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| Newark |
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| Population 2002: | 277,000 |
| Population 2000: | 273,546 |
| Area codes: | 973, 201, 862 |
| Elevation: | 95 feet |
| Foreign born: | 24.1% (15.4% Latin America, 6.1% Europe) |
| Land area: | 23.8 square miles |
| Population growth: | +3,454 (+1.26%) |
| County: | Essex |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (20.1%), Manufacturing (12.9%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.2%). |
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| Races |
| Black: | 53.5% |
| Hispanic: | 29.5% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 14.2% |
| Other race: | 14.0% |
| Two or more races: | 4.4% |
| American Indian: | 0.8% |
| Asian Indian: | 0.5% |
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| Marital Status |
| Never married: | 43.9% |
| Now married: | 35.4% |
| Widowed: | 7.5% |
| Divorced: | 7.4% |
| Separated: | 5.8% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $119,000 |
| Household income: | $26,913 |
| Resident age: | 30.8 years |
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| Newark Compared to New Jersey State Average |
| House age: | above |
| Median house value: | above |
| Number of rooms per house: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Unemployed percentage: | much above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | much below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Population density: | above |
| Median age: | below |
| Renting percentage: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 57.9% |
| Unemployed: | 16.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 9.0% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 3.0% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 647.3 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 rapes: | 88 (31.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 65 (23.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 6,335 (2268.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 6,033 (2160.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 2,253 (806.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 1,567 (561.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 1,473 (527.4 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| Portuguese: | 5.8% |
| Subsaharan African: | 2.6% |
| Italian: | 2.6% |
| West Indian: | 2.3% |
| United States: | 1.8% |