New Providence, New Jersey


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New Providence
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Population 2002:12,045
Population 2000:11,907
Elevation:220 feet
Population growth:+138 (+1.16%)
Foreign born:17.9% (7.9% Europe, 6.2% Asia, 2.7% Latin America)
Land area:3.7 square miles
County:Union
Industries:Educational,health and social services (19.2%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (16.3%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (15.3%), Manufacturing (11.9%), Information (10.5%).
Races
White Non-Hispanic:87.0%
Hispanic:3.5%
Chinese:3.1%
Asian Indian:2.6%
Two or more races:1.0%
Black:0.9%
Other race:0.7%
Korean:0.6%
Japanese:0.5%
Filipino:0.5%
Marital Status
Now married:67.0%
Never married:20.2%
Widowed:7.0%
Divorced:5.2%
Separated:0.7%
Median
House value:$317,100
Household income:$90,964
Resident age:39.0 years
New Providence Compared to New Jersey State Average
House age:above
Number of college students:below
Median house value:much above
Number of rooms per house:above
Hispanic race population percentage:above
Length of stay since moving in:above
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher:much above
Foreign-born population percentage:much above
Renting percentage:below
Median household income:much above
Education
High school or higher:95.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher:58.1%
Graduate or professional degree:27.6%
Unemployed:3.3%
Crime Statistics
2002 larceny counts:116 (954.3 per 100,000)
2002 crime index:61.7 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime
2002 burglaries:25 (205.7 per 100,000)
2002 auto thefts:7 (57.6 per 100,000)
2002 assaults:2 (16.5 per 100,000)
2002 rapes:none
2002 murders:none
2002 robberies:none
Ancestries
Italian:25.9%
Irish:21.9%
German:15.9%
English:8.7%
Polish:6.4%
United States:3.2%
 

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New Providence, New Jersey ZIP Codes: 07974