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Kearny, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $436,609 (it was $166,600 in 2000)
Kearny:

$436,609
New Jersey:

$428,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $345,824 - $514,786

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $392,034
Here:

$392,034
State:

$537,591

Townhouses or other attached units: $311,002
Here:

$311,002
State:

$381,113

In 2-unit structures: $416,080
Here:

$416,080
State:

$444,476

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $498,526
Here:

$498,526
State:

$457,463

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $406,902
Here:

$406,902
State:

$368,745

Total population: 41,837 (Urban population: 40,513, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 15,738 (15,063 occupied: 7,278 owner occupied, 8,157 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

53%
State:

35%

Housing density: 1,722 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $396,973.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,417 (lower quartile is $1,118, upper quartile is $1,778)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,126


Median gross rent in Kearny, NJ in 2022: $1,565

Housing units in Kearny with a mortgage: 4,311 (468 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 369 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 62

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $117,529

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $90,827

Median monthly housing costs: $1,654

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Kearny, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1940

Median year apartment built: 1959

Household type by relationship:

Households: 40,656
  • Male householders: 7,839 (1,805 living alone), Female householders: 6,684 (1,412 living alone)
  • 6,977 spouses (6,941 opposite-sex spouses), 968 unmarried partners, (931 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 12,106 children (11,441 natural, 219 adopted, 446 stepchildren), 553 grandchildren, 785 brothers or sisters, 1,054 parents, 6 foster children, 799 other relatives, 1,010 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,870

Size of family households: 3,799 2-persons, 3,000 3-persons, 2,125 4-persons, 993 5-persons, 335 6-persons, 185 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,744 1-person, 570 2-persons, 196 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 1 5-persons.

4,528 married couples with children.
2,761 single-parent households (925 men, 1,836 women).

34.3% of residents of Kearny speak English at home.
42.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
16.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 18,224 (44.8%)
(60.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.0
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kearny, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kearny, New Jersey
  • 71no bedroom
  • 2581 bedroom
  • 1,9882 bedrooms
  • 3,0333 bedrooms
  • 1,4304 bedrooms
  • 4985+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kearny, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kearny, New Jersey
  • 496no bedroom
  • 2,2941 bedroom
  • 3,4522 bedrooms
  • 1,7123 bedrooms
  • 1494 bedrooms
  • 555+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Kearny in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Kearny in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 276no vehicle
  • 2,4031 vehicle
  • 2,6902 vehicles
  • 1,2083 vehicles
  • 5184 vehicles
  • 1845+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Kearny in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Kearny in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,939no vehicle
  • 3,6871 vehicle
  • 2,1032 vehicles
  • 3873 vehicles
  • 414 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kearny, New Jersey
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kearny, New Jersey
  • 601 room
  • 232 rooms
  • 813 rooms
  • 1,0674 rooms
  • 1,2505 rooms
  • 1,7476 rooms
  • 1,0387 rooms
  • 8588 rooms
  • 1,1559+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kearny, New Jersey
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kearny, New Jersey
  • 4851 room
  • 4762 rooms
  • 1,3093 rooms
  • 2,7444 rooms
  • 2,0365 rooms
  • 6996 rooms
  • 1237 rooms
  • 1788 rooms
  • 1079+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Kearny, NJ
Kearny town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Kearny, NJ household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Kearny, NJ in 2022
  • 747Less than $10,000
  • 537$10,000 to $19,999
  • 925$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,260$30,000 to $39,999
  • 679$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,094$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,011$60,000 to $74,999
  • 2,354$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,583$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,482$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,457$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,413$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Kearny, NJ

  • Distribution of house value in Kearny, NJ in 2022
  • 130Less than $10,000
  • 31$20,000 to $24,999
  • 14$50,000 to $59,999
  • 16$80,000 to $89,999
  • 45$100,000 to $124,999
  • 69$150,000 to $174,999
  • 107$175,000 to $199,999
  • 251$200,000 to $249,999
  • 405$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,880$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,829$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,946$500,000 to $749,999
  • 134$750,000 to $999,999
  • 64$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Kearny, NJ

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Kearny, NJ in 2022
  • 31Less than $100
  • 114$150 to $199
  • 24$200 to $249
  • 9$250 to $299
  • 20$300 to $349
  • 28$400 to $449
  • 112$450 to $499
  • 37$500 to $549
  • 4$550 to $599
  • 9$600 to $649
  • 7$700 to $749
  • 32$750 to $799
  • 98$800 to $899
  • 468$900 to $999
  • 1,937$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,631$1,250 to $1,499
  • 2,111$1,500 to $1,999
  • 571$2,000 to $2,499
  • 145$2,500 to $2,999
  • 66$3,000 to $3,499
  • 90$3,500 or more
  • 330No cash rent
Work and jobs in Kearny: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 44.0%
Number of people working at home: 1,164 (5.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 344
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,276
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,576
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,800
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 3,290
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,479
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2,817
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 522
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,270
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2,290
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,763
  • 90 or more minutes: 838
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Kearny

