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Population (2000): 40,513
Land Area (2000): 23.669 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 2.714 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 30.6186 (-0.8) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 77.8186 (25.5) / 87.0186 (30.6)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 4,888
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,201
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 44 inches
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Area Code(s): 201, 551
Alias(es) (2003): ARLINGTON, DOMINICK V DANIELS, KEARNY, SOUTH KEARNY, WEST ARLINGTON

Kearny Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	35,565	2002	41,360	2005	39,582
2000	36,161	2003	40,526	2006	38,801
2001	40,850	2004	40,132	2007	37,840

Kearny Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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: 58,380
: $1,993,776,000 / $474,968,000
Kearny Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	18,874	17,900	975	5.16%	52
1991	18,653	17,497	1,156	6.20%	62
1992	18,256	16,795	1,460	8.00%	80
1993	18,239	16,916	1,323	7.26%	73
1994	18,578	17,347	1,231	6.62%	67
1995	18,719	17,471	1,248	6.67%	67
1996	18,916	17,682	1,234	6.52%	65
1997	18,976	17,892	1,085	5.72%	57
1998	18,848	17,886	963	5.11%	51
1999	18,860	17,920	941	4.99%	50
2000	19,307	18,550	757	3.92%	39
2001	19,224	18,346	878	4.57%	46
2002	19,108	17,908	1,200	6.28%	63
2003	18,861	17,720	1,140	6.05%	60
2004	18,655	17,718	937	5.02%	50
2005	18,260	17,263	996	5.46%	55
2006	18,115	17,095	1,020	5.63%	56
2007	18,019	17,097	922	5.11%	51
2008	18,270	17,070	1,200	6.57%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	18,601	17,581	1,020	5.48%	55
Feb 1990	18,697	17,696	1,001	5.35%	54
Mar 1990	18,746	17,781	965	5.15%	51
Apr 1990	18,679	17,740	939	5.03%	50
May 1990	18,898	17,924	974	5.15%	52
Jun 1990	19,003	18,075	928	4.88%	49
Jul 1990	19,181	18,155	1,026	5.35%	53
Aug 1990	18,974	18,087	887	4.67%	47
Sep 1990	18,949	18,011	938	4.95%	50
Oct 1990	18,955	17,980	975	5.14%	51
Nov 1990	18,934	17,942	992	5.24%	52
Dec 1990	18,875	17,825	1,050	5.56%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	18,495	17,306	1,189	6.43%	64
Feb 1991	18,605	17,416	1,189	6.39%	64
Mar 1991	18,655	17,448	1,207	6.47%	65
Apr 1991	18,601	17,463	1,138	6.12%	61
May 1991	18,588	17,378	1,210	6.51%	65
Jun 1991	18,831	17,648	1,183	6.28%	63
Jul 1991	18,796	17,579	1,217	6.47%	65
Aug 1991	18,699	17,618	1,081	5.78%	58
Sep 1991	18,608	17,538	1,070	5.75%	58
Oct 1991	18,747	17,637	1,110	5.92%	59
Nov 1991	18,643	17,531	1,112	5.96%	60
Dec 1991	18,567	17,403	1,164	6.27%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	18,094	16,687	1,407	7.78%	78
Feb 1992	18,188	16,756	1,432	7.87%	79
Mar 1992	18,236	16,829	1,407	7.72%	77
Apr 1992	18,179	16,804	1,375	7.56%	76
May 1992	18,208	16,702	1,506	8.27%	83
Jun 1992	18,410	16,810	1,600	8.69%	87
Jul 1992	18,556	16,883	1,673	9.02%	90
Aug 1992	18,331	16,856	1,475	8.05%	80
Sep 1992	18,126	16,662	1,464	8.08%	81
Oct 1992	18,216	16,825	1,391	7.64%	76
Nov 1992	18,298	16,910	1,388	7.59%	76
Dec 1992	18,224	16,819	1,405	7.71%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	18,012	16,454	1,558	8.65%	86
Feb 1993	18,011	16,519	1,492	8.28%	83
Mar 1993	18,014	16,593	1,421	7.89%	79
Apr 1993	18,022	16,646	1,376	7.64%	76
May 1993	18,139	16,757	1,382	7.62%	76
Jun 1993	18,326	16,977	1,349	7.36%	74
Jul 1993	18,499	17,132	1,367	7.39%	74
Aug 1993	18,482	17,248	1,234	6.68%	67
Sep 1993	18,153	16,946	1,207	6.65%	66
Oct 1993	18,410	17,218	1,192	6.47%	65
Nov 1993	18,452	17,312	1,140	6.18%	62
Dec 1993	18,350	17,188	1,162	6.33%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	18,290	16,952	1,338	7.32%	73
Feb 1994	18,379	17,072	1,307	7.11%	71
Mar 1994	18,416	17,091	1,325	7.19%	72
Apr 1994	18,409	17,129	1,280	6.95%	70
May 1994	18,430	17,197	1,233	6.69%	67
Jun 1994	18,540	17,270	1,270	6.85%	69
Jul 1994	18,657	17,351	1,306	7.00%	70
Aug 1994	18,715	17,544	1,171	6.26%	63
Sep 1994	18,617	17,450	1,167	6.27%	63
Oct 1994	18,834	17,675	1,159	6.15%	62
Nov 1994	18,859	17,748	1,111	5.89%	59
Dec 1994	18,786	17,685	1,101	5.86%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	18,591	17,276	1,315	7.07%	71
Feb 1995	18,685	17,474	1,211	6.48%	65
Mar 1995	18,683	17,463	1,220	6.53%	65
