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07202

Elizabeth, NJ · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
44,968
Median household income
$71,250
People below poverty
13%
Median home value
$432,100

Income

The median income of households in 07202 was $71,250. An estimated 6.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 07202 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.1
$10,000 to $14,999 3.1
$15,000 to $24,999 7.2
$25,000 to $34,999 8.4
$35,000 to $49,999 10.9
$50,000 to $74,999 16.8
$75,000 to $99,999 16
$100,000 to $149,999 16.1
$150,000 to $199,999 8.7
$200,000 or more 6.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 07202 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 51215
Female 43004

An estimated 83.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 26% of households received Social Security and an estimated 12.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,758. 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 07202 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 83.3
Social Security 26
Retirement income 12.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5
Cash public assistance income 2.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 13.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 07202 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13
Children under 18 years below poverty 13.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12.5

In 2020-2024, 11.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 43.8% 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 36.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 07202 in 2020-2024, 79.5% had health insurance coverage and 20.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 45.6% and public coverage was 39.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 8.6%.


In 2020-2024, 07202 had a total population of 44,968 - 22,525 (50.1%) females and 22,443 (49.9%) males. The median age was 36.6 years. An estimated 23.9% of the population was under 18 years, 34.5% was 19 to 44 years, 25.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 07202 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1771 1811
5 to 9 1255 1243
10 to 14 1710 1322
15 to 19 1485 1311
20 to 24 1563 1511
25 to 29 1688 1499
30 to 34 1586 1515
35 to 39 1625 1694
40 to 44 1408 1441
45 to 49 1740 1268
50 to 54 1623 1517
55 to 59 1509 1576
60 to 64 967 1374
65 to 69 953 1061
70 to 74 744 945
75 to 79 379 588
80 to 84 191 317
85 and over 246 532

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 16.9% were White; 12.7% were Black or African American; 0.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.2% were Asian; 3.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 22% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 70.3% of the people in 07202 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 12.2% of the people in 07202 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 15,451 households in 07202. The average household size was 2.87 people.

Married-couple households made up 37.3% of the households in 07202 while cohabiting couple households made up 12.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 32.1% of all households, while 18.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24.4% of all households.

In 07202, 35.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 29.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 07202 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 37.3
Cohabiting Couples 12.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
32.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 39.8% of males and 35.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 48.6 43.1
Now married, except separated 39.8 35.7
Separated 1.3 5.2
Widowed 2.3 6.8
Divorced 8 9.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 07202, 1,074 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 13.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 48.8% of the people living in 07202 were U.S. natives. 38.6% of the 07202 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 51.2% of 07202 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 42.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 63.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 07202 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 07202.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 07202 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 89.1
Asia 3
Europe 5.3
Africa 2.2
Northern America 0
Oceania 0.4

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 07202 in 2020-2024, 77.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 65.3% of people at least five years old; 42.6% 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 07202 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 65.3
Other Indo-European languages 10.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.5
Other languages 1.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 07202 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 07202 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.1
Different house, same county 4.1
Different county, same state 0.3
Different state 0.6
Abroad 1.9

Education

In 2020-2024, 75.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 13% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 24.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 07202 was 10,173 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 1,053 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,149. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,971.

Educational Attainment of People in 07202 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 24.2
High school diploma or equivalency 36.5
Some college, no degree 22.5
Associate's degree 3.9
Bachelor's degree 9.1
Graduate or professional degree 3.9

Disability

In 07202, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.3% of people under 18 years old, to 10.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 30.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 07202, 62.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 33.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 18,349 83.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,864 13
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 719 3.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 07202 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 07202 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 9.9
Manufacturing 10.6
Wholesale trade 3.1
Retail trade 10.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 15.7
Information 0.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.6
Other Services, except public administration 3.9
Public administration 3.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 07202 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,374 19.9
Service occupations 4,630 21.1
Sales and office occupations 4,174 19
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,591 11.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 6,186 28.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 56.4% of 07202 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 18.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 07202 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 56.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 18.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 11.5
Walked 4
Other means 3.4
Worked from home 6.4

In 2020-2024, 07202 had a total of 15,926 housing units. Of these housing units, 18.2% 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"). 81.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 07202 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 18.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 81.6
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 24.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 07202 was 4.2 rooms, and of these housing units 36.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 07202 had 15,451 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 475 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 28.2% while renters occupied 71.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.4 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.66.

4.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 19.7% and another 9.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 07202:

House Heating Fuel Used in 07202 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 87.7
Electricity 8.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 2
All other fuels 0.1
No fuel used 1.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 07202 was $432,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 60.1 % had a mortgage. 39.9% 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 $2,720 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,385.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 07202 was $1,565. 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.