Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Housing units in zip code 07208 with a mortgage: 2,806 (704 second mortgage, 793 home equity loan, 873 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 904
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,567
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $923
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
24.3%
Whole state:
9.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 07208: Julian Station (A), Elizabeth Engine Company Number 7 (B), Elizabeth Fire Department Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 07208 include: Epworth United Methodist Church (A), Alliance International Fellowship Church (B), Seventh Day Adventist Church (C), Saint Lukes Evangelical Lutheran Church (D), Immaculate Conception Church (E), Saints Peter and Paul Church (F), Saint Pauls Church (G), Trinity Episcopal Church (H), Elmora Presbyterian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
5,105 married couples with children.
3,182 single-parent households (952 men, 2,230 women).
36.2% of residents of 07208 zip code speak English at home.
64.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (30% very well, 25% well, 26% not well, 20% not at all).
26.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (30% very well, 29% well, 30% not well, 11% not at all).
20.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% very well, 37% well, 11% not well, 26% not at all).
26.7% of residents speak other language at home (25% very well, 5% well, 54% not well, 16% not at all).
Foreign born population: 13,477 (42.0%) (42.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
42.0%
Whole state:
20.6%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Colombia (22%)
Cuba (7%)
Portugal (6%)
Haiti (6%)
Peru (6%)
Dominican Republic (5%)
Ecuador (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 5,540
1990 to 1999: 3,546
1980 to 1989: 2,671
Before 1980: 3,012
Races in zip code 07208:
White population: 7,879 Black population: 8,460 American Indian population: 871 Asian population: 1,728 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 639 Two or more races population: 893 Hispanic or Latino population: 16,104
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 21,460
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 1,725
Haitian: 1,381
Portuguese: 1,297
Italian: 962
Irish: 839
Palestinian: 792
Guyanese: 783
Subsaharan African: 709
American: 672
Brazilian: 624
Polish: 597
German: 512
Arab: 484
Russian: 452
U.S. Virgin Islander: 443
Israeli: 373
African: 325
Sudanese: 297
Nigerian: 295
Ghanaian: 276
Egyptian: 255
Romanian: 252
French (except Basque): 197
Hungarian: 187
Barbadian: 180
Jamaican: 178
West Indian: 177
Ukrainian: 172
Bermudan: 166
Syrian: 153
English: 148
Eastern European: 114
European: 112
Lebanese: 109
Scottish: 108
Yugoslavian: 104
Arab: 96
Other Subsaharan African: 86
Iranian: 85
Czech: 84
Swedish: 82
French Canadian: 77
Norwegian: 76
Scotch-Irish: 76
Belizean: 76
Moroccan: 74
Austrian: 72
Greek: 70
Lithuanian: 69
British West Indian: 68
Slovak: 66
Welsh: 57
Dutch: 51
Czechoslovakian: 51
Serbian: 36
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 28
Cape Verdean: 26
Other Arab: 23
Albanian: 11
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 07208 not listed on the city page:
NUMBER 18 ROBERT MORRIS (Students: 485; Location: 860 CROSS AVE, ELIZABETH, NJ; Grades: PK - 05)
NUMBER 21 VICTOR MRAVLAG (Students: 292; Location: 132 SHELLEY AVE, ELIZABETH, NJ; Grades: PK - 03)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BOB & RICHIES SUNOCO SERVICE STATION (663 675 NEWARK AVENUE in ELIZABETH, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-024186, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-42185, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-57259700000, EPCRA, NJEMS-A4296, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-L4116, (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS; DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING Organizations: SUNOCO CO INC, SHILON INC, SUNOCO OF PENNSYLVANIA (CONTACT/OWNER)
POST & SHERMAN TEXTILE CO INC (963 NEWARK AVE in ELIZABETH, NJ)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-02-1999-5108, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-G000014091, STATE CLEANUP SITE Business SIC classification: SHORTENING, TABLE OILS, MARGARINE, AND OTHER EDIBLE FATS AND OILS
EXXON SERVICE STATION #35406 (556 WESTFIELD AVENUE in ELIZABETH, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-007485, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-41197, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-41219, NJEMS-77678000000, EPCRA, NJEMS-A4331, AIR PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Organizations: EXXON MOBIL FUELS MARKETING CO, EXXON MOBIL CORP, EXXON CO USA, EXXON MOBIL FUELS MARKETING CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: EXXON CO USA 35406
AQUADA AUTO SALES (550 N BROAD ST in ELIZABETH, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-008322, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-010342, (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: FORD ELIZABETH (CONTACT/OWNER)
, TRUST OF MRS RUDAE R TIEGOR (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ELIZABETH FORD
NJDOT ELIZABETH MAINTENANCE FACILITY (RTE 1&9 NORTH BOUND @ N AVE in ELIZABETH, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-2004-04-0002.1, LAND USE - COASTAL AND LAND USE, NJEMS-G000033319, STATE CLEANUP SITE HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Alternative names: NJDOT ELIZABETH N AVE FACILITY, NJDOT MAINTENANCE FACILITY
GOODYEAR AUTO SERVICE CENTER (450 N BROAD ST in ELIZABETH, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-009163, STATE CLEANUP SITE (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO
OAKWOOD PLAZA APARTMENTS (380 IRVINGTON AVENUE in ELIZABETH CITY, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-G000011546, STATE CLEANUP SITE (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Alternative names: INTERSTATE REALTY
GENERAL SPRAY DRYING SERVICE (1001 NEWARK AVENUE in ELIZABETH, NJ)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-00000001933, EPCRA, NJEMS-40176, AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: MEDICINAL CHEMICALS AND BOTANICAL PRODUCTS; CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS Organizations: GENERAL SPRAY DRYING SERVICE INC
361 QUALITY CLEANERS INC (361 MORRIS AVE in ELIZABETH CITY, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-L4051, AIR PROGRAM Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING Alternative names: SWIFT CLEANERS
BENEDICTINE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL (840 N BROAD ST in ELIZABETH, NJ)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-02-1987-0146, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
NUMBER 18 ROBERT MORRIS (860 CROSS AVE in ELIZABETH, NJ)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-210 Organizations: ELIZABETH CITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
NUMBER 26 WESTMINSTER AVE (631-657 WESTMINSTER AVE. in ELIZABETH, NJ)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-290 Organizations: ELIZABETH CITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
NJ BELL TELEPHONE CO (N BROAD ST PUBLIC SERVICE in ELIZABETH, NJ)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 11.1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (71%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
Electricity (9%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
No fuel used (2%)
Other fuel (1%)
Population in 1990: 26,609. Population change in the 1990s: +5,750 (+21.6%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 12,763
Northeast: 2,947
Midwest: 302
South: 848
West: 192
59% of the 07208 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Jersey.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,863
Here:
33.7%
New Jersey:
11.1%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,229
Here:
38.3%
New Jersey:
11.8%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,052
Here:
41.2%
New Jersey:
27.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 7)