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Zip Code 07106 - Population, Income & Demographics

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🚻 Age & Sex    | 🀝 Race

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🌍 State: NJ - New Jersey

🏑 City: Newark

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: Essex County

⏰ Timezone: America/New_York

☎️ Area Codes: 862, 973

Income

The median income of households in 07106 was $48,105. An estimated 10.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 07106 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 10.8
$10,000 to $14,999 3.7
$15,000 to $24,999 10.9
$25,000 to $34,999 14.5
$35,000 to $49,999 11.8
$50,000 to $74,999 11.9
$75,000 to $99,999 10.8
$100,000 to $149,999 14
$150,000 to $199,999 5.3
$200,000 or more 6.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 07106 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 48811
Female 40810

An estimated 79.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 29% of households received Social Security and an estimated 18.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,827. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 07106 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 79.1
Social Security 29
Retirement income 18.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8.5
Cash public assistance income 5.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 21 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 35.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 07106 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 21
Children under 18 years below poverty 35.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17

In 2019-2023, 19.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 55.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 38.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 39% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 07106 in 2019-2023, 89.3% had health insurance coverage and 10.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 51.4% and public coverage was 47.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 11.7%.


In 2019-2023, 07106 had a total population of 35,999 - 19,085 (53%) females and 16,914 (47%) males. The median age was 35.3 years. An estimated 24.4% of the population was under 18 years, 35% was 19 to 44 years, 25.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 12.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 07106 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 1196 1067
5 to 9 1309 991
10 to 14 1304 1666
15 to 19 1231 1011
20 to 24 982 1362
25 to 29 1452 1198
30 to 34 1414 1672
35 to 39 1198 1150
40 to 44 1294 906
45 to 49 995 1454
50 to 54 1073 1459
55 to 59 826 1257
60 to 64 661 1333
65 to 69 833 899
70 to 74 456 795
75 to 79 227 291
80 to 84 150 251
85 and over 313 323

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 1.9% were White; 75.8% were Black or African American; 0.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.2% were Asian; 0.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 07106 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0% of the people in 07106 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 12,753 households in 07106. The average household size was 2.82 people.

Married-couple households made up 28.6% of the households in 07106 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 43.3% of all households, while 21.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26.1% of all households.

In 07106, 37.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 28.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 07106 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 28.6
Cohabiting Couples 6.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
43.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 36.1% of males and 26.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 46.2 51.6
Now married, except separated 36.1 26.8
Separated 4.4 2.7
Widowed 5 8.8
Divorced 8.3 10.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 07106, 1,530 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 23.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 66.2% of the people living in 07106 were U.S. natives. 48.8% of the 07106 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 33.8% of 07106 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 44.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 52.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 07106 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2019-2023 for 07106.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 07106 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 67.7
Asia 9.6
Europe 2.7
Africa 20
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 07106 in 2019-2023, 34.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 11.5% of people at least five years old; 17% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 07106 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 11.5
Other Indo-European languages 17.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.1
Other languages 5

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 92.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 07106 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 07106 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 92.9
Different house, same county 2.7
Different county, same state 1.5
Different state 0.8
Abroad 2.1

Education

In 2019-2023, 84.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 17.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 15.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 07106 was 9,579 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 587 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 6,483. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,509.

Educational Attainment of People in 07106 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 15.1
High school diploma or equivalency 39.5
Some college, no degree 20.2
Associate's degree 7.7
Bachelor's degree 12.3
Graduate or professional degree 5.2

Disability

In 07106, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 14.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.7% of people under 18 years old, to 13.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 38.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 07106, 56.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 33.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 12,912 81.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,369 15
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 469 3

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 07106 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 07106 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 3.3
Manufacturing 4.7
Wholesale trade 2.3
Retail trade 12
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 13.4
Information 1.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 29.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.3
Other Services, except public administration 2.6
Public administration 7.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 07106 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,828 24.3
Service occupations 3,975 25.2
Sales and office occupations 4,270 27.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 887 5.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,798 17.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 53.8% of 07106 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 10.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 39.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 07106 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 53.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 22.7
Walked 2.8
Other means 3.2
Worked from home 7.2

In 2019-2023, 07106 had a total of 13,633 housing units. Of these housing units, 26.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 72.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 07106 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 26.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 72.8
Mobile homes 0.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

1.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 36.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 07106 was 4.8 rooms, and of these housing units 42.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 07106 had 12,753 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 880 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 34.6% while renters occupied 65.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.08 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.69.

9.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 33.3% and another 6.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 07106:

House Heating Fuel Used in 07106 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 79.9
Electricity 14.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 2.1
All other fuels 0.4
No fuel used 3

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 07106 was $321,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 73.3 % had a mortgage. 26.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,579 and for owners without a mortgage it was $958.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 07106 was $1,221. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.