Compare ZIP Code 07106 vs Essex County, NJ vs Newark, NJ vs New York Metro Area, NY vs New Jersey (NJ)
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07106 – Newark, NJ ZIP Code |
Essex County, NJ County |
Newark, NJ City |
New York Metro Area, NY Metro Area |
New Jersey (NJ) State |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 36,383 | 863,002 | 310,178 | 19,798,537 | 9,343,809 |
| Rent | $1,242 | $1,531 | $1,392 | $1,830 | $1,720 |
| Year built | 1952 | 1958 | 1966 | 1960 | 1970 |
| Household income | $53,440 | $80,789 | $52,060 | $99,155 | $103,556 |
| Per capita income | $30,499 | $49,449 | $27,193 | $55,691 | $54,253 |
| Poverty rate | 18.6% | 14.6% | 23.4% | 12.7% | 9.7% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 5.1% | 6.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| Household size | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 54.7% | 52.4% | 54.1% | 49.8% | 49.1% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 36,383 | 863,002 | 310,178 | 19,798,537 | 9,343,809 |
| Adults over 25 | 23,527 | 582,478 | 201,053 | 13,970,100 | 6,523,202 |
| Total households | 12,944 | 319,788 | 113,384 | 7,409,947 | 3,507,701 |
| Household size | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $53,440 | $80,789 | $52,060 | $99,155 | $103,556 |
| Per capita income | $30,499 | $49,449 | $27,193 | $55,691 | $54,253 |
| Poverty rate | 18.6% | 14.6% | 23.4% | 12.7% | 9.7% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 5.1% | 6.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 54.7% | 52.4% | 54.1% | 49.8% | 49.1% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $1,242 | $1,531 | $1,392 | $1,830 | $1,720 |
| Year built | 1952 | 1958 | 1966 | 1960 | 1970 |
| Households that rent | 64.6% | 55.1% | 75.6% | 48.5% | 36.2% |
| Households that own | 35.4% | 44.9% | 24.4% | 51.5% | 63.8% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 3.1% | 30% | 12.6% | 45.8% | 54% |
| Black | 72.8% | 36.2% | 45.7% | 15.8% | 12.8% |
| Asian | 4.1% | 6% | 2% | 12% | 10.1% |
| Two or more races | 11% | 13.3% | 16.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 16.5% | 25.2% | 37.6% | 25.7% | 22.5% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 83.5% | 74.8% | 62.4% | 74.3% | 77.5% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 92% | 83.9% | 92.7% | 83.3% | 83.2% |
| Commute time to work | 36.0 min | 34.0 min | 33.0 min | 36.0 min | 31.0 min |
| Work from home | 8% | 16.1% | 7.3% | 16.7% | 16.8% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 31.8% | 25.6% | 33.1% | 24.1% | 22.8% |
| High school graduate or GED | 38% | 27.1% | 37.1% | 22.9% | 25.3% |
| Some college or associate degree | 10.2% | 8.1% | 10.1% | 8.8% | 8.3% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 20% | 39.1% | 19.7% | 44.2% | 43.6% |