Newark, New Jersey

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Population in July 2007: 280,135. Population change since 2000: +1.9%

Males: 135,897	(48.5%)
Females: 144,238	(51.5%)

Median resident age:	30.8 years
New Jersey median age:	36.7 years

Zip codes: 07101, 07102, 07103, 07104, 07105, 07106, 07107, 07108, 07112, 07114, 07175, 07182, 07184, 07188, 07189, 07191, 07192, 07193, 07194, 07195, 07197, 07198, 07199.

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Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,452 (it was $26,913 in 2000)

Newark:	$34,452
New Jersey:	$67,035

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $317,400 (it was $132,800 in 2000)

Newark:	$317,400
New Jersey:	$372,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $326,305; Detached houses: $305,926; Townhouses or other attached units: $269,147; In 2-unit structures: $352,536; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $367,250; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $288,006; Mobile homes: $177,598

Median gross rent in 2007: $845.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2007: 23.9%
(27.4% for Black residents, 23.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 21.5% for other race residents)

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Races in Newark:

Black (53.5%)
Hispanic (29.5%)
White Non-Hispanic (14.2%)
Other race (14.0%)
Two or more races (4.4%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Asian Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Newark: 140.7 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Portuguese (5.8%), Italian (2.6%), Subsaharan African (2.6%), West Indian (2.3%), United States (1.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1836

Elevation: 95 feet

Land area: 23.8 square miles.

Population density: 11772 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Newark

High school or higher: 57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
Unemployed: 16.1%
Mean travel time to work: 31.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Newark city

Never married: 43.9%
Now married: 35.4%
Separated: 5.8%
Widowed: 7.5%
Divorced: 7.4%

66,057 residents are foreign born (15.4% Latin America, 6.1% Europe).

This city:	24.1%
New Jersey:	17.5%

According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Newark, New Jersey in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Newark to the number of sex offenders is 35017 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007: $4,458 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007: $4,768 (1.6%)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (11.3 miles , pop. 1,537,195).

Nearest cities: East Newark borough, NJ (1.3 miles ), Harrison, NJ (1.3 miles ), East Orange, NJ (1.6 miles ), Irvington, NJ (1.6 miles ), Kearny, NJ (1.8 miles ), Orange, NJ (1.9 miles ), Hillside, NJ (1.9 miles ), South Orange, NJ (2.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 151 buildings, average cost: $22,900
1997: 275 buildings, average cost: $45,500
1998: 122 buildings, average cost: $107,000
1999: 97 buildings, average cost: $74,500
2000: 110 buildings, average cost: $107,200
2001: 129 buildings, average cost: $75,800
2002: 131 buildings, average cost: $67,000
2003: 155 buildings, average cost: $135,300
2004: 128 buildings, average cost: $45,400
2005: 376 buildings, average cost: $70,500
2006: 100 buildings, average cost: $130,700
2007: 29 buildings, average cost: $190,500

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Latitude: 40.74 N, Longitude: 74.18 W

Nickname or alias (official or unofficial): Brick City

Daytime population change due to commuting: +59,675 (+21.8%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 36,319 (41.4%)

Area codes: 973, 201, 862

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Population change in the 1990s: -1,537 (-0.6%).

Unemployment in December 2008:

Here:	7.8%
New Jersey:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (14%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Health care (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (16%)
Educational services (10%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Construction laborers (5%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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Crime in Newark by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	69	58	90	65	81	84	97	105	104
per 100,000	25.7	21.3	32.6	23.3	29.1	30.0	34.5	37.4	37.1
Rapes	103	95	91	88	85	73	83	87	60
per 100,000	38.4	34.9	33.0	31.5	30.5	26.1	29.5	31.0	21.4
Robberies	2,432	1,923	1,837	1,567	1,304	1,345	1,250	1,288	1,101
per 100,000	906.3	707.4	666.0	561.1	468.1	480.6	444.7	458.6	393.0
Assaults	2,263	2,016	1,819	1,473	1,261	1,365	1,391	1,359	1,124
per 100,000	843.3	741.6	659.5	527.4	452.7	487.7	494.9	483.8	401.2
Burglaries	3,087	2,765	2,552	2,253	2,281	2,159	2,056	1,982	1,914
per 100,000	1150.4	1017.1	925.2	806.7	818.9	771.5	731.5	705.6	683.2
Thefts	7,928	7,364	6,324	6,033	5,562	5,252	4,974	4,377	4,385
per 100,000	2954.4	2709.0	2292.8	2160.3	1996.8	1876.7	1769.7	1558.3	1565.2
Auto thefts	5,267	5,442	6,035	6,335	6,018	5,788	5,690	5,097	4,365
per 100,000	1962.7	2001.9	2188.0	2268.4	2160.5	2068.2	2024.5	1814.7	1558.0
Arson	196	217	415	247	238	177	179	166	93
per 100,000	73.0	79.8	150.5	88.4	85.4	63.2	63.7	59.1	33.2
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	878.4	770.9	754.9	669.9	623.6	617.2	609.0	590.8	524.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1,498 (1,286 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.59
US city average:	3.00

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Newark, New Jersey average precipitation

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Newark-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New Jersey state average. It is 10% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.1 miles away from the Newark city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 tornado 29.1 miles away from the city center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Aaron Burr - (1756-1836), Vice President of the United States, Shaquille O' Neal, Eva Marie Saint - (born 1924), actor, Ice T, Brian De Palma, Shaquille O'Neal - (born 1972), basketball player, Whitney Houston - (born 1963), musician, Stephen W. Kearny - (1794-1848), general, Amiri Baraka - aka Leroi Jones, (born 1934), Al Singleton - 2005 NFL player (Dallas Cowboys, born: Aug 7, 1975).

Main business address for: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE CO, NET2PHONE INC (TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE)), PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC (LIFE INSURANCE), PSEG POWER LLC (ELECTRIC SERVICES), PRUDENTIAL VARIABLE CONTRACT REAL PROPERTY ACCOUNT (LIFE INSURANCE), PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE OF NEW JERSEY (LIFE INSURANCE), VERIZON NEW JERSEY INC (TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE)), IDT CORP (TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE)) and 7 other public companies.

Hospitals/medical centers in Newark:

COLUMBUS HOSPITAL (495 NORTH 13TH ST)
MOUNT CARMEL GUILD (1160 RAYMOND BLVD)
NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER (201 LYONS AVE)
ST JAMES HOSPITAL (155 JEFFERSON ST)
ST MICHAELS MEDICAL CENTER (268 DR MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD)
UMDNJ UNIVERSITY HOSPITL (150 BERGEN ST)

Political contributions by individuals in Newark, NJ

Airports and Heliports located in Newark:

Newark Liberty International Airport (Runways: 4, Commercial Ops: 375,850, Itinerant Ops: 11,161, Local Ops: 7,428, Military Ops: 3,296)
Albert Guido Memorial Heliport
Essex Generating Station Heliport
Port Newark Helistop Heliport
St Benedict's Heliport
Univ Of Medicine & Dentistry Rooftop Heliport

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Amtrak stations:

NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
NEWARK (RAYMOND PLAZA WEST). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.ci.newark.nj.us.

Colleges/Universities in Newark:

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (Full-time enrollment: 6,878; Location: NEWARK CAMPUS; Public; Website: www.rutgers.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FT enrollment: 6,565; Location: UNIVERSITY HTS; Public; Website: www.njit.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 5,893; Location: 303 UNIVERSITY AVE; Public; Website: www.essex.edu)
UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY (FT enrollment: 4,134; Location: 65 BERGEN ST RM 1441; Public; Website: www.UMDNJ.EDU; Offers Doctor's degree)
WORLDWIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC-NEWARK OFFICE (FT enrollment: 95; Location: 5 COMMERCE ST; Private, for-profit; Website: worlwideeducational.com)
CAREERWORKS INC (Location: 601 BROAD ST; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Newark:

SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)
KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; UNION, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,627)
NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; JERSEY CITY, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,582)
HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; JERSEY CITY, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,630)
SAINT PETERS COLLEGE (about 7 miles; JERSEY CITY, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,643)
MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; FT enrollment: 10,226)
STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 8 miles; HOBOKEN, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,793)

