Compare ZIP Code 07206 vs Union County, NJ vs Elizabeth, NJ vs New York Metro Area, NY vs New Jersey (NJ)
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07206 – Elizabeth, NJ ZIP Code |
Union County, NJ County |
Elizabeth, NJ City |
New York Metro Area, NY Metro Area |
New Jersey (NJ) State |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 31,930 | 579,290 | 137,302 | 19,798,537 | 9,343,809 |
| Rent | $1,645 | $1,730 | $1,523 | $1,830 | $1,720 |
| Year built | 1959 | 1956 | 1957 | 1960 | 1970 |
| Household income | $68,420 | $103,202 | $66,555 | $99,155 | $103,556 |
| Per capita income | $24,955 | $52,874 | $28,969 | $55,691 | $54,253 |
| Poverty rate | 16.7% | 9.2% | 15.7% | 12.7% | 9.7% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 4.4% | 5.2% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| Household size | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 54.5% | 49.4% | 51.7% | 49.8% | 49.1% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 31,930 | 579,290 | 137,302 | 19,798,537 | 9,343,809 |
| Adults over 25 | 18,579 | 394,992 | 88,308 | 13,970,100 | 6,523,202 |
| Total households | 9,308 | 203,277 | 46,121 | 7,409,947 | 3,507,701 |
| Household size | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $68,420 | $103,202 | $66,555 | $99,155 | $103,556 |
| Per capita income | $24,955 | $52,874 | $28,969 | $55,691 | $54,253 |
| Poverty rate | 16.7% | 9.2% | 15.7% | 12.7% | 9.7% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 4.4% | 5.2% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 54.5% | 49.4% | 51.7% | 49.8% | 49.1% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $1,645 | $1,730 | $1,523 | $1,830 | $1,720 |
| Year built | 1959 | 1956 | 1957 | 1960 | 1970 |
| Households that rent | 75.9% | 42.6% | 74.4% | 48.5% | 36.2% |
| Households that own | 24.1% | 57.4% | 25.6% | 51.5% | 63.8% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 4.8 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 11.7% | 39.4% | 20.3% | 45.8% | 54% |
| Black | 18.3% | 19.9% | 16.3% | 15.8% | 12.8% |
| Asian | 1% | 5.6% | 1.8% | 12% | 10.1% |
| Two or more races | 14.2% | 14.1% | 20.7% | 12.4% | 12.4% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 71.2% | 35.2% | 67.4% | 25.7% | 22.5% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 28.8% | 64.8% | 32.6% | 74.3% | 77.5% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 94.2% | 85.8% | 93.7% | 83.3% | 83.2% |
| Commute time to work | 25.0 min | 30.0 min | 27.0 min | 36.0 min | 31.0 min |
| Work from home | 5.8% | 14.2% | 6.3% | 16.7% | 16.8% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 43.6% | 26.5% | 38% | 24.1% | 22.8% |
| High school graduate or GED | 35.9% | 26.1% | 37.3% | 22.9% | 25.3% |
| Some college or associate degree | 11% | 8.5% | 10.1% | 8.8% | 8.3% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 9.4% | 38.9% | 14.6% | 44.2% | 43.6% |