Carteret, New Jersey


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Carteret
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Population 2002:21,640
Population 2000:20,709
Population growth:+931 (+4.50%)
Area codes:732
Foreign born:23.4% (9.9% Latin America, 6.6% Asia, 6.1% Europe)
Elevation:16 feet
Land area:4.4 square miles
County:Middlesex
Industries:Manufacturing (14.5%), Educational,health and social services (14.5%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (13.5%), Retail trade (13.1%).
Races
White Non-Hispanic:57.2%
Hispanic:23.4%
Black:9.5%
Other race:9.3%
Asian Indian:5.9%
Two or more races:3.9%
Filipino:1.3%
American Indian:0.6%
Marital Status
Now married:52.2%
Never married:28.3%
Widowed:8.8%
Divorced:7.9%
Separated:2.8%
Median
House value:$135,500
Household income:$47,148
Resident age:37.0 years
Carteret Compared to New Jersey State Average
House age:above
Median house value:above
Hispanic race population percentage:much above
Length of stay since moving in:above
Black race population percentage:much above
Unemployed percentage:above
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher:below
Foreign-born population percentage:much above
Education
High school or higher:74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher:12.8%
Unemployed:9.4%
Graduate or professional degree:3.7%
Crime Statistics
2002 larceny counts:256 (1210.9 per 100,000)
2002 crime index:164.8 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime
2002 burglaries:84 (397.3 per 100,000)
2002 auto thefts:55 (260.1 per 100,000)
2002 assaults:25 (118.2 per 100,000)
2002 robberies:20 (94.6 per 100,000)
2002 rapes:4 (18.9 per 100,000)
2002 murder:1 (4.7 per 100,000)
Ancestries
Italian:14.3%
Irish:12.9%
Polish:12.3%
German:7.2%
Hungarian:4.6%
Ukrainian:3.7%
 

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Carteret, New Jersey ZIP Codes: 07008