Kearny, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
40,614
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
40
2.04% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
12.5%
0.613% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$79,154
4.88% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$459,400
6.42% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
20,737
1.73% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Kearny, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

80.3% of the residents in Kearny, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Kearny, NJ was $459,400, and the homeownership rate was 42.9%.

Most people in Kearny, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33 minutes. The average car ownership in Kearny, NJ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Kearny, NJ is home to a population of 40.6k people, from which 80.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 45% of Kearny, NJ residents were born outside of the country (18.3k people).

In 2024, there were 1.37 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.5k people) in Kearny, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.08k Other (Hispanic) and 8.33k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

80.3%
2024 Citizenship
81.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 80.3% of Kearny, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kearny, NJ was 81.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kearny, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    12.5k ± 920
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    9.08k ± 1.28k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    8.33k ± 982
51.7%
Hispanic Population
21k people

In 2024, there were 1.37 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.5k people) in Kearny, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.08k Other (Hispanic) and 8.33k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

51.7% of the people in Kearny, NJ are hispanic (21k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kearny, NJ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    273,706 ± 12,653 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    205,965 ± 11,018 people
  3. Mexico
    107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

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Foreign-Born Population

45%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
18.3k people
44.8%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
18.2k people

As of 2024, 45% of Kearny, NJ residents (18.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kearny, NJ was 44.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    252 ± 100
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    235 ± 111
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    111 ± 79

Kearny, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.07 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Kearny, NJ employs 20.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kearny, NJ were Retail Trade (2,350 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,066 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (2,016 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($89,444), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($83,304), and Utilities ($73,516).

Employment

Occupations

20.7k
2024 Value
± 1,178
−1.73%
1 Year decline
± 8.29%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kearny, NJ declined at a rate of −1.73%, from 21.1k employees to 20.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kearny, NJ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,617 people), Management Occupations (1,844 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,628 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kearny, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

20.7k
2024 Value
± 1,178
−1.73%
1 Year decline
± 8.29%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kearny, NJ declined at a rate of −1.73%, from 21.1k employees to 20.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kearny, NJ, are Retail Trade (2,350 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,066 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (2,016 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kearny, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Kearny, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$52,283
Median earning men ± $3,715
$36,304
Median earning women ± $1,977

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($86,750), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,199), and Public Administration ($71,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($107,045), Public Administration ($72,500), and Construction ($55,268).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.
Y-Axis
2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Kearny, NJ was $459,400 in 2024, which is 1.38 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $431,700 to $459,400, a 6.42% increase. The homeownership rate in Kearny, NJ is 42.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kearny, NJ have an average commute time of 33 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kearny, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$459,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$10,510
$6,333
Median Property Taxes
±$534

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kearny, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kearny, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

42.9%
Homeownership
2024
64.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 42.9% of the housing units in Kearny, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 45.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$79,154
Median Household Income
± $5,962
14.8k
Number of Households
± 923

In 2024, the median household income of the 14.8k households in Kearny, NJ declined from $79,154 from the previous year's value of $83,212.

The following chart displays the households in Kearny, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kearny, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.486
2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (62.8%)
  2. Public Transit (12.6%)
  3. Carpooled (11%)

In 2024, 62.8% of workers in Kearny, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (12.6%) and those who carpooled to work (11%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

33 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kearny, NJ have a longer commute time (33 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.59% of the workforce in Kearny, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kearny, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kearny, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kearny, NJ (4.85k out of 38.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kearny, NJ is Hispanic, followed by Other and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

85.2% of the population of Kearny, NJ has health coverage, with 43.2% on employee plans, 19.8% on Medicaid, 10.2% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 0.378% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.8% under 18 years, 20.6% between 18 and 34 years, 43.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

14.8%
Uninsured
43.2%
Employer Coverage
19.8%
Medicaid
10.2%
Medicare
11.7%
Non-Group
0.378%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kearny, NJ grew by 12.2% from 13.2% to 14.8%.

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