Apr 1995	18,669	17,403	1,266	6.78%	68
May 1995	18,652	17,336	1,316	7.06%	71
Jun 1995	18,706	17,378	1,328	7.10%	71
Jul 1995	18,933	17,560	1,373	7.25%	73
Aug 1995	18,738	17,500	1,238	6.61%	66
Sep 1995	18,678	17,475	1,203	6.44%	64
Oct 1995	18,846	17,704	1,142	6.06%	61
Nov 1995	18,760	17,597	1,163	6.20%	62
Dec 1995	18,689	17,490	1,199	6.42%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	18,636	17,309	1,327	7.12%	71
Feb 1996	18,712	17,450	1,262	6.74%	67
Mar 1996	18,785	17,473	1,312	6.98%	70
Apr 1996	18,791	17,502	1,289	6.86%	69
May 1996	18,852	17,524	1,328	7.04%	70
Jun 1996	18,964	17,694	1,270	6.70%	67
Jul 1996	19,073	17,703	1,370	7.18%	72
Aug 1996	18,870	17,719	1,151	6.10%	61
Sep 1996	18,961	17,821	1,140	6.01%	60
Oct 1996	19,102	17,990	1,112	5.82%	58
Nov 1996	19,136	18,022	1,114	5.82%	58
Dec 1996	19,111	17,982	1,129	5.91%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	18,923	17,653	1,270	6.71%	67
Feb 1997	18,961	17,788	1,173	6.19%	62
Mar 1997	19,020	17,862	1,158	6.09%	61
Apr 1997	18,906	17,843	1,063	5.62%	56
May 1997	18,935	17,815	1,120	5.91%	59
Jun 1997	19,043	17,854	1,189	6.24%	62
Jul 1997	19,146	17,949	1,197	6.25%	63
Aug 1997	18,983	17,961	1,022	5.38%	54
Sep 1997	18,871	17,830	1,041	5.52%	55
Oct 1997	18,892	17,947	945	5.00%	50
Nov 1997	18,984	18,090	894	4.71%	47
Dec 1997	19,051	18,109	942	4.94%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	18,836	17,740	1,096	5.82%	58
Feb 1998	18,916	17,845	1,071	5.66%	57
Mar 1998	18,997	17,909	1,088	5.73%	57
Apr 1998	18,696	17,779	917	4.90%	49
May 1998	18,768	17,783	985	5.25%	52
Jun 1998	18,941	17,914	1,027	5.42%	54
Jul 1998	19,037	17,995	1,042	5.47%	55
Aug 1998	18,833	17,951	882	4.68%	47
Sep 1998	18,773	17,874	899	4.79%	48
Oct 1998	18,729	17,863	866	4.62%	46
Nov 1998	18,734	17,907	827	4.41%	44
Dec 1998	18,919	18,068	851	4.50%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	18,786	17,821	965	5.14%	51
Feb 1999	18,845	17,874	971	5.15%	52
Mar 1999	18,875	17,883	992	5.26%	53
Apr 1999	18,812	17,840	972	5.17%	52
May 1999	18,872	17,873	999	5.29%	53
Jun 1999	19,019	17,903	1,116	5.87%	59
Jul 1999	19,028	17,887	1,141	6.00%	60
Aug 1999	18,827	17,893	934	4.96%	50
Sep 1999	18,729	17,816	913	4.87%	49
Oct 1999	18,771	17,950	821	4.37%	44
Nov 1999	18,868	18,114	754	4.00%	40
Dec 1999	18,892	18,180	712	3.77%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	19,215	18,365	850	4.42%	44
Feb 2000	19,315	18,485	830	4.30%	43
Mar 2000	19,316	18,515	801	4.15%	41
Apr 2000	19,362	18,658	704	3.64%	36
May 2000	19,257	18,522	735	3.82%	38
Jun 2000	19,435	18,684	751	3.86%	39
Jul 2000	19,371	18,529	842	4.35%	43
Aug 2000	19,259	18,493	766	3.98%	40
Sep 2000	19,107	18,382	725	3.79%	38
Oct 2000	19,289	18,596	693	3.59%	36
Nov 2000	19,323	18,628	695	3.60%	36
Dec 2000	19,430	18,737	693	3.57%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	19,207	18,402	805	4.19%	42
Feb 2001	19,215	18,440	775	4.03%	40
Mar 2001	19,243	18,462	781	4.06%	41
Apr 2001	19,199	18,466	733	3.82%	38
May 2001	19,152	18,377	775	4.05%	40
Jun 2001	19,322	18,458	864	4.47%	45
Jul 2001	19,291	18,379	912	4.73%	47
Aug 2001	19,060	18,177	883	4.63%	46
Sep 2001	19,043	18,138	905	4.75%	48
Oct 2001	19,240	18,253	987	5.13%	51
Nov 2001	19,314	18,299	1,015	5.26%	53
Dec 2001	19,396	18,297	1,099	5.67%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	19,043	17,787	1,256	6.60%	66
Feb 2002	19,190	17,955	1,235	6.44%	64
Mar 2002	19,164	17,899	1,265	6.60%	66
Apr 2002	19,066	17,849	1,217	6.38%	64
May 2002	19,069	17,869	1,200	6.29%	63
Jun 2002	19,172	17,924	1,248	6.51%	65
Jul 2002	19,124	17,864	1,260	6.59%	66
Aug 2002	18,980	17,852	1,128	5.94%	59
Sep 2002	18,986	17,859	1,127	5.94%	59
Oct 2002	19,142	18,001	1,141	5.96%	60
Nov 2002	19,152	17,992	1,160	6.06%	61
Dec 2002	19,209	18,046	1,163	6.05%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	18,942	17,704	1,238	6.54%	65
Feb 2003	19,013	17,806	1,207	6.35%	63
Mar 2003	18,952	17,775	1,177	6.21%	62
Apr 2003	18,900	17,763	1,137	6.02%	60
May 2003	18,841	17,678	1,163	6.17%	62
Jun 2003	19,010	17,744	1,266	6.66%	67
Jul 2003	18,896	17,635	1,261	6.67%	67
Aug 2003	18,707	17,606	1,101	5.89%	59
Sep 2003	18,636	17,532	1,104	5.92%	59
Oct 2003	18,787	17,739	1,048	5.58%	56
Nov 2003	18,834	17,808	1,026	5.45%	54
Dec 2003	18,808	17,852	956	5.08%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	18,637	17,552	1,085	5.82%	58
