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New Jersey·Union County
31 tracts·137K people·$449K median·11,146/mi²
Hispanic 67 · Black 15 · White 12 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Other 41 · Married couple 37 · Living alone 22
Retail 47 · Health 20 · Professional 14 · Manufacturing 8 · Leisure 5 · Public admin 4 · Other 3
Production · transport 29 · Service 21 · Management · business · science · arts 19 · Sales · office 19 · Construction · maintenance 12
Drive alone 58 · Carpool 34 · Transit 11 · Work from home 6 · Walk 5 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Elizabeth is $449,300 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Elizabeth has 137,302 residents across 31 census tracts and 24 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.8; the population is 67.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Black, 12.1% White, 3.2% Multiracial, 1.7% Asian and 1.1% Other; the average household has 3.0 people; 14.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.8% (Census ACS).
Victor Mravlag School No. 21 (53%), Chessie Dentley Roberts Academy School No. 30 (44%) and Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29 (40%) lead the elementary schools; Terence C. Reilly School No 7 (71%) and William F. Halloran School No.22 (70%) lead the middle schools; Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy (72%), Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy (46%) and K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy (38%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,523/month, 3% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Elizabeth is $66,555 a year, 23% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Elizabeth, median rent is $1,523/month and the median home value is $449,300 (Census ACS).
Elizabeth reported 5.6 violent crimes and 29.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 97 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 31 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Elizabeth are winter weather (83), strong wind (78) and earthquake (70), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Elizabeth, 4.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).