Biggest public high schools in Newark:

Barringer School (Students: 2032; Location: 90 PARKER ST; Grades: G9 - G12)
East Side School (Students: 1667; Location: 238 VAN BUREN ST; Grades: G9 - G12)
West Side High School (Students: 1512; Location: 403 SOUTH ORANGE AVE; Grades: G9 - G12)
Malcolm X Shabazz High School (Students: 1307; Location: 80 JOHNSON AVE.; Grades: G9 - G12)
Weequahic School (Students: 1052; Location: 279 CHANCELLOR AVE; Grades: G9 - G12)
Science High School (Students: 784; Location: 40 RECTOR ST; Grades: G7 - G12)
Central School (Students: 781; Location: 100 SUMMER ST; Grades: G9 - G12)
Renaissance Academy School (Students: 719; Location: 200 WASHINGTON STREET; Grades: G6 - G12)
Arts School (Students: 672; Location: 556 M. L. KING BLVD.; Grades: G9 - G12)
University High School (Students: 534; Location: 55 CLINTON PL; Grades: G7 - G12)

Private high schools in Newark:

ST. BENEDICT PREP (Students: 530; Location: 520 MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD; Grades: 7 - 12; Boys only)
OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL H S (Students: 310; Location: 243 WOODSIDE AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12)
ST VINCENT ACADEMY (Students: 304; Location: 228 WEST MARKET STREET; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls only)
CHAD SCIENCE ACADEMY (Students: 301; Location: 370 S 7TH ST; Grades: 7 - 12)
JERSEY PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students: 45; Location: 31 CENTRAL AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12)
INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 44; Location: 179 VAN BUREN STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)

Biggest public elementary/middle schools in Newark:

Ann St School (Students: 1216; Location: 30 ANN ST; Grades: PK - G8)
Mt Vernon School (Students: 1074; Location: 142 MOUNT VERNON PL; Grades: PK - G8)
Mckinley School (Students: 947; Location: 1 COLONNADE PL; Grades: PK - G8)
Abington Ave School (Students: 937; Location: 209 ABINGTON AVE; Grades: PK - G8)
First Avenue School (Students: 882; Location: 284 FIRST AVE; Grades: KG - G8)
Wilson Ave School (Students: 835; Location: 19 WILSON AVE; Grades: PK - G8)
Dr William H Horton School (Students: 823; Location: 291 N 7TH ST; Grades: KG - G8)
Ridge St School (Students: 818; Location: 735 RIDGE ST; Grades: KG - G8)
Lafayette St School (Students: 814; Location: 205 LAFAYETTE ST; Grades: PK - G8)
Oliver St School (Students: 804; Location: 104 OLIVER ST; Grades: PK - G8)

Biggest private elementary/middle schools in Newark:

SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 825; Location: 24 HAZELWOOD AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
ST MICHAEL SCHOOL (Students: 641; Location: 27-29 CRITTENDEN ST; Grades: KG - 8)
THE CHAD SCHOOL (Students: 435; Location: 308 S 9TH ST; Grades: PK - 6)
BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL (Students: 403; Location: 600 CLINTON AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
ST LUCY FILIPPINI ACADEMY (Students: 337; Location: 142 JEFFERSON ST; Grades: PK - 8)
ST CASIMIR ACADEMY (Students: 300; Location: 366 EAST KINNEY STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
ACADEMY OF ST. BENEDICT (Students: 294; Location: 124 NIAGARA; Grades: PK - 8)
QUEEN OF ANGELS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 283; Location: 44 IRVINE TURNER BLVD; Grades: PK - 8)
ST ROSE OF LIMA SCHOOL (Students: 282; Location: 540 ORANGE STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
ST ROCCO SCHOOL (Students: 272; Location: 21 ASHLAND STREET; Grades: PK - 8)

See full list of schools located in Newark

Library in Newark:

NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $12,429,753; Location: 5 WASHINGTON STREET; 1,557,577 books; 11,704 audio materials; 13,842 video materials; 1,630 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

birth place of: Frankie Valli, Phillip Roth, Vivian Blaine, Joe Pesci, Jerry Lewis
Berkeley College Newark Campus is located in Newark, NJ www.berkeleycollege.edu added by John Guenter
St. Philip's Academy is a K-8 indepedent school with 330 students located on 342 Central Avenue, Newark, NJ.