Feb 2004	18,646	17,629	1,017	5.45%	55
Mar 2004	18,674	17,632	1,042	5.58%	56
Apr 2004	18,644	17,662	982	5.27%	53
May 2004	18,558	17,620	938	5.05%	51
Jun 2004	18,752	17,742	1,010	5.39%	54
Jul 2004	18,785	17,743	1,042	5.55%	55
Aug 2004	18,605	17,720	885	4.76%	48
Sep 2004	18,489	17,619	870	4.71%	47
Oct 2004	18,634	17,814	820	4.40%	44
Nov 2004	18,721	17,921	800	4.27%	43
Dec 2004	18,711	17,958	753	4.02%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	18,139	17,032	1,107	6.10%	61
Feb 2005	18,341	17,094	1,247	6.80%	68
Mar 2005	18,309	17,144	1,165	6.36%	64
Apr 2005	18,143	17,184	959	5.29%	53
May 2005	18,124	17,204	920	5.08%	51
Jun 2005	18,263	17,313	950	5.20%	52
Jul 2005	18,314	17,286	1,028	5.61%	56
Aug 2005	18,189	17,265	924	5.08%	51
Sep 2005	18,161	17,229	932	5.13%	51
Oct 2005	18,305	17,432	873	4.77%	48
Nov 2005	18,384	17,459	925	5.03%	50
Dec 2005	18,444	17,518	926	5.02%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	18,146	16,971	1,175	6.48%	65
Feb 2006	18,247	17,014	1,233	6.76%	68
Mar 2006	18,251	17,062	1,189	6.51%	65
Apr 2006	18,086	17,003	1,083	5.99%	60
May 2006	18,057	17,001	1,056	5.85%	58
Jun 2006	18,129	17,107	1,022	5.64%	56
Jul 2006	18,139	17,037	1,102	6.08%	61
Aug 2006	18,047	17,048	999	5.54%	55
Sep 2006	17,937	17,006	931	5.19%	52
Oct 2006	18,037	17,234	803	4.45%	45
Nov 2006	18,138	17,293	845	4.66%	47
Dec 2006	18,163	17,363	800	4.40%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	18,108	17,034	1,074	5.93%	59
Feb 2007	18,253	17,090	1,163	6.37%	64
Mar 2007	18,201	17,128	1,073	5.90%	59
Apr 2007	17,982	17,055	927	5.16%	52
May 2007	17,934	17,007	927	5.17%	52
Jun 2007	18,046	17,124	922	5.11%	51
Jul 2007	18,060	17,066	994	5.50%	55
Aug 2007	17,827	16,993	834	4.68%	47
Sep 2007	17,808	17,012	796	4.47%	45
Oct 2007	17,906	17,156	750	4.19%	42
Nov 2007	18,043	17,270	773	4.28%	43
Dec 2007	18,054	17,229	825	4.57%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	18,151	17,030	1,121	6.18%	62
Feb 2008	18,333	17,088	1,245	6.79%	68
Mar 2008	18,274	17,075	1,199	6.56%	66
Apr 2008	18,210	17,113	1,097	6.02%	60
May 2008	18,180	17,049	1,131	6.22%	62
Jun 2008	18,296	17,126	1,170	6.39%	64
Jul 2008	18,402	17,085	1,317	7.16%	72
Aug 2008	18,322	17,039	1,283	7.00%	70
Sep 2008	18,259	17,025	1,234	6.76%	68
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Kearny Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,289	13.41%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	555	5.77%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	510	5.31%
4.	Educational Services	504	5.24%
5.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	411	4.28%
6.	Finance and Insurance	399	4.15%
7.	Public Administration	356	3.70%
8.	Other Transportation	305	3.17%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	305	3.17%
10.	Truck Transportation	303	3.15%
11.	Health Care	302	3.14%
12.	Chemical Manufacturing	255	2.65%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	240	2.50%
14.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	192	2.00%
15.	U.S. Postal Service	182	1.89%
16.	Metal Manufactuing	167	1.74%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	162	1.69%
18.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	148	1.54%
19.	Food Manufacturing	143	1.49%
20.	Machinery Manufacturing	120	1.25%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	958	11.78%
2.	Educational Services	819	10.07%
3.	Finance and Insurance	642	7.90%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	520	6.40%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	434	5.34%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	386	4.75%
7.	Apparel Manufacturing	243	2.99%
8.	Private Household Services	227	2.79%
9.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	215	2.64%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	214	2.63%
11.	Social Assistance	209	2.57%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	190	2.34%
13.	Other Transportation	162	1.99%
14.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	160	1.97%
15.	Public Administration	152	1.87%
16.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	146	1.80%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	144	1.77%
18.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	139	1.71%
19.	Department and Other General Stores	126	1.55%
20.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	109	1.34%

