	20,648 (18%)	497 (2%)
Male Worker Income	$29,748	15,612 (38%)	486 (4%)
Female Worker Income	$25,734	7,543 (70%)	450 (11%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	25.5%	1,653 (93%)	5 (99%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	28.4%	2,010 (92%)	5 (99%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	N/A	N/A
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)	0.98

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Jersey City, New Jersey	0.82
Birmingham, Alabama	0.82
Stockton, California	0.81
Baton Rouge, Louisiana	0.78
Cincinnati, Ohio	0.76
Louisville, Kentucky	0.76
Atlanta, Georgia	0.76
Norfolk, Virginia	0.76
New Orleans, Louisiana	0.76
Richmond, Virginia	0.75

Newark NJ Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Portuguese People	15,801	3
Puerto Rican Population	39,650	4
Native People Born Outside the U.S.	20,691	7
Other Indo-European Language Speaking People (English less Than "Very Well")	18,049	8
Fuel oil or Kerosene Fueled Households	17,906	10

Newark NJ Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 505)
Population	273,546	1
Male Population	132,701	1
Female Population	140,845	1
Under 5 years Old Population	21,293	1
5 to 9 year Old Population	22,243	1

Newark NJ Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent 1-Unit Detached Housing Units	10.8%	24,949
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	23.8%	24,940
Percent of Households with Two Cars	14.9%	24,712
Percent Spouse in Household Population	10.4%	24,706
Percent Married Couple Family Households	31.0%	24,646

Newark NJ Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 505)
Percent German People	0.6%	503
Percent Irish People	0.9%	502
Percent English People	0.3%	500
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	23.8%	498
Percent of People who Graduated High School	57.9%	498

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Newark NJ	Jersey City, New Jersey
Total Population	240,055	273,546
Average Age	32.4	30.8
Average Income	$37,862	$26,913
Median House Value	$125,000	$119,000
% White Population	34.0%	26.5%
% Black Population	28.3%	53.5%
% Asian Population	16.2%	1.2%
% Hispanic Population	28.3%	29.5%

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