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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%). |
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| 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% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 52.2% |
| Never married: | 28.3% |
| Widowed: | 8.8% |
| Divorced: | 7.9% |
| Separated: | 2.8% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $135,500 |
| Household income: | $47,148 |
| Resident age: | 37.0 years |
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| 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 |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 74.9% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 12.8% |
| Unemployed: | 9.4% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 3.7% |
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| 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) |
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| Ancestries |
| Italian: | 14.3% |
| Irish: | 12.9% |
| Polish: | 12.3% |
| German: | 7.2% |
| Hungarian: | 4.6% |
| Ukrainian: | 3.7% |