Kearny Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	627	6.52%
2.	Computer Specialists	495	5.15%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	492	5.12%
4.	Other Production Occupations	411	4.28%
5.	Other Management Occupations	391	4.07%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	364	3.79%
7.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	316	3.29%
8.	Vehicle Mechanics	309	3.22%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	306	3.18%
10.	Other Office and Admin Support	298	3.10%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	266	2.77%
12.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	248	2.58%
13.	Construction Laborers	247	2.57%
14.	Other Construction Trades	220	2.29%
15.	Top Executives	220	2.29%
16.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	202	2.10%
17.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	193	2.01%
18.	Law Enforcement Workers	175	1.82%
19.	Painters and Paperhangers	171	1.78%
20.	Carpenters	168	1.75%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	744	9.15%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	663	8.15%
3.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	452	5.56%
4.	Other Production Occupations	318	3.91%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	311	3.83%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	286	3.52%
7.	Cashiers	275	3.38%
8.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	264	3.25%
9.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	263	3.23%
10.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	234	2.88%
11.	Child Care Workers	201	2.47%
12.	Other Management Occupations	199	2.45%
13.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	189	2.32%
14.	Registered Nurses	187	2.30%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	187	2.30%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	178	2.19%
17.	Customer Service Representatives	176	2.16%
18.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	171	2.10%
19.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	170	2.09%
20.	Other Healthcare Support	153	1.88%