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 12,818 (67.4%)
  • Carpooled: 1,299 (6.8%)
  • Bus: 560 (2.9%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 202 (1.1%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 30 (0.2%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 25 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 750 (3.9%)
  • Bicycle: 5 (0.0%)
  • Walked: 1,431 (7.5%)
  • Worked at home: 1,164 (6.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 7.0%Males
  • 4.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 5.3%Males
  • 14.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 2.2%Males
  • 6.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 5.0%Males
  • 2.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 4.0%Males
  • 4.9%Females
Races in Kearny detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Kearny, New Jersey
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Kearny, New Jersey
  • 4,5332010 or later
  • 4,1902000 to 2009
  • 3,3431990 to 1999
  • 4,1921980 to 1989
  • 2,6131970 to 1979
  • 2,293Before 1970
Ancestries in Kearny, NJ

First ancestries reported:

  • Portuguese: 2,930 (11.6%)
  • Brazilian: 1,515 (6.0%)
  • Italian: 1,170 (4.6%)
  • American: 1,007 (4.0%)
  • Irish: 769 (3.0%)
  • Polish: 730 (2.9%)
  • Moroccan: 294 (1.2%)
  • Scottish: 243 (1.0%)
  • African: 221 (0.9%)
  • English: 201 (0.8%)
  • Egyptian: 132 (0.5%)
  • Russian: 120 (0.5%)
  • European: 108 (0.4%)
  • German: 75 (0.3%)
  • Yugoslavian: 63 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 49 (0.2%)
  • Nigerian: 45 (0.2%)
  • British West Indian: 38 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 34 (0.1%)
  • French: 32 (0.1%)
  • Jamaican: 29 (0.1%)
  • Greek: 28 (0.1%)
  • Dutch: 23 (0.09%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 19 (0.08%)
  • British: 18 (0.07%)
  • Arab: 17 (0.07%)
  • Romanian: 16 (0.06%)
  • Bahamian: 16 (0.06%)
  • Kenyan: 15 (0.06%)
  • Syrian: 11 (0.04%)
  • Iranian: 11 (0.04%)
  • Croatian: 10 (0.04%)
  • French Canadian: 9 (0.04%)
  • Lithuanian: 9 (0.04%)
  • Turkish: 7 (0.03%)
  • Eastern European: 6 (0.02%)
  • Guyanese: 3 (0.01%)
  • Sudanese: 3 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Peru
Kearny:

14.9% (2,868)
New Jersey:

2.7% (58,563)

Ecuador
Kearny:

14.6% (2,808)
New Jersey:

4.4% (95,275)

Brazil
Kearny:

12.1% (2,327)
New Jersey:

2.1% (46,020)

Portugal
Kearny:

11.1% (2,122)
New Jersey:

1.3% (28,871)

Dominican Republic
Kearny:

8.4% (1,604)
New Jersey:

9.7% (209,055)

Spain
Kearny:

5.0% (965)
New Jersey:

0.5% (10,246)

Colombia
Kearny:

5.0% (964)
New Jersey:

4.2% (90,817)

Cuba
Kearny:

3.2% (613)
New Jersey:

2.1% (45,435)

Mexico
Kearny:

2.8% (530)
New Jersey:

4.8% (102,527)

Uruguay
Kearny:

2.3% (445)
New Jersey:

0.3% (6,972)

Poland
Kearny:

2.3% (441)
New Jersey:

2.3% (48,811)

El Salvador
Kearny:

1.7% (326)
New Jersey:

2.3% (48,885)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Kearny:

1.6% (315)
New Jersey:

3.7% (78,969)

Morocco
Kearny:

1.6% (298)
New Jersey:

0.3% (5,621)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 17,165
  • Other state: 3,872
  • Northeast: 3,116
  • Midwest: 53
  • South: 690
  • West: 55

89.7% of Kearny residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68.8% lived in New Jersey.


Kearny:

89.7%
State average:

90.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 586
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 70
  • 5th and 6th grade: 212
  • 7th and 8th grade: 389
  • 9th grade: 273
  • 10th grade: 234
  • 11th grade: 322
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 521
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,186
  • Less than 1 year of college: 811
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,838
  • Associate degree: 792
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,246
  • Master's degree: 590
  • Professional school degree: 306
  • Doctorate degree: 75
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 511
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 99
  • 5th and 6th grade: 307
  • 7th and 8th grade: 317
  • 9th grade: 73
  • 10th grade: 45
  • 11th grade: 366
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 658
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,742
  • Less than 1 year of college: 567
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,668
  • Associate degree: 893
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,721
  • Master's degree: 1,257
  • Professional school degree: 372
  • Doctorate degree: 86
Educational Attainment for Females
Kearny marital status for males
Kearny marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,294
  • One, attached: 635
  • Two: 4,634
  • 3 or 4: 1,951
  • 5 to 9: 833
  • 10 to 19: 1,037
  • 20 to 49: 705
  • 50 or more: 617
  • Mobile homes: 22
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 19 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Kearny
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Kearny, NJ
  • 83.6%Utility gas
  • 7.6%Electricity
  • 5.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Solar energy
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Kearny, NJ
  • 70.9%Utility gas
  • 18.1%Electricity
  • 5.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 4.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.4%No fuel used
  • 0.6%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 85
Here:

2.5%
New Jersey:

12.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 208
Here:

12.9%
New Jersey:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 851
Here:

32.6%
New Jersey:

33.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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