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Notable locations in Newark: Newark Station (A), Oak Island Yards (B), Forest Hill Station (C), South Street Station (D), Port Newark Terminal (E), Roseville Avenue Station (F), Franklin Avenue Station (G), Orange Avenue Station (H), Garden Yards (I), Brills Yard (J), Broad Street Station (K), Riverside Station (L), Woodside Station (M), North Newark Station (N), Cherry Street Station (O), Heller Parkway Station (P), Clinton Branch Newark Public Library (Q), New Jersey Small Business Development Center (R), New Jersey Performing Arts Center (S), Ackerson Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Newark include: First Mount Zion Baptist Church (A), First Newborn Tabernacle Church (B), First Presbyterian Church (C), Church of Our Saviour (D), Church of the Lord Jesus (E), Holy Trinity Epiphany Church (F), Saint Mathews Church (G), Saint Matthew's Methodist Church (H), Saint Michael's Russian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Mount Pleasant Cemetery (1), Mount Olivet Cemetery (2), Fairmount Cemetery (3), Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (4), Bethel Memorial Park (5), Woodland Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Weequahic Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Rivers: Second River (A), Passaic River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Newark include: Norman Samuels Plaza (1), Hayes Park (2), Vailsburg Park (3), Rippel Field (4), River Bank Park (5), Riverfront Stadium (6), West Side Park (7), The Green (8), Lincoln Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Vailsburg Station Newark Post Office (A), Newark Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: New Jersey Historical Society (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 52 Park Place) (1), Smithsonian Institution (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 1 Newark Centre) (2), Newark Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 53 Washington) (3), Morris Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 231 Johnson Avenue) (4), Market Amusement Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 189 Market Street) (5), A P Personal Limo (Tours & Charters; 207 Vassar Avenue) (6). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Fairfield Inn and Suites (618 USHighway 1 And 9) (1), Days Hotel Newark Airport (450 US Route 1 South) (2), Broad Street Hotel LLC (882 Broad Street) (3), Holiday Inn Newark Intl Arpt (160 Frontage Road) (4), Fairfield Inn & Suites Newark Airport (618 Routes 1 And 9 South) (5), Howard Johnson Htl Newark Arpt (20 Frontage Road) (6), Hilton Gateway (Raymond Blvd And Mc Ca) (7), Comfort Suites (1348 McCarter Highway) (8), Marriott Newark Liberty Airport (Newark Liberty International Airport) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: Court Services Llc (744 Broad Street) (1), Us Government - Judiciary- Court Reporter (50 Walnut) (2), Courts-Federal - Bankruptcy Court- Clerk's Office (50 Walnut Street Rm 5040) (3), U S Government - Federal Bureau of Investigations- Newark Field Office (11 Centre Place) (4), Newark City - Housing Authority- Urban Renewal- Municipal Court- Civil Defense Cou (920 Broad Street) (5), Sas Realty Court (16 Clinton Street) (6), Court Appointed Special Advocate of Essex County (212 Washington Street) (7), Court Services (744 Broad Street) (8), U S Government - Immigration Court Executive- Office For Immigration Re (970 Broad Street Suite 939A) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Air pollution trends in Newark

Pollutant: Carbon Monoxide 2nd Max at 2 sites: 2.6 ppm in 2005 (it was 3.9 ppm in 2000, 8.3 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Nitrogen Dioxide Annual Mean at 3 sites: 0.023 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.027 ppm in 2000, 0.028 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone: 0.081 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.090 ppm in 2000, 0.104 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone: 0.095 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.110 ppm in 2000, 0.128 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Weighted Annual Mean at 6 sites: 13.5 µ/m³ in 2005 (it was 14.0 µ/m³ in 2000).
Pollutant: Sulfur Oxides Annual Mean at 3 sites: 0.0055 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.0061 ppm in 2000, 0.0100 ppm in 1990).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Newark and their reported violations in the past:

YCS (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.9 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	67.8%
Whole state:	70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	7.5%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Newark, NJ

People in group quarters in Newark

3351 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
2652 people in state prisons
2420 people in nursing homes
1229 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
912 people in halfway houses
734 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
315 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
294 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
224 people in homes for the mentally ill
157 people in other nonhousehold living situations
150 people in religious group quarters
124 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
101 people in other group homes
59 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
50 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Newark compared to New Jersey state average:

Newark, New Jersey environmental map by EPA

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Median house value above state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage above state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with most branches in Newark (2009 data):

Wachovia Bank, National Association: 10 branches. Info updated 2008-06-19: Bank assets: $635,476.0 mil, Deposits: $424,599.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, negative income in the last year, 3343 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
Bank of America, National Association: 9 branches. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
New York Community Bank: Jefferson Street Branch, Ferry Street Branch, Newark-Wilson Ave Branch, Ferry Street Branch, Pacific Street Branch, Chestnut Street Newark Branch. Info updated 2007-11-30: Bank assets: $30,307.7 mil, Deposits: $13,064.3 mil, headquarters in Westbury, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 179 total offices, Holding Company: New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
PNC Bank, National Association: Wilson Avenue Branch, Ironbound Branch, Haynes Branch, Liberty Branch, Park Plaza Branch. Info updated 2009-01-09: Bank assets: $140,777.5 mil, Deposits: $94,361.5 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1140 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Newark Branch, Newark Branch, Newark - Broad & Fulton Branch, Newark Branch. Info updated 2008-09-30: Bank assets: $1,746,242.0 mil, Deposits: $1,055,765.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 5491 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
Valley National Bank: Ferry Plaza Branch, 784 Mt Prospect Avenue Branch, 167 Bloomfield Avenue Branch. Info updated 2009-01-14: Bank assets: $14,700.2 mil, Deposits: $9,524.9 mil, headquarters in Wayne, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 199 total offices, Holding Company: Valley National Bancorp
City National Bank of New Jersey: City National Bank Of New Jersey, Springfield Avenue Branch, Newark South Side Branch. Info updated 2007-03-28: Bank assets: $494.4 mil, Deposits: $407.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: City National Bancshares Corporation
Millennium BCP Bank, National Association: Millennium Bcp Bank, National Association, Ferry Street Branch, Chestnut Street Branch. Info updated 2006-10-13: Bank assets: $789.3 mil, Deposits: $667.6 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Comercial Portugues, S.A.
7 other banks with 12 local branches

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Newark, New Jersey

Days Inn Newark Airport, 450 US Rt 1 S, Newark, NJ 07114, Phone: (973) 242-0900, Fax: (973) 242-8480
Newark Airport Marriott Hotel, Newark International Airport, Newark, NJ 07114, Phone: (973) 623-0006, Fax: (973) 623-7618
Courtyard By Marriott Newark Airport, 600 Rt 1 & 9 S At Rt 78, Newark, NJ 07114, Phone: (973) 643-8500, Fax: (973) 648-0662
Hilton Newark Gateway Hotel, Gtwy Center/Raymond Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102, Phone: (973) 622-5000, Fax: (973) 824-2188
Sheraton Hotel, 128 Frontage Rd, Newark, NJ 07114, Phone: (973) 690-5500, Fax: (973) 465-7195
Fairfield Inn & Suites Newark Ap, 618-50 Rt 1 & 9 South, Newark, NJ 07114, Phone: (973) 242-2600, Fax: (973) 242-6560
Best Wester Newark Airport West, 101 International Way, Newark, NJ 07114, Phone: (973) 621-6200
Holiday Inn Newark, 160 Frontage Rd, Newark, NJ 07114, Phone: (973) 589-1000, Fax: (973) 589-2799
3 other hotels and motels

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Newark mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Essex County New Jersey:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (60%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%) Electricity (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Neighborhoods in Newark:

Religon statistics for Newark

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Muslim Estimate	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church
Adherents	62.0%	4.8%	3.6%	2.3%	2.1%
Congregations	15.8%	3.3%	10.5%	10.3%	7.4%

Name	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ	Assemblies of God	Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Other religions
Adherents	1.2%	1.0%	0.7%	0.6%	21.9%
Congregations	5.3%	3.3%	4.8%	0.5%	38.9%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	115	$447,515	$46,697	0	$0
Other Government Administration	74	$285,181	$46,246	42	$23,043
Judicial and Legal	104	$320,223	$36,949	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	855	$5,860,111	$82,247	0	$0
Police - Other	148	$335,954	$27,240	248	$212,914
Firefighters	606	$3,568,491	$70,663	0	$0
Fire - Other	108	$281,519	$31,280	49	$71,902
Streets and Highways	40	$172,418	$51,725	0	$0
Welfare	45	$142,052	$37,881	36	$12,086
Health	142	$456,530	$38,580	25	$29,838
Solid Waste Management	161	$467,783	$34,866	64	$39,148
Sewerage	15	$41,502	$33,202	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	89	$232,560	$31,356	193	$132,492
Housing and Community Development(Local)	646	$2,583,959	$47,999	6	$5,132
Local Libraries	79	$213,848	$32,483	9	$7,193
Other and Unallocable	206	$650,751	$37,908	57	$84,567
Totals for Government	3433	$16,060,397	$56,139	729	$618,315

Newark government finances in 2006:

Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,482,000
Charges - Sewerage: $37,753,000
Housing and Community Development: $23,346,000

All Other: $6,152,000

Parking Facilities: $832,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $30,638,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,834,000

Housing and Community Development: $2,590,000

General - Other: $1,355,000

Sewerage: $759,000

Parks and Recreation: $556,000

Water Utilities: $362,000

General Public Buildings: $246,000

Libraries: $163,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $44,000
Current Operations - Housing and Community Development: $162,375,000
Police Protection: $140,404,000

General - Other: $114,934,000

Local Fire Protection: $58,811,000

Health - Other: $31,461,000

Solid Waste Management: $25,725,000

Central Staff Services: $20,265,000

Water Utilities: $17,813,000

Parks and Recreation: $14,493,000

Libraries: $14,201,000

Financial Administration: $13,958,000

General Public Buildings: $11,363,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $10,681,000

Sewerage: $8,052,000

Regular Highways: $6,441,000

Public Welfare - Other: $6,020,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $3,011,000
DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $99,774,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $134,986,000
Health and Hospitals: $15,613,000

All Other: $8,253,000

Highways: $55,000
General - Interest on Debt: $18,185,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Sewerage: $34,350,000
General - Other: $4,232,000
Intergovernmental to State - Water Utilities: $12,744,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $128,954,000
Sewerage: $3,574,000

Health and Hospitals: $110,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $106,289,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,515,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $79,275,000
Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $13,006,000
Interest Earnings: $11,351,000

General Revenue, NEC: $8,415,000

Sale of Property: $5,685,000

Rents: $1,175,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $302,740,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $294,592,000

Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $71,127,000
Other Capital Outlay - Housing and Community Development: $9,173,000
Financial Administration: $2,806,000

General - Other: $809,000

Water Utilities: $471,000

Parking Facilities: $393,000

Local Fire Protection: $337,000

Police Protection: $298,000

Central Staff Services: $142,000

General Public Building: $44,000

Parks and Recreation: $36,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000

Solid Waste Management: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $128,735,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $36,264,000
Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $99,803,000
State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $111,694,000
Highways: $36,740,000

All Other: $17,241,000

Education: $9,085,000

Health and Hospitals: $4,032,000

Water Utilities: $1,750,000

Housing and Community Development: $1,420,000

Sewerage: $465,000
Tax - Property: $185,629,000
NEC: $33,180,000

Other Selective Sales: $17,293,000

Other License: $6,728,000

Alcoholic Beverage License: $774,000

Occupation and Business License, NEC: $332,000

Public Utilities Sales: $327,000

Public Utility License: $9,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $296,799,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $913,000

5.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,116 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.47%
New Jersey average:	6.12%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($649 average AGI)
Essex County: 0.10%
New Jersey average: 0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Hudson County, NJ	0.73% ($63,892 average AGI)
from Union County, NJ	0.70% ($39,626)
from Passaic County, NJ	0.41% ($54,350)

7.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($55,682 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.12%
New Jersey average:	6.89%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($624 average AGI)
Essex County: 0.08%
New Jersey average: 0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Union County, NJ	1.14% ($43,782 average AGI)
to Hudson County, NJ	0.56% ($41,527)
to Morris County, NJ	0.49% ($87,001)

Strongest AM radio stations in Newark:

WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
WLIB (1190 AM; 30 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
WNYC (820 AM; 10 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
WNSW (1430 AM; 5 kW; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING INC)
WWRL (1600 AM; 25 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS CORP.-NY)
WQEW (1560 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)
WJDM (1530 AM; 10 kW; ELIZABETH, NJ; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF NEW YORK LICENSE CORP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Newark:

WBGO (88.3 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: NEWARK PUBLIC RADIO INC.)
WRKS (98.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORP OF NEW YORK)
WNEW (102.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WNYC-FM (93.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
WPAT-FM (93.1 FM; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WPAT LICENSING, INC.)
WSOU (89.5 FM; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Owner: SETON HALL UNIVERSITY)
WFME (94.7 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WCAA (105.9 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP. ("WADO"))
WBAI (99.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
WBLS (107.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
WLTW (106.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)
WQXR-FM (96.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)
WSKQ-FM (97.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WSKQ LICENSING, INC.)
WXRK (92.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WAXQ (104.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)
WHTZ (100.3 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WWPR-FM (105.1 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
WQHT (97.1 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS LICENSE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK)

TV broadcast stations around Newark:

WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WABC-TV (Channel 7; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC)
WPIX (Channel 11; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPIX, INC.)
WWOR-TV (Channel 9; SECAUCUS, NJ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WNBC (Channel 4; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WNET (Channel 13; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WXTV (Channel 41; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
WNYE-TV (Channel 25; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
WKOB-LP (Channel 53; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WKOB COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WEBR-CA (Channel 17; MANHATTAN, NY; Owner: K LICENSEE INC.)
WRNN-LP (Channel 57; NYACK, NY; Owner: LP NYACK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WXNY-LP (Channel 32; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNXY-LP (Channel 26; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W60AI (Channel 60; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
W33BS (Channel 33; DARIEN, CT; Owner: CT&T BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNYN-LP (Channel 39; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNYX-LP (Channel 35; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WLBX-LP (Channel 22; CRANFORD, NJ; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
W68DN (Channel 68; CHERRY HILL, ETC., NJ; Owner: MARCIA COHEN)
WFME-TV (Channel 66; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

See more detailed statistics of Newark fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 502
Total length: 12,886 meters (42,277ft)
Total costs: $184,174,000
Total average daily traffic: 16,241,057
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,378,252

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1900-1909: 26
1910-1919: 1
1920-1929: 10
1930-1939: 26
1940-1949: 26
1950-1959: 94
1960-1969: 50
1970-1979: 207
1980-1989: 3
1990-1999: 32
2000-2009: 25

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 90 full tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	181	$330,807	2,006	$269,495	2,985	$243,031	410	$95,261	108	$1,015,231	784	$250,980	4	$71,500
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	17	$306,471	699	$258,343	881	$237,440	138	$72,790	8	$918,750	251	$251,012	1	$52,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED	112	$328,241	2,300	$283,246	3,479	$260,406	819	$82,347	44	$1,129,136	960	$257,011	20	$116,400
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	81	$327,037	630	$276,800	1,176	$249,330	109	$126,211	37	$946,432	261	$268,912	2	$94,500
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	8	$326,000	231	$280,532	431	$266,005	16	$186,188	2	$373,500	63	$270,857	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed mortgage data for all 90 tracts in Newark, NJ

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 86 full tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	507	$313,888	202	$331,579	79	$283,367
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	119	$299,756	67	$340,493	26	$297,115
APPLICATIONS DENIED	44	$384,068	18	$381,167	10	$316,500
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	76	$310,237	39	$363,051	25	$300,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	4	$415,250	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1434
Hazardous Condition: 1227
Service Call: 13
Good Intent Call: 7

Incident types - Newark

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Newark, NJ

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