Kearny Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	17,801	54.15%
15-35 hours	3,296	10.03%
1-14 hours	781	2.38%
No regular hours	10,997	33.45%

Kearny Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	543	3.17%
5 AM-5:29 AM	574	3.35%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	557	3.25%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,526	8.91%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,447	8.45%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,384	13.92%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,678	15.64%
8 AM-8:29 AM	2,451	14.31%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,192	6.96%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	945	5.52%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	589	3.44%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	161	0.94%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,111	6.49%
4 PM-11:59 PM	968	5.65%

Kearny Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	465	2.72%
5-9	1,475	8.61%
10-14	1,788	10.44%
15-19	2,064	12.05%
20-24	2,342	13.68%
25-29	992	5.79%
30-34	2,948	17.21%
35-39	464	2.71%
40-44	828	4.83%
45-59	1,459	8.52%
60-89	1,621	9.47%
At least 90	680	3.97%

Kearny Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	423	2.47%	8,703	50.82%
30-44	472	2.76%	3,768	22.00%
45-59	375	2.19%	1,084	6.33%
At least 60	1,148	6.70%	1,153	6.73%

Kearny Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	13	0.08%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,205	12.75%
Car / truck / van, solo	11,314	65.41%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	115	0.66%
Public transportation	2,418	13.98%
Walked	1,061	6.13%
Worked at home	170	0.98%

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Kearny Family Information Back to top
: 13,561 (37,985 people)
: 9,982 (32,674 people)
: 2,983
: 20,742
Kearny Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	963	7.10%
$10,000-$14,999	614	4.53%
$15,000-$19,999	701	5.17%
$20,000-$24,999	710	5.24%
$25,000-$29,999	881	6.50%
$30,000-$34,999	877	6.47%
$35,000-$39,999	850	6.27%
$40,000-$44,999	740	5.46%
$45,000-$49,999	728	5.37%
$50,000-$59,999	1,217	8.97%
$60,000-$74,999	1,629	12.01%
$75,000-$99,999	1,841	13.58%
$100,000-$124,999	821	6.05%
$125,000-$149,999	378	2.79%
$150,000-$199,999	373	2.75%
$200,000 or more	238	1.76%

Kearny Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	2,958	21.85%
Family, 2 people	3,057	22.58%
Nonfamily, 2 people	547	4.04%
Family, 3 people	2,644	19.53%
Nonfamily, 3 people	136	1.00%
Family, 4 people	2,414	17.83%
Nonfamily, 4 people	70	0.52%
Family, 5 people	1,099	8.12%
Nonfamily, 5 people	10	0.07%
Family, 6 people	396	2.92%
Nonfamily, 6 people	5	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	199	1.47%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	4	0.03%

Kearny Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	11,241	31.27%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	4,729	13.16%
Public Assistance	400	1.11%
Retirement	2,099	5.84%
Self Employment	1,074	2.99%
Social Security	3,358	9.34%
Supplemental Security	553	1.54%
Wage / Salary	10,993	30.58%
Other	1,496	4.16%

Kearny Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	3,648	49.71%
With children under 18	3,690	50.29%

Kearny Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,003	5.87%
Married	8,960	52.40%
Never Married	6,695	39.16%
Widowed	440	2.57%

Kearny Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,313	8.10%
Married	8,824	54.44%
Never Married	4,297	26.51%
Widowed	1,776	10.96%

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Kearny Education Information Back to top
Kearny Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	3,580	11.21%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	5,565	17.43%
High school diploma or equivalent	10,750	33.67%
Some college, no degree	5,336	16.71%
Associate degree	1,272	3.98%
Bachelors degree	3,536	11.08%
Graduate or professional degree	1,885	5.90%

Kearny Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	206	0.51%	477	1.18%	683	1.69%
Kindergarten	319	0.79%	142	0.35%	461	1.14%
Grades 1-4	1,719	4.24%	408	1.01%	2,127	5.25%
Grades 5-8	1,608	3.97%	231	0.57%	1,839	4.54%
Grades 9-12	2,177	5.37%	227	0.56%	2,404	5.93%
Undergrad college	1,322	3.26%	688	1.70%	2,010	4.96%
Graduate or professional school	498	1.23%	300	0.74%	798	1.97%
Total	7,849	19.37%	2,473	6.10%	10,322	25.48%

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Kearny Business Information Back to top
: 4,140
: $547,738,000
: $303,364,000
: $20,664,000

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Kearny Public Benefits Information Back to top
Kearny Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	34,779	91.43%
Below Poverty Level	3,262	8.57%

