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ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY QUICK STATSCounty: Union
Incorporated: 1855
Elevation: 38 feet
Land Area: 12.2 square miles
Population Density: 10208 people per square mile
Population: 124,755
Population change since 2000: 3.50%
Races (City): Hispanic (49.5%), White Non-Hispanic (26.8%), Black (20.0%), Other race (15.5%), Two or more races (5.9%), Asian Indian (1.0%), American Indian (0.8%), Filipino (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): Portuguese (5.5%), Italian (5.0%), Polish (3.5%), West Indian (3.3%), Irish (3.3%), United States (3.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (5.2 miles , pop. 273,546)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Brooklyn, NY (13.5 miles , pop. 2,465,326)
Nearest cities: Hillside, NJ (1.6 miles ), Roselle borough, NJ (1.7 miles ), Linden, NJ (1.7 miles ), Roselle Park borough, NJ (1.8 miles ), Union, NJ (2.0 miles ), Kenilworth borough, NJ (2.1 miles ), Irvington, NJ (2.1 miles ), Bayonne, NJ (2.2 miles )
Airports and Heliports located in Elizabeth: Liberty Hall Heliport
Elizabeth Compared to State Average: Median house value above state average. Unemployed percentage above state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly above 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 below state average.
ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY EDUCATION FACTS
Educational Attainment
School Enrollment
Educational Attainment
Grad Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
3
Educational Attainment
Bachelor's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
13
Educational Attainment
Associate's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
4
Educational Attainment
Some College/No Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
17
Educational Attainment
High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
31
Educational Attainment
Not a High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
31
Population 25 and Older:73,369
Pre kindergarten through grade 8
20,233
Grades 9 through 12
6,745
College or graduate school
5,383
Total Enrolled:32,361
High school or higher: 61.70%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.10%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.20%
Colleges/Universities in Elizabeth:
DRAKE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Full-time enrollment: 263, Location: 125 BROAD ST, Private, for-profit WORLDWIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC FT enrollment: 16, Location: 125 BROAD ST 10TH FL, Private, for-profit, Website: worldwide ecucational.com)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Elizabeth:
KEAN UNIVERSITY about 4 miles, UNION, NJ, Full-time enrollment: 8,627 UNION COUNTY COLLEGE about 6 miles, CRANFORD, NJ, FT enrollment: 5,856 RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK about 6 miles, NEWARK, NJ, FT enrollment: 6,878 NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY about 6 miles, NEWARK, NJ, FT enrollment: 6,565 ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE about 6 miles, NEWARK, NJ, FT enrollment: 5,893 CUNY COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND about 6 miles, STATEN ISLAND, NY, FT enrollment: 8,135 SETON HALL UNIVERSITY about 7 miles, SOUTH ORANGE, NJ, FT enrollment: 7,509
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