| | People QuickFacts | Kearny | New Jersey |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 41,389 | 8,864,590 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 40,684 | 8,791,898 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 1.7% | 0.8% |
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Population, 2010 | 40,684 | 8,791,894 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 20.7% | 23.5% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 10.7% | 13.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 48.5% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 73.6% | 68.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 5.4% | 13.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 4.4% | 8.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.6% | 2.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 39.9% | 17.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 48.7% | 59.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 89.0% | 89.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 40.9% | 20.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 64.3% | 29.2% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 79.9% | 87.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 18.8% | 35.0% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 1,606 | 472,716 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 29.2 | 30.1 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 14,180 | 3,553,562 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 46.9% | 66.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 69.3% | 35.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $358,400 | $349,100 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 13,535 | 3,180,854 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.90 | 2.69 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $25,582 | $35,678 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $61,343 | $71,180 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 11.5% | 9.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Kearny | New Jersey |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,456 | 781,622 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 7.7% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 5.5% | 8.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.2% | 8.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 31.7% | 27.3% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 552,872 | 116,608,094 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,154,218 | 233,413,004 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 443,370 | 124,813,580 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $12,042 | $14,453 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 34,846 | 19,993,613 |