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Zip Code 07203 - Population, Income & Demographics

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🚻 Age & Sex    | 🀝 Race

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🌍 State: NJ - New Jersey

🏑 City: Roselle

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: Union County

⏰ Timezone: America/New_York

☎️ Area Codes: 908

Income

The median income of households in 07203 was $82,967. An estimated 3.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 11.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 07203 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.1
$10,000 to $14,999 1.7
$15,000 to $24,999 5.4
$25,000 to $34,999 6.8
$35,000 to $49,999 7.8
$50,000 to $74,999 20.5
$75,000 to $99,999 12.8
$100,000 to $149,999 20.4
$150,000 to $199,999 9.7
$200,000 or more 11.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 07203 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 59189
Female 57003

An estimated 84.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 32.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 24.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,933. 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 07203 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 84.3
Social Security 32.5
Retirement income 24.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.9
Cash public assistance income 3.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 10.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 22.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 7.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 07203 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 10.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 22.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 7.5

In 2019-2023, 8.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 45.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 51.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 35.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 07203 in 2019-2023, 89.4% had health insurance coverage and 10.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 64.5% and public coverage was 35.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.2%.


In 2019-2023, 07203 had a total population of 22,455 - 11,986 (53.4%) females and 10,469 (46.6%) males. The median age was 39.8 years. An estimated 19.2% of the population was under 18 years, 36.6% was 19 to 44 years, 25.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 07203 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 334 459
5 to 9 600 448
10 to 14 793 576
15 to 19 738 911
20 to 24 727 1145
25 to 29 758 648
30 to 34 798 924
35 to 39 759 681
40 to 44 887 900
45 to 49 833 846
50 to 54 631 873
55 to 59 571 744
60 to 64 495 708
65 to 69 473 684
70 to 74 316 599
75 to 79 346 328
80 to 84 206 214
85 and over 204 298

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 18.5% were White; 45.6% were Black or African American; 0.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0.1% were Some Other Race. An estimated 14.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.1% of the people in 07203 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 2.3% of the people in 07203 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 8,206 households in 07203. The average household size was 2.73 people.

Married-couple households made up 35.9% of the households in 07203 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 37% of all households, while 16.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 20.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 29.7% of all households.

In 07203, 29.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 32.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 07203 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 35.9
Cohabiting Couples 10.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
37

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 41.5% of males and 32.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 44.4 44.9
Now married, except separated 41.5 32.1
Separated 3.5 3.3
Widowed 2.2 9.7
Divorced 8.4 9.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 07203, 830 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 11.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 68.1% of the people living in 07203 were U.S. natives. 46.9% of the 07203 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 31.9% of 07203 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 63.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 70.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 07203 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 07203.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 07203 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 88.5
Asia 1.3
Europe 3.2
Africa 6.8
Northern America 0
Oceania 0.2

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 07203 in 2019-2023, 44.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 31% of people at least five years old; 19% 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 07203 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 31
Other Indo-European languages 10.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 2.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 87.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 07203 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 07203 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 87.9
Different house, same county 7.7
Different county, same state 1.8
Different state 2.3
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2019-2023, 85.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 26.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 14.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 07203 was 5,706 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 176 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,641. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,889.

Educational Attainment of People in 07203 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 14.6
High school diploma or equivalency 33.4
Some college, no degree 19.2
Associate's degree 6.7
Bachelor's degree 16
Graduate or professional degree 10.1

Disability

In 07203, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 11.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.1% of people under 18 years old, to 10.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 26.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 07203, 65.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 29.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 9,623 78.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,375 19.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 257 2.1

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 07203 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 07203 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 5.7
Manufacturing 6.4
Wholesale trade 2.7
Retail trade 12.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 11.8
Information 1.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.2
Other Services, except public administration 7.3
Public administration 6.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 07203 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,136 33.7
Service occupations 1,944 15.9
Sales and office occupations 3,195 26.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 891 7.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,089 17

Commuting to Work

An estimated 67.1% of 07203 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 6.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 07203 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 67.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 12.2
Walked 1.5
Other means 4.8
Worked from home 8.3

In 2019-2023, 07203 had a total of 8,430 housing units. Of these housing units, 53.8% 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"). 46% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 07203 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 53.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 46
Mobile homes 0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 29.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 07203 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 50.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 07203 had 8,206 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 224 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 51.8% while renters occupied 48.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.24 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.18.

9.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 11.3% and another 16.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 07203:

House Heating Fuel Used in 07203 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 81.9
Electricity 10.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 4.2
All other fuels 1.5
No fuel used 1.6

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 07203 was $336,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 69.8 % had a mortgage. 30.2% 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 $2,555 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,318.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 07203 was $1,499. 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.