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Kearny, NJ
Demographic Data




Kearny Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Kearny Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

39,862

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.6%
5 - 17:
13.9%
18 - 24:
8.1%
25 - 34:
15.7%
35 - 54:
28.9%
55 - 64:
13.6%
Over 65 Years:
13.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
6.6%
6.6%
83.9%
83.9%
28.6%
28.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Kearny
USA
$35,585
$35,585
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Kearny
USA
$81,307
$81,307
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

10.9%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Manufacturing
Transportation
Construction
Education
Other
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Wholesale
Public Service
Accommodation
Administration
Arts
11.9%
11.9%
11.0%
11.0%
10.9%
10.9%
9.9%
9.9%
8.9%
8.9%
8.0%
8.0%
6.0%
6.0%
5.9%
5.9%
4.7%
4.7%
4.5%
4.5%
4.1%
4.1%
4.0%
4.0%
3.7%
3.7%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
54.7%
54.7%
32.5%
32.5%
5.8%
5.8%
3.9%
3.9%
3.2%
3.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Portuguese
Italian
Irish
Brazilian
Polish
German
English
Scottish
African
Moroccan
Russian
European
Egyptian
French
Lithuanian
Ukrainian
Scots-Irish
Yugoslavian
Dutch
Swedish
9.2%
9.2%
6.6%
6.6%
5.3%
5.3%
4.5%
4.5%
3.1%
3.1%
2.5%
2.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.0%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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Spanish
English
Portuguese
Polish
Arabic
Chinese
Langs. of India
Italian
Tagalog
Slavic languages
African languages
German/Yiddish
Korean
Urdu
Other Asian languages
Other Indo-European
French
Russian
Serbo-Croatian
French Creole
45.3%
45.3%
32.2%
32.2%
11.4%
11.4%
2.0%
2.0%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Kearny Residents

45.9%


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