Kearny Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1951	$2,449	$982	$127	$649	$36	$106	$3,367	$2,464	$6,281	$0
1952	$3,109	$1,088	$176	$593	$37	$65	$3,980	$2,713	$6,232	$0
1953	$3,017	$1,160	$146	$698	$0	$40	$3,901	$2,961	$6,054	$0
1954	$3,415	$1,662	$156	$639	$0	$38	$4,248	$3,314	$8,179	$2,983
1955	$2,916	$2,200	$183	$637	$0	$55	$3,791	$3,326	$7,859	$2,975
1956	$2,930	$2,255	$335	$702	$0	$71	$4,038	$3,594	$6,937	$2,605
1957	$3,134	$2,335	$423	$796	$0	$166	$4,519	$3,732	$6,879	$3,016
1958	$3,236	$2,411	$397	$725	$0	$180	$4,538	$3,951	$6,687	$4,011
1959	$3,570	$2,447	$353	$800	$0	$170	$4,893	$4,148	$9,157	$5,319
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1967	$4,564	$2,517	$176	$729	$0	$270	$5,739	$6,044	$10,698	$2,267
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$5,765	$2,732	$2,730	$848	$0	$235	$9,578	$7,345	$9,365	$1,983
1971	$5,685	$3,826	$3,093	$871	$0	$911	$10,560	$8,907	$8,600	$2,491
1972	$6,963	$4,084	$3,150	$913	$0	$345	$11,371	$9,873	$7,925	$1,051
1973	$7,311	$4,289	$3,307	$959	$0	$362	$11,939	$10,367	$8,321	$1,104
1974	$7,677	$4,503	$3,473	$1,007	$0	$380	$12,537	$10,885	$8,321	$1,104
1975	$8,061	$4,728	$3,646	$1,057	$0	$399	$13,163	$11,429	$8,321	$1,104
1976	$10,580	$6,300	$4,436	$794	$0	$585	$16,395	$14,236	$12,271	$2,367
1977	$2,880	$7,709	$3,056	$770	$0	$355	$7,061	$7,995	$13,661	$4,811
1978	$2,635	$8,624	$3,646	$837	$0	$562	$7,680	$8,784	$14,045	$7,895
1979	$2,854	$9,341	$3,949	$906	$0	$606	$8,315	$8,784	$14,045	$7,895
1980	$688	$10,539	$3,831	$1,102	$0	$459	$6,080	$9,670	$17,071	$8,450
1981	$1,192	$651	$14,379	$1,192	$0	$885	$17,648	$9,696	$16,273	$2,068
1982	$3,217	$684	$16,352	$1,602	$0	$698	$21,869	$10,181	$19,017	$2,984
1983	$933	$495	$18,067	$1,438	$0	$942	$21,380	$9,235	$17,687	$4,000
1984	$768	$765	$18,938	$1,685	$0	$924	$22,315	$11,104	$16,357	$4,200
1985	$695	$1,042	$18,949	$2,517	$0	$1,364	$23,525	$12,447	$28,627	$15,850
1986	$2,611	$1,881	$17,200	$2,319	$0	$1,435	$23,565	$13,069	$21,786	$10,000
1987	$5,669	$1,760	$17,221	$1,994	$0	$1,181	$26,065	$14,642	$20,322	$6,722
1988	$5,518	$2,279	$16,537	$1,967	$0	$2,227	$26,249	$14,765	$28,877	$20,469
1989	$4,810	$308	$19,824	$1,728	$0	$2,625	$28,987	$14,482	$25,844	$23,375
1990	$7,182	$2,688	$17,813	$2,474	$0	$1,927	$29,396	$15,767	$40,529	$17,865
1991	$7,182	$2,688	$17,813	$2,503	$0	$2,394	$29,892	$19,192	$26,089	$13,030
1992	$12,911	$278	$21,199	$2,490	$0	$1,666	$38,266	$19,222	$48,992	$37,576
1993	$15,733	$244	$21,913	$2,476	$0	$4,393	$44,515	$19,799	$45,657	$43,526
1994	$19,302	$262	$23,337	$2,732	$0	$2,760	$48,131	$18,787	$50,207	$48,603
1995	$20,252	$193	$24,423	$2,966	$0	$3,872	$51,513	$18,483	$48,097	$63,262
1996	$22,052	$210	$26,069	$2,965	$0	$4,062	$55,148	$30,707	$44,132	$66,059
1997	$21,573	$206	$29,299	$2,696	$0	$4,772	$58,340	$21,291	$38,312	$70,921
1998	$27,452	$262	$29,466	$2,682	$0	$5,397	$64,997	$22,496	$34,347	$78,012
1999	$27,864	$266	$29,584	$2,855	$0	$6,938	$67,241	$22,526	$30,382	$86,221
2000	$27,960	$267	$30,070	$2,855	$0	$9,379	$70,264	$23,201	$26,417	$99,334
2001	$29,458	$281	$31,791	$2,855	$0	$10,169	$74,273	$23,897	$22,452	$110,314
2002	$30,000	$186	$32,175	$3,984	$0	$4,861	$71,020	$25,076	$40,373	$114,200
2003	$18,858	$241	$30,945	$5,205	$0	$10,829	$65,837	$25,748	$65,055	$146,199
2004	$22,130	$748	$27,302	$4,457	$0	$3,168	$57,057	$25,633	$56,121	$5,195
2005	$23,723	$882	$31,028	$4,659	$0	$2,741	$62,151	$26,841	$60,539	$7,472
2006	$25,574	$1,150	$31,639	$4,771	$0	$2,003	$63,987	$28,437	$56,973	$3,301

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1951	$1,361	$134	$38	$66	$217	$53	$4,342
1951	$915	$35	$111	$483	$103	$826	$4,342
1952	$1,527	$149	$26	$75	$122	$63	$4,821
1952	$1,048	$30	$95	$976	$118	$592	$4,821
1953	$1,807	$205	$37	$77	$148	$62	$4,746
1953	$1,116	$49	$77	$515	$0	$653	$4,746
1954	$2,005	$206	$28	$78	$189	$70	$7,959
1954	$1,141	$44	$73	$403	$0	$3,722	$7,959
1955	$1,733	$227	$39	$76	$409	$67	$5,741
1955	$1,170	$44	$119	$321	$0	$1,536	$5,741
1956	$1,885	$147	$49	$77	$249	$166	$5,476
1956	$1,282	$58	$126	$310	$0	$1,127	$5,476
1957	$2,086	$164	$82	$81	$510	$172	$6,107
1957	$1,368	$119	$113	$365	$0	$1,047	$6,107
1958	$2,425	$165	$32	$85	$225	$168	$6,259
1958	$1,358	$78	$119	$436	$0	$1,168	$6,259
1959	$3,945	$188	$0	$91	$195	$190	$7,808
1959	$1,462	$58	$173	$465	$0	$1,041	$7,808
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1967	$3,881	$205	$182	$109	$166	$331	$9,380
1967	$2,181	$74	$316	$507	$0	$1,428	$9,380
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$4,039	$249	$35	$100	$201	$284	$10,797
1970	$2,788	$48	$278	$668	$0	$2,107	$10,797
1971	$5,810	$324	$42	$143	$378	$320	$13,871
1971	$3,042	$75	$285	$949	$0	$2,503	$13,871
1972	$6,516	$329	$74	$161	$224	$402	$14,366
1972	$3,374	$49	$291	$595	$0	$2,351	$14,366
1973	$6,842	$346	$78	$170	$236	$423	$15,085
1973	$3,543	$51	$306	$625	$0	$2,465	$15,085
1974	$7,184	$363	$82	$177	$247	$444	$15,839
1974	$3,720	$53	$321	$656	$0	$2,592	$15,839
1975	$7,543	$382	$86	$187	$260	$466	$16,631
1975	$3,906	$56	$337	$689	$0	$2,719	$16,631
1976	$9,286	$742	$75	$307	$561	$556	$22,667
1976	$5,349	$57	$492	$595	$0	$4,647	$22,667
1977	$0	$648	$125	$274	$310	$289	$13,411
1977	$5,197	$186	$576	$703	$0	$5,103	$13,411
1978	$0	$683	$152	$451	$446	$306	$14,757
1978	$5,680	$81	$623	$547	$0	$5,788	$14,757
1979	$0	$738	$164	$487	$482	$331	$15,972
1979	$6,152	$87	$674	$591	$0	$6,266	$15,972
1980	$0	$4,504	$145	$411	$375	$342	$18,591
1980	$6,097	$73	$672	$791	$0	$5,181	$18,591
1981	$0	$747	$599	$378	$1,579	$633	$16,981
1981	$6,724	$76	$777	$682	$0	$4,786	$16,981
1982	$0	$812	$167	$369	$240	$301	$20,530
1982	$8,295	$79	$649	$713	$0	$8,905	$20,530
1983	$0	$887	$1,160	$357	$252	$365	$19,086
1983	$7,472	$54	$1,081	$1,048	$0	$6,410	$19,086
1984	$0	$1,043	$193	$419	$312	$534	$20,300
1984	$8,550	$55	$1,172	$143	$0	$7,879	$20,300
1985	$0	$1,121	$211	$512	$318	$429	$22,560
1985	$8,861	$174	$1,080	$1,855	$0	$7,999	$22,560
1986	$0	$1,156	$232	$519	$902	$425	$23,737
1986	$10,013	$62	$2,677	$2,454	$0	$5,297	$23,737
1987	$0	$1,155	$208	$495	$675	$414	$23,079
1987	$10,271	$90	$1,919	$1,986	$0	$5,866	$23,079
1988	$0	$1,017	$181	$489	$669	$486	$25,178
1988	$9,839	$63	$1,678	$3,084	$0	$7,672	$25,178
1989	$0	$1,324	$206	$554	$800	$563	$25,823
1989	$9,114	$67	$1,583	$3,066	$0	$8,546	$25,823
1990	$0	$1,508	$255	$533	$1,086	$677	$34,207
1990	$12,901	$94	$2,358	$3,318	$0	$11,477	$34,207
1991	$0	$1,953	$258	$642	$1,703	$649	$30,861
1991	$12,396	$145	$1,818	$2,370	$0	$8,927	$30,861
1992	$0	$1,950	$256	$650	$2,380	$648	$33,167
1992	$14,233	$100	$2,971	$2,345	$0	$7,634	$33,167
1993	$60	$1,700	$263	$602	$1,467	$620	$32,617
1993	$13,939	$115	$3,370	$2,555	$0	$7,926	$32,617
1994	$0	$1,876	$287	$699	$1,540	$608	$36,434
1994	$14,638	$153	$3,374	$2,984	$0	$10,275	$36,434
1995	$0	$1,780	$309	$615	$1,577	$827	$37,969
1995	$14,322	$160	$3,180	$3,066	$0	$12,133	$37,969
1996	$0	$1,776	$308	$614	$1,574	$826	$39,894
1996	$14,297	$160	$5,002	$3,194	$0	$12,143	$39,894
1997	$0	$1,962	$340	$678	$1,738	$911	$42,106
1997	$15,781	$176	$4,004	$3,172	$0	$13,344	$42,106
1998	$0	$2,137	$370	$738	$1,893	$992	$45,254
1998	$17,185	$192	$3,700	$3,465	$0	$14,582	$45,254
1999	$0	$2,131	$369	$736	$1,888	$989	$45,754
1999	$17,141	$192	$3,918	$3,616	$0	$14,774	$45,754
2000	$0	$2,225	$385	$768	$1,971	$1,032	$45,131
2000	$17,895	$200	$1,774	$3,505	$0	$15,376	$45,131
2001	$0	$2,256	$390	$779	$1,998	$1,046	$45,652
2001	$18,142	$203	$1,774	$3,491	$0	$15,573	$45,652
2002	$0	$4,271	$880	$676	$3,451	$1,197	$53,436
2002	$20,780	$0	$1,994	$3,712	$0	$16,475	$53,436
2003	$0	$4,805	$411	$681	$3,431	$1,300	$55,601
2003	$20,872	$1	$2,005	$5,463	$0	$16,632	$55,601
2004	$0	$2,911	$304	$736	$2,768	$667	$59,718
2004	$21,271	$22	$2,326	$4,455	$0	$24,258	$59,718
2005	$0	$2,773	$674	$856	$3,643	$369	$60,621
2005	$21,359	$24	$2,071	$4,599	$0	$24,253	$60,621
2006	$0	$2,834	$371	$759	$3,186	$473	$67,826
2006	$22,961	$27	$2,144	$5,213	$0	$29,858	$67,826

Kearny Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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: 2,201
Kearny Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	1.771	0.197	0.000	1.462	3.430	0.169	6.326	25.418	7.311	39.224
2000	1.079	0.000	0.028	1.189	2.295	0.387	3.401	25.304	5.697	34.789
2001	1.175	0.073	0.000	0.930	2.179	0.220	5.606	21.224	5.141	32.191
2002	1.354	0.121	0.000	0.919	2.394	0.242	4.449	17.505	4.908	27.103
2003	1.135	0.099	0.025	1.135	2.394	0.197	5.725	19.000	5.108	29.833
2004	1.744	0.025	0.025	0.897	2.691	0.075	4.211	18.514	4.784	27.509
2005	1.718	0.152	0.000	0.985	2.855	0.253	3.815	16.497	6.670	26.982
2006	1.495	0.026	0.026	1.134	2.680	0.361	3.917	15.824	5.618	25.360
2007	1.374	0.159	0.000	1.321	2.854	0.238	3.858	20.085	5.074	29.017

Kearny Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	9	118
2005	9	120
2006	7	118
2007	8	120

Kearny Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	1,517
2000	1,341
2001	1,404
2002	1,220

Kearny Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Kearny Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	4,674	11.54%
10-19 Years	5,075	12.53%
20-29 Years	7,074	17.46%
30-39 Years	7,356	18.16%
40-49 Years	6,140	15.16%
50-59 Years	4,262	10.52%
60-69 Years	2,727	6.73%
70-79 Years	1,985	4.90%
80-89 Years	1,055	2.60%
90+ Years	165	0.41%

Kearny Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	20,901	51.59%
Female	19,612	48.41%

Kearny Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	24,425	60.29%
Hispanic/Latino	11,075	27.34%
Asian	2,206	5.45%
African-American	1,442	3.56%
Multiracial	940	2.32%
Other Race	361	0.89%
Amerindian	50	0.12%
Pacific Islander	14	0.03%

Kearny Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	Irish	5,413	17.95%
2.	Italian	4,889	16.21%
3.	Portuguese	4,773	15.83%
4.	Polish	3,156	10.47%
5.	German	2,492	8.26%
6.	Brazilian	1,629	5.40%
7.	United States Or American	1,129	3.74%
8.	Scottish	1,023	3.39%
9.	English	983	3.26%
10.	Scotch Irish	646	2.14%

Kearny Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	17,931	47.01%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	9,764	25.60%
3.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	5,894	15.45%
4.	Polish	965	2.53%
5.	Chinese	844	2.21%
6.	Italian	396	1.04%
7.	Arabic	303	0.79%
8.	Gujarathi	269	0.71%
9.	Hindi	247	0.65%
10.	Other Asian	217	0.57%

Kearny Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	25,038	61.80%
Naturalized immigrant	5,895	14.55%
Not a citizen	9,580	23.65%

Kearny Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Kearny Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part Two in a Two-Part Series

In this second of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explore how the dispute might be analyzed applying only the Supreme Court’s seminal